Job summary
Consultant Psychiatrist in Older Adults, for old age psychiatry inpatient care, Cazaubon ward, East Ham Care Centre, Shrewsbury Road E7 8QP
This 10PA position became available after the previous consultant retired.
The appointee will have clinical responsibility for the care of acute elderly male and female inpatients from Tower Hamlets, Newham, City and Hackney on Cazaubon Ward.
Closing date: 30th December 2024
AAC Panel Interview: 9th January 2025 (PM)
Main duties of the job
This full time post is inpatient based with an excellent, stable and well-resourced multidisciplinary inpatient team in Tower Hamlets Centre for Mental Health (Cazaubon ward). There is good support from a collegiate consultant body within the older adults' teams and TH Directorate.
Cazaubon ward is based in East Ham Care Centre and provides inpatient care for older adults with both organic and functional illness, with a focus on dementia care. Inpatients are from Tower Hamlets, Newham, City and Hackney. This post is for a full time consultant covering the 19 beds on Cazaubon ward. The ward aims for 85% occupancy but can be occupied up to the 19 beds.
The ward has a ward manager and shares a matron. There are specialist diabetes nursing, dietician, tissue viability, physiotherapy and speech & language therapy input onto the ward. The baseline staffing on the ward is 2 RMN's and 3 Social therapists during the day, 2 RMN's & 2 Social Therapists at night with the flexibility to increase staff with increase in acuity/demands. There are also 2 full time qualified OT's, 1 Full time OT assistant, and 0.5 WTE therapist time including psychology, art, and music. A discharge co-ordinator is also employed and covers three older adult mental health wards.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The 1.0 Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) job plan will be developed to meet the needs of the service and is envisaged to include 7.5 PAs for direct clinical care (DCC) and 2.5 PAs for supporting programmed activities (SPA). The main duties of the post consist of providing consultant input to Cazaubon ward assessing patients, devising management plans and providing clinical leadership.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The 1.0 Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) job plan will be developed to meet the needs of the service and is envisaged to include 7.5 PAs for direct clinical care (DCC) and 2.5 PAs for supporting programmed activities (SPA). The main duties of the post consist of providing consultant input to Cazaubon ward assessing patients, devising management plans and providing clinical leadership.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical degree, MBBS or equivalent
- Fully registered with the General Medical Council and holding license to practice.
- Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register for Psychiatry (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT). If appropriate GMC registration duly revalidated and holding license to practice.
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Good experience of working in old age psychiatry and inpatient psychiatry services, especially in the care and assessment of complex physical co-morbidity
- Experience and knowledge of psychopharmacology in older people.
- Excellent working knowledge and experience of the Mental Health Act
- Comprehensive risk assessment and management in the community and inpatient setting.
- Excellent Clinical Leadership skills
Desirable
- Confident in working with frail older adults
- Experience of service development or change management in mental health
- Experience of working with psychotherapy models of care
- Experience of leading projects to improve quality of care
Academic Achievement and Teaching
Essential
- Able and willing to teach undergraduate medical students, promote an environment of continuous learning within the multidisciplinary team.
- Understanding of continuous improvement methodology (Quality Improvement).
Desirable
- Published research
- Qualification or experience in medical education.
Clinical and professional Skills
Essential
- Ability to train and supervise junior medical staff / medical students / staff from other disciplines.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Commitment to/skills in multidisciplinary working.
- Commitment to working with patients and carers in ongoing services development
- Commitment to continuing professional development
Desirable
- Management, performance and leadership courses or training
- Management and leadership experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical degree, MBBS or equivalent
- Fully registered with the General Medical Council and holding license to practice.
- Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register for Psychiatry (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT). If appropriate GMC registration duly revalidated and holding license to practice.
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Good experience of working in old age psychiatry and inpatient psychiatry services, especially in the care and assessment of complex physical co-morbidity
- Experience and knowledge of psychopharmacology in older people.
- Excellent working knowledge and experience of the Mental Health Act
- Comprehensive risk assessment and management in the community and inpatient setting.
- Excellent Clinical Leadership skills
Desirable
- Confident in working with frail older adults
- Experience of service development or change management in mental health
- Experience of working with psychotherapy models of care
- Experience of leading projects to improve quality of care
Academic Achievement and Teaching
Essential
- Able and willing to teach undergraduate medical students, promote an environment of continuous learning within the multidisciplinary team.
- Understanding of continuous improvement methodology (Quality Improvement).
Desirable
- Published research
- Qualification or experience in medical education.
Clinical and professional Skills
Essential
- Ability to train and supervise junior medical staff / medical students / staff from other disciplines.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Commitment to/skills in multidisciplinary working.
- Commitment to working with patients and carers in ongoing services development
- Commitment to continuing professional development
Desirable
- Management, performance and leadership courses or training
- Management and leadership experience
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).
