Consultant Neuropsychiatrist - Part Time

Job description

Job responsibilities

The site is part of the wider Active Care Group Neuro Network (consisting of 25+ sites) nationally and collaborates with local NHS services due to a joint working arrangement with North Bristol NHS Trust. We focus on the use of clinical expertise, innovation and technology to meet patient’s expectations of rehabilitation goals.

Our team work closely together to ensure that every team member is working towards the same practical, realistic goals and that all therapies are focused on the areas that will enable patients to achieve those clearly defined and agreed goals.

Conditions we support, but are not limited to:

· Acquired Brain Injury

· Anoxic Brain Injury

· Brain Tumour

· Complex Stroke

· Traumatic Brain Injury

· Inflammatory and infective conditions

What you'll be doing:

Clinical

• Leading the multidisciplinary team that undertakes assessments for admissions to the service within our partner acute hospitals
• Providing outstanding neuropsychiatric care linked to national guidelines and working in collaboration with community mental health services
• Leading the multidisciplinary team in the care and treatment of our patients, including weekly ward round review
• Leading on MHA and MCA within the unit
• Attend family meetings, case review meetings and discharge planning meetings as required
• Practise evidence-based care through national standards and guidelines
• Provide supervision to their allocated junior doctor
• Prepare for and participate in external reviews (CQC, Quality Network reviews); liaison with NHSE and participation in local networks and pathways

Management

• Attendance, and contribution to, the Active Care Group Neuro clinical governance meeting.
• Participate in service development, through research, innovation and local audit.
• Continue strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, particularly our partners in the NHS
• Supervision and support of the site based junior doctor.
• Engagement in National Networks
• Ongoing personal development through CPD and annual appraisal (and adhering to the GMC’s “Good Medical Practice”

What you'll have:

• Full registration with GMC with licence to practice
• MRPsych (Required)
• CCT in General Adult or Liaison Psychiatry or any other psychiatric CCT with evidence of experience working with adults with neuropsychiatric conditions
• Working within an inpatient rehabilitation setting treating those with neurological or brain injury (Desirable)
• Evidenced based practice
• Confidence in engaging internal and external stakeholders
• Patient centred, outcomes-based care

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

Working Environment:

• Requirement for 22.5 hours per week (part time)
• Junior doctor support
• Site based clinical governance and Medical Advisory Committee Meeting
• Opportunity to develop leadership skills through the existing Group wide committee meetings (e.g. Research and Development and Drugs and Therapeutics Committee)

What to look forward to:

• A salary of £180,000 pro rata

• Medical indemnity paid by Active Care Group

• Annual leave of 32 days (plus bank holidays) pro-rata for equivalent service

• Pension contribution

• 2 x annual salary Life Assurance

• Supervision and support from the Active Care Group Clinical Networks

• Study leave with associated financial budget

• Sick pay

• Support in research and / or leadership development

• Access to further training through the Apprenticeship Levy

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with GMC with licence to practice
• MRPsych (Required)
• CCT in General Adult or Liaison Psychiatry or any other psychiatric CCT with evidence of experience working with adults with neuropsychiatric conditions

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Active Care Group

Address

Frenchay Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre

Bristol

Somerset

BS16 2UU

Employer's website

https://activecaregroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)