Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry in West Northumberland

NHS; Hexham; On-site; GBP 109,000 - GBP 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Hexham is looking for a Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry to provide crucial medical input within the Northumberland Memory Service and Community Treatment Team. This post involves community assessment, treatment planning, and collaboration with a primary care team, catering to the older adult population of West Northumberland. A flexible role, it offers potential for additional programmed activities and a competitive salary range between £109,725 to £145,478 pro rata, ensuring excellent opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Up to £8k relocation package

30 days study leave every 3 years

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Included on GMC Specialist Register (General Psychiatry) or eligible for inclusion.
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working.
• Awareness of current issues and controversies in service provision.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and treatment of patients in memory service.
• Medical leadership and consultation within the NMS and CTT.
• Training and supervision of medical students and colleagues.

Skills

High level of clinical skills

Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team

Excellent teaching skills

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCPsych or equivalent qualification

Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field

Job description

Overview

Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry in West Northumberland. This is a community role, in both community treatment team and memory clinic settings, covering the central West Northumberland area including Hexham, Prudhoe and Ponteland. The post is 8 programmed activities (PA) and can be worked over 4 days or more flexibly. There may be opportunity to take on additional PAs within CNTW Trust to make the post up to full-time, depending on availability and experience. The post is a replacement due to the departure of the previous postholder.

Dr Rachel Gore (Assistant Medical Director)

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Main duties of the job

• The assessment, diagnosis, formulation and treatment of patients referred to the Northumberland Memory Service (NMS) and Community Treatment Team (CTT) in the West Northumberland Older Adult Teams. On completion of assessment, provide advice on diagnosis and treatment within the team and to external service providers.
• Medical leadership, consultation, advice and guidance within the NMS and CTT ensuring care and treatment are safe, effective, efficient and within national guidelines.
• Training and supervision of colleagues including medical students and other allied professionals; liaison and consultation with hospital doctors and primary care clinicians on diagnosis, treatment and management of patients.
• Assessment and making recommendations under the Mental Health Act and providing urgent assessments as required.
• Working with the MDT to ensure appropriate physical health monitoring and care for patients.
• Working flexibly as dictated by clinical need within the terms of the job plan and contract.
• Completion of administrative tasks defined in the job plan to ensure patient safety and fulfilment of the clinical role.
• Participation in teaching and education of medical students.
• Participation in regular job planning and appraisal as per trust requirements.
• Participation in clinical governance activities.

About us

Why us?

• Up to £8k relocation package
• 30 days study leave (every 3 years)
• Flexible working opportunities created with you involved in your job plan
• Remote working available as suits service needs
• Dedicated and protected SPA time
• Focus on creating a healthy workforce by investing heavily in health and wellbeing including emotional, physical, social, psychological, financial and career wellbeing
• Teaching and research opportunities available
• Stimulating CPD sessions and programs including mentoring, medical leadership, and coaching
• Teaching opportunities in our brand-new state-of-the-art Medical Education Centre
• Employee Excellence awards
• Plus, lots more employee benefits including discounts. Find out more at www.thriveatcntw.co.uk

As an added bonus, the Trust is located in the Northeast of England and Cumbria, an area of outstanding natural beauty with national parks, heritage sites and major cities connected by excellent national and international transport links. The area is predominantly rural and includes the Lake District National Park.

Job responsibilities

This is a substantive Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist post providing senior medical input into the Northumberland Memory Service (NMS) and Community Treatment Team (CTT) in the West Northumberland locality, covering the older adult population. The post will be based at the Fairington Centre, Corbridge Road, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 1QJ. The locality is divided geographically between the post holder and another full-time Consultant colleague, with this post covering the inner West. This includes Ponteland, Prudhoe, Corbridge, and part of Hexham as defined by GP practice.

The post is a replacement post following the departure of the previous incumbent.

The Trust is constantly seeking to improve its services and respond to changes in health care need. The post holder should be flexible and open to changes that enhance patient care and will be expected to play a supporting role in developing these services. This job description may be amended in light of changes to service delivery. The process for this will be via mutual agreement wherever possible and will adhere to the Trust Job Planning Policy, a copy of which can be made available on request.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

Please note we cannot sponsor GMC for this role.

Please note this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• MBBS (or equivalent)
• Included on GMC Specialist Register (General Psychiatry) or eligible for inclusion, or a trainee within six months of CCT
• Approved under Section12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983
• Approved Clinician Status
• MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
• Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field
• Has undergone training in educational supervision
• Has undergone training in appraisal

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge in the field of Psychiatry
• Awareness of current issues and controversies in service provision, mental health policy and legislation
• An area of special interest relevant to the post as demonstrated by publications or presentations to learned societies

Experience

• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Wide clinical experience in general adult psychiatry in different clinical settings
• Experience of Clinical Audit
• Experience in multiagency work especially with service users, carers and voluntary agencies
• Experience in service management or development

Skills

• High level of clinical skills
• Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Proven competence in diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders in adult psychiatry
• Excellent teaching skills
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a time efficient manner
• Established record of clinical leadership
• Established ability as a clinical teacher
• Training in specific and relevant treatment skills, e.g., brief form of psychological therapy

Personal Characteristics

• Able to sustain self and support others
• Trustworthiness
• Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post
• Maturity, openness and flexibility

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.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year pro rata for part time