Specialty Doctor Psychiatrist- Mersey Care Mood Clinic

Job responsibilities

The Trust recently underwent a reconfiguration of its medical management structure in May 2022 following its acquisition of North West Boroughs NHS Foundation Trust in 2021. The Chief Medical Officer is Dr Noir Thomas, Dr Anna Richman and Dr Kuben Naidoo are the Deputy Chief Medical Officers the Divisional Director and Director of Mental Health is Donna Robinson.

The post holder will be professionally accountable to the Chief Medical Officer, and clinically accountable/ report directly to the MCMC Clinical Lead (Consultant Psychiatrist).

Induction process (e.g. trust induction, team induction etc.)

The post holder will be responsible for completing new assessments of service

What The Mersey Care Mood Clinic Will Offer:

The MCMC will have flexible and on-demand access to a multi-disciplinary team comprised of:

Nurses

Psychiatrists (consultant and training-grade)

Pharmacists

Relevant allied healthcare professionals depending on patients needs

Research associate(s) to help locate and synthesise relevant evidence

Administrative and operational expertise

The post holder will have access to a main office and a separate office for two consultants in Knowsley Resource Centre (KRC) where the team has access to assessment rooms. The Team provides a comprehensive, proactive, consultation- liaison service and teaching programme to all inpatient wards of the hospital covering all medical and surgical specialties, acute Admissions Wards and the Emergency Department. There are multiple hot desks available in the main office. There is also a well-equipped kitchen/ dining area for staff to use. The team works on a hot desking principle with each team having their own designated area. Admin staff are also based in same office which enables excellent communication and support across the teams. There is keenness within the team to ensure staff wellbeing, learning, personal development and support.

There is a process of clinic triage and allocation of cases. Practitioners carry out assessments and discuss these with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). A treatment plan is then agreed and follow-up arrangements (if necessary) are made with the relevant Community Mental Health Team, other specialist teams or the patients GP.

There are well established links with Step Forward (interface team with primary/ secondary care) Psychology service, Primary Care Mental Health teams, Primary Care psychological services (IAPT) and Talk Liverpool.

The post holder will facilitate improved working relationships with primary and secondary care colleagues including involvement in shared governance arrangements and where appropriate quality improvement. In general, the post-holder will be providing psychiatric care to individuals over the age of 18 years.

The Team will work closely with medical and nursing colleagues as well as occupational therapists, physiotherapists, social workers and other allied health professionals to ensure a good standard of care is delivered to our patients.

The MCMC staffing structure will comprise of:

0.2fte Consultant Psychiatrist

1.0fte Research Nurse Practitioner

1.0fte Specialist Doctor (this role)

1.0fte Research Assistant

0.2fte Clinical Pharmacist

0.2fte Pharmacy Technician

0.8fte Clinic Administrator

Other healthcare professionals from the Mersey Care R&I Staff Bank on ad-hoc basis

That there will be 2.5 SPA available in the job plan in order to achieve revalidation requirements for the GMC and meet PDP objectives.

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Eligibility

Essential

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC with a license to practice at the time of appointment.
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice including: good clinical care, maintaining good medical practice, good relationships and communication with patients, good working relationships with colleagues, good teaching and training, professional behaviour and probity, delivery of good acute clinical care
• Evidence of achievement of ST1/CT1 competences in a relevant specialty at time of application and likelihood of achieving ST2/CT2 competences in a relevant specialty by the start date of the post.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

Desirable

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.

Experience

Essential

• Worked for a minimum of 12 years since primary qualification (eligible for GMC full/limited temporary registration).
• Experience and track record is relevant to modern multi-disciplinary settings of adult psychiatry.
• Experience of supervising or training medical students and/or relevant clinicians.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of relevant requirements and legislation such as the Mental Health Act, Care Programme Approach etc.
• Evidence of additional area of relevant special interest.

Transport

Essential

• Ability to fulfil travel requirements of the post.

Desirable

• Valid UK driving license.

Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Excellent knowledge in specialty.
• Out-of-hours experience relevant to the job.
• Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job, specialty knowledge exam.
• Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
• Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.
• Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job.
• 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

• Specialty knowledge exam.

Specialty Specific Skills

Essential

• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
• Clinical decision making based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.

Research and Innovation

Essential

• Experienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation.
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in or has led clinical audits leading to service change.

Desirable

• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.

Commitment to clinical governance/improving quality of patient care

Essential

• Clinical governance: Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems. Demonstrates awareness of good decision making. Aware of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors.
• Audit: evidence of active participation in audit.
• Teaching: evidence of interest and experience in teaching where required in the job.

Desirable

• Research Skills: demonstrates understanding of the principles of research, evidence of relevant academic and research achievements.
• Teaching: evidence of experience in teaching where required in the job.

Speciality Specific Skills

Essential

• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
• Clinical decision making based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).