Health and Community Services

Staff Grade in Psychiatry - Crisis and Assessment Team

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Job summary

Jersey health and social care services are undergoing a major redesign with a move towards more community focussed, patient centred provision.

This post is a role in the new crisis and assessment team that will help streamline the process of referral and assessment and provide short term intervention for crises. After this brief intervention service users will be directed to the correct part of the service for their needs or returned to the GP with advice for ongoing care if needed. This post will involve work with working age adults and older adults. It will also cover police referrals and some mental health law assessments. The Crisis and assessment team will work 24/7 but the medical posts are for working hours with an on call commitment.

This post is replacing a staff grade who is moving to work in another part of the mental health care group. The medical provision within the team consists of 1wte Consultant, 2wte staff grade psychiatrists. Cover arrangements for leave will be within the medical staff of this team with a supervising Consultant from Liaison supporting the staff grades if the Consultant in the Crisis Team is on leave.

Jersey has a small population and it has made sense to provide acute services in a different way to the standard UK models. This is still a developing model of acute service provision and there is a real opportunity to shape and influence the future provision of services to suit Jersey.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will undertake psychiatric assessments and mental and physical examinations. They will provide formulation, risk assessment, onward referral to other mental health services and advice to GPs for ongoing care.

The successful candidate will receive support and regular supervision from an experienced consultant psychiatrist. They will be expected to develop leadership skills, and to participate in: quality improvement, service development, and teaching. There will also be opportunities for participation in research.

Continuing Professional Development is strongly supported. There will be opportunities to gain specialist experience in: neuropsychiatry (ADHD, Autism and Learning difficulties), inpatient care, liaison psychiatry, memory assessment, the psychiatry of older adults, and the treatment of alcohol and substance misuse. We support interested candidates in preparing for the Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR), including, where appropriate, acting up under supervision at consultant level.

The post holders will participate in weekly academic teaching sessions involving: case presentations; journal club; external and internal lectures; and audit presentations. Additional organization-wide educational events occur on a regular basis. There will be a minimum of one hour per week protected time for personal supervision. Doctors have an allocated study leave budget to which staff grade doctors may apply.

About us

Non-medical staff within the service

1 wte team manager

1 wte clinical lead

11 wte MH nurses (including 1 for older adults)

2 wte social worker

2 wte OT

3 wte senior support workers

4 wte Authorised Officers (equivalent of AMPH)

There is a separate Liaison Team which covers Jersey General Hospital wards for all ages and will be moving to a 7 day a week service 8am-9pm.

There is a separate Home treatment team (HTT) work as a step up/step down service to prevent admission to hospital and facilitate early discharge. They are actively involved with the inpatient unit to facilitate early discharge and will provide a gatekeeping function.

There is dedicated administrative support. A mobile, PC and laptop are provided and IT training and support are arranged on arrival with a 1:1 training session and ongoing support available as required.

Places of Work:

1. Community Mental Health Centre, 20 La Chasse , St Helier, Jersey JE2 4UE.Tel: (01534) 445841 (Outpatient Unit)

2. General Hospital,The Parade St HelierJerseyJE1 3QS

On call duties places of work

    1. Orchard House acute adult in-patient ward; Orchard House, St Saviours Hospital, La Route De La Hougue Bie, St Saviour, Jersey. JE2 7UW
    2. Clinique Pinel - acute in-patient wards, Cedar (functional), Beech (organic); Clinique Pinel,St Saviour's Hospital, La Route De La Hougue Bie, St SaviourJersey. JE2 7UW
    3. Jersey General Hospital General HospitalThe Parade St HelierJerseyJE1 3QS

Details

Date posted

23 October 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,299 to £86,405 a year 10 PA salary (dependant on experience)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

K0011-23-0242

Job locations

Government Of Jersey

19-21 Broad Street

St. Helier

Jersey

Channel Islands

JE2 3RR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities and Expectations of the Post holders

The Post Holder will:-

Record clinical activity accurately and contemporaneously on the electronic patient record system.

Ensure effective liaison between mental health services and the acute hospital, and with other agencies in the voluntary and statutory sectors as appropriate.

Deputise/cross cover from time to time for absent colleagues and colleagues on annual leave.

Undertake, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.

Participate in the out of hours on-call rota up to a maximum frequency of 1 in 6

Participate in the in hours on call rota

Attend regular supervision with their supervising consultant.

Participate in annual appraisal and revalidation.

Participate in the academic programme of the organisation, including the weekly mental health education programme.

Maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, and the Jersey Care Commission.

Obtain approval under the Jersey Mental Health Law approval process.

Abide by professional codes of conduct including the Royal College of Psychiatrists Good Psychiatric Practice and the General Medical Councils Good Medical Practice.

Comply with the employers agreed policies and procedures and standing financial instructions.

Comply with the Trusts Health and Safety policies and training requirements, including all mandatory training.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities and Expectations of the Post holders

The Post Holder will:-

Record clinical activity accurately and contemporaneously on the electronic patient record system.

Ensure effective liaison between mental health services and the acute hospital, and with other agencies in the voluntary and statutory sectors as appropriate.

Deputise/cross cover from time to time for absent colleagues and colleagues on annual leave.

Undertake, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.

Participate in the out of hours on-call rota up to a maximum frequency of 1 in 6

Participate in the in hours on call rota

Attend regular supervision with their supervising consultant.

Participate in annual appraisal and revalidation.

Participate in the academic programme of the organisation, including the weekly mental health education programme.

Maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, and the Jersey Care Commission.

Obtain approval under the Jersey Mental Health Law approval process.

Abide by professional codes of conduct including the Royal College of Psychiatrists Good Psychiatric Practice and the General Medical Councils Good Medical Practice.

Comply with the employers agreed policies and procedures and standing financial instructions.

Comply with the Trusts Health and Safety policies and training requirements, including all mandatory training.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Basic medical degree
  • Full GMC registration and a licence to practice

Desirable

  • MRCPsych part 1 or 2 or equivalent
  • Section 12 approval

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working with people under mental health and capacity law.
  • At least 4 years experience full-time post graduate training (or its equivalent on a part time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in the relevant specialty.
  • Experience of assessing and treating patients in acute and community psychiatric settings.
  • Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent).

Desirable

  • Recent experience of working in CMHT or equivalent.
  • Working knowledge of MCA and DOLS.
  • Evidence of involvement in governance activities.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Basic medical degree
  • Full GMC registration and a licence to practice

Desirable

  • MRCPsych part 1 or 2 or equivalent
  • Section 12 approval

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working with people under mental health and capacity law.
  • At least 4 years experience full-time post graduate training (or its equivalent on a part time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in the relevant specialty.
  • Experience of assessing and treating patients in acute and community psychiatric settings.
  • Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent).

Desirable

  • Recent experience of working in CMHT or equivalent.
  • Working knowledge of MCA and DOLS.
  • Evidence of involvement in governance activities.

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Health and Community Services

Address

Government Of Jersey

19-21 Broad Street

St. Helier

Jersey

Channel Islands

JE2 3RR


Employer's website

https://www.gov.je (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Health and Community Services

Address

Government Of Jersey

19-21 Broad Street

St. Helier

Jersey

Channel Islands

JE2 3RR


Employer's website

https://www.gov.je (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead

Dr Rachel Ruddy

r.ruddy@health.gov.je

+441534445894

Details

Date posted

23 October 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,299 to £86,405 a year 10 PA salary (dependant on experience)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

K0011-23-0242

Job locations

Government Of Jersey

19-21 Broad Street

St. Helier

Jersey

Channel Islands

JE2 3RR


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