Job summary
The service serves an over-65 population of over 250,000. The
service provides assessment and treatment of organic and functional mental
illness for the population over 65 years old, although younger patients who are
appropriate for the service are also accepted.
Durham & Tees Valley MHSOP is comprised of 9 community mental
health teams, 3 inpatient wards for patients with functional illnesses and 3
inpatient wards for patients requiring organic assessment and treatment. The
service also provides dedicated MHSOP Crisis, Intensive Community Liaison and
Care Home Liaison teams.
Working relationships between the teams are close, with regular input
by community staff during inpatient stays of their patients. Crisis services
provide weekend and out of hours cover. The community mental health
teams provide a full service during the working week, and a limited service at
weekends.
The Durham & Darlington
MHSOP service also operates a full liaison psychiatry service to our local
acute trust. Although the liaison service works with adults of all ages, there
is recognition for the specialist needs of older people and therefore, there is
separate Old Age Psychiatry input into the liaison team from a dedicated
consultant psychiatrist and Advanced Nurse Practitioners.
The community teams provide mental
health assessments for people who have memory problems or who have other mental
health problems requiring secondary care intervention in the locality.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical PAs are 7.5 PA
across the week, working with the Derwentside and Chester-le-Street Community
Mental Health Team.
This post provides consultant
leadership to the community team, working closely with other consultant
colleagues working in the County Durham area CMHTs, and the consultants and
teams at our inpatient MHSOP services.
The post-holder
is expected to prioritise Mental Health Act Assessments for their own patients
during working hours, and be a qualified DOLS Mental Health Assessor for any
patients on their personal caseload.
Therefore, it is
necessary for the post-holder to have Approved Clinician, Section 12 and DOLS
Mental Health Assessor Status, and support can be provided to attain the latter
if the prospective applicant does not already hold this status.
The postholder will be expected
to have a familiarity with important relevant legislation affecting the care of
older people with mental illness. The Trust is eager to support the development
of a special interest and this is negotiable either at the time of employment
or at the Annual Job Plan Review meeting. The postholder will work with the
Locality Manager, General Manager, Lead Psychiatrist and Associate Clinical
Director to plan and develop the service in line with the Service Business
Plan.
There are 2.5
supporting PAs with active encouragement to use these for some of the following
activities.
About us
We are one of the largest specialist mental health and
learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of £320m and
a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham,
Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range inpatient and
community services to 2m people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley,
Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire. We also
provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.
We are a multi-award winning trust and are included within
the Health Service Journals Best 100 Places to Work. The trust take a positive
and proactive approach to support staff in their personal development and has
embedded the Talent Management approach within the Trust.
Psychiatrists are essential contributors to the majority of
our mental health teams. Service users expect and are justified to expect
collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who work consistently
as part of effective services. Our medical staffing shortage puts strain on
services and puts strain on workforce wellbeing and costs extend beyond the
financial. The Medical Directorate and Medical Development Team are striving to
improve medical workforce recruitment and retention in a variety of ways and
the cornerstone of these efforts is The TEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce
- see attached Supporting Document.
The Trust welcomes a conversation about flexible working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for further information on this post. Please note this post has been approved by The Royal College.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for further information on this post. Please note this post has been approved by The Royal College.
Person Specification
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit.
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
Leadership
Essential
- Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback.
- Able to influence and persuade to improve services
- Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust.
- Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment
- Able to adapt to and lead service change.
Desirable
- Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team.
- Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust.
- Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- Experience
- MRCPsych
- Endorsement in Liaison Psychiatry.
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry OR included within six months.
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Experience
Essential
- Describe your clinical experience relevant to this job role
Desirable
- Experience in Liaison Psychiatry.
- Any other experience that may be applicable
Person Specification
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit.
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
Leadership
Essential
- Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback.
- Able to influence and persuade to improve services
- Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust.
- Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment
- Able to adapt to and lead service change.
Desirable
- Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team.
- Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust.
- Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- Experience
- MRCPsych
- Endorsement in Liaison Psychiatry.
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry OR included within six months.
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Experience
Essential
- Describe your clinical experience relevant to this job role
Desirable
- Experience in Liaison Psychiatry.
- Any other experience that may be applicable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Derwent Clinic
Shotley Bridge Hospital
Shotley Bridge
County Durham
DH8 0NB
Employer's website
https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
