Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Adults Inpatients (Dunes Ward)

Mersey Care; Sefton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for an experienced Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist to lead a multidisciplinary team at Dunes ward. Responsibilities include managing patient assessments and treatment plans in a state-of-the-art facility, ensuring holistic care for older adults. Ideal candidates will have qualifications in psychiatry and sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act, along with strong leadership skills. This full-time role in Sefton offers a significant opportunity to impact mental health services.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing clinical care to older adults in a mental health setting.
• Ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and foster positive relationships.
• Sound knowledge of mental health legislative frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the multidisciplinary team at Dunes ward.
• Complete ward rounds and document assessment outcomes.
• Provide leadership and training to junior medical staff.

Skills

Mental Health Act knowledge

Leadership and training skills

Clinical assessment skills

Education

Qualifications in Psychiatry

Job description

Overview

As a Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist working for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust you will be responsible for ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high quality care. As a leader of the inpatient multi-disciplinary team at Dunes ward, Hartley Hospital, you will work in a state of the art mental health facility, providing clinical care to older adults who require specialist inpatient care. You will work closely with a wide range of clinical and professional disciplines in order to deliver holistic care by completing assessments of new admissions to Dunes ward and managing their treatment and ensuring safe discharges back to the community. The post holder will be responsible for completing assessments and formulating treatment plans for service users admitted to Dunes ward from the community.

The post holder will be responsible for completing assessments and formulating treatment plans for service users admitted to Dunes ward from the community. Dunes ward is a 20 bedded primarily functional older adult complex care ward at the Hartley Hospital. As a substantive Old Age Psychiatry Consultant on Dunes ward you will work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team. You will be the Responsible Clinician for patients admitted to Dunes ward and this will invariably mean managing patients who have been detained under the Mental Health Act and therefore the post holder will require a sound knowledge of Mental Health Act law. This will include completing relevant mental health act documentation and completing capacity assessments as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the multidisciplinary team at Dunes ward in an enthusiastic, supportive and approachable manner in order to foster positive working relationships and morale of ward staff.
• Complete ward rounds throughout the week and provide clear communication and documentation in relation to assessment outcomes and management plans.
• Provide leadership and training to trainee doctors and medical students placed on Dunes ward.
• Take an active part in the clinical work of the team and a lead role in the development of the service.

Organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and is also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Essential information

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Andrew Kiridoshi, Job title: Associate Clinical Director, Email: [e-mail], Telephone: [phone]. Dr Aravind Komuravelli, Clinical Director, Telephone: [phone].

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management

Industries

• Health, Wellness & Fitness