Job summary
An excellent
opportunity has arisen for a 0.6WTE Consultant Psychiatrist to join the
inpatient team on Meadow Ward - a 12-bedded ward providing acute assessment and
treatment services for people living with dementia at the New Haven Unit in Bromsgrove,
Worcestershire.
The team
comprises a Ward Manager, 3 Deputy Ward Managers, 7 Nurses, 4 Nurse Associates,
17 Health Care Support Workers, 7 Health Care Assistants, a Band 7 OT Lead, 2 OT
Assistants, a Band 6 Physiotherapist, and a Band 2 Administrator.
There are
approximately 8,300 people aged 65+ living with dementia in the county.
Meadow Ward boasts a purpose-built dementia garden
(Meadow Green) which was named the Outdoor Space of the Year at the 2024
Design in Mental Health Awards.
The new
consultant will be encouraged and actively supported to engage in leadership
and management activities within the Trust.
Office base at New
Haven Unit.
Post is supported
by a junior doctor.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant will work closely with the MDT
as the Responsible Clinician assuming overall responsibility for a patients
care under the Mental Health Act (or Mental Capacity Act), ensuring that the
patients care and treatment plan is appropriate, lawful, and focused on their needs.
Psychiatric input will be delivered through
comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, care planning and treatment formulation, utilising
evidence-based treatments.
A focus on holistic assessment and management
of patients addressing biopsychosocial needs of patients and involving family
members and carers as necessary.
Supervision of Junior Doctors as well as Nurse
Prescribers /Advanced Clinical Practitioners within the clinical team.
Collaborative working with the Team Leader to
provide leadership to the multidisciplinary team and the Clinical Director with
a wider focus on service provision and quality of patient care.
Participation in the consultant on-call rota
out of hours, including weekends.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
-
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
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your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full
details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job
description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full
details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job
description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of appropriate medical, pharmacological, and psychological treatments in the assessment and management of organic and functional disorders in older adults.
Desirable
- Expertise in subspecialty
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Full registration and a licence to
- practise with the GMC (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment).
- MRCPsych (UK) or equivalent.
- CCT holder or equivalent (or within 6 months of becoming eligible for CCT)
- Approved Clinician status (or eligible for approval)
- Approval (or eligible for approval) under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
Desirable
- Postgraduate Qualification or Higher Degree in Medical Education, Research, and/or Leadership & Management.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate effective team working skills.
- Familiarity with IT and ability to keep high quality clinical records.
Desirable
- Experience and interest in providing training and teaching for a variety of staff groups.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems within specialty.
- Understanding of the importance of excellent team working relationships and ability to put this into practice.
- Knowledge of appropriate medical, pharmacological, and psychological treatments.
- Advanced communication skills.
- Demonstrate effective team working skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
- Familiarity with IT and ability to keep high quality clinical records.
- Role modelling good behaviour.
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others while also confronting limitations in good practice or poor conduct
Desirable
- Previous Inpatient Experience as a Higher Specialist Trainee or Consultant.
- Demonstratable interest in leadership and management.
- Ability to work across teams and disciplinary boundaries
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of appropriate medical, pharmacological, and psychological treatments in the assessment and management of organic and functional disorders in older adults.
Desirable
- Expertise in subspecialty
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Full registration and a licence to
- practise with the GMC (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment).
- MRCPsych (UK) or equivalent.
- CCT holder or equivalent (or within 6 months of becoming eligible for CCT)
- Approved Clinician status (or eligible for approval)
- Approval (or eligible for approval) under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
Desirable
- Postgraduate Qualification or Higher Degree in Medical Education, Research, and/or Leadership & Management.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate effective team working skills.
- Familiarity with IT and ability to keep high quality clinical records.
Desirable
- Experience and interest in providing training and teaching for a variety of staff groups.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems within specialty.
- Understanding of the importance of excellent team working relationships and ability to put this into practice.
- Knowledge of appropriate medical, pharmacological, and psychological treatments.
- Advanced communication skills.
- Demonstrate effective team working skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
- Familiarity with IT and ability to keep high quality clinical records.
- Role modelling good behaviour.
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others while also confronting limitations in good practice or poor conduct
Desirable
- Previous Inpatient Experience as a Higher Specialist Trainee or Consultant.
- Demonstratable interest in leadership and management.
- Ability to work across teams and disciplinary boundaries
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
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
New Haven Older Adult Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit
Princess of Wales Community Hospital, Stourbridge Road
Bromsgrove
B61 0BB
Employer's website
https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
