Consultant Adolescent Psychiatrist

Bury, Lancashire
PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, dynamic Consultant to join our organisation to work in a substantive position as a Consultant Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatrist.

This post is one of two Consultant Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry posts for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. This post holder will provide clinical leadership for the Hope Unit – Adolescent in-patient service with a focus on assessment / short stay treatments, utilising an acute care pathway (6-8 week admissions).

Main duties of the job

• To lead the clinical team in a regional service, providing emergency, urgent and elective multi-disciplinary assessment & treatment for adolescent inpatients with complex or enduring mental health problems.
• To provide specialist consultation and advice to referring MH teams (CAMHS and Working Age Adult MH Services), Local Authorities and CCG’s across the Trust footprint & across the NW, pertaining to young people with complex mental health care needs.
• To take clinical responsibility for all 12 young people who are inpatient on the unit, & manage a caseload of clients who are receiving direct high intensity input.
• To adhere to the policies & procedures in support of the caseload, maintaining appropriate clinical records, confidentiality & admin.
• To work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, participating in & helping to lead in management of referrals, admission & discharge planning, CPA reviews & effective handover to Borough MH teams & Local Authorities & updates for commissioners.
• To utilise the Care Programme Approach & also The New Mental Health Act, The Children Act & The Mental Capacity Act when required.
• To work in partnership with other professionals/agencies involved in the care of young people, across departmental & organisational boundaries.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

Person specification Educational Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration

Professional/Occupational Qualifications

• Possession of CCT in either Child & Adolescent Psychiatry or General Adult Psychiatry, or be within 6 months of achieving this or entered on the GMC Specialist Register
• Section 12 Approval under Mental Health Act 1983, or be eligible for approval. Approved Clinician Status.
• Experience in the use of the Mental Health Act (1983)

Job Training

• Evidence of possession of competencies as laid out within PMETB higher training curriculum for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, or General Adult psychiatry
• Clinical experience / placement or training post within a whole time Adolescent Service

Job Experience

• Registered for CPD with the RCPsych

Special Aptitudes & Skills – Job Specific

• Excellent Leadership skills. Commitment to share ideas with colleagues, to develop and improve the service as a whole.
• Ability to work across organisational boundaries
• Ability to work creatively and flexibly with teams around complex client groups.
• Excellent team working skills
• Evidence of audit activity
• Prior evidence of strong clinical leadership and / or service development elsewhere
• Evidence of establishing care pathways, and leading creative team work with complex clients
• Published audit

Special Aptitudes & Skills – Communications

• Cultural competency
• Qualities essential to make a good educational supervisor of trainees in psychiatry
• Commitment to training and teaching
• Current or past educational supervisor of basic trainee and a specialist registrar
• Evidence of previous experience in teaching
• Awareness of key legislation NSF, NICE, MHA, MCA, Children Act
• Evidence of using these to inform practice

Sponsorship – We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.

What happens after your application has been received?

You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.

What happens if I am offered the position after interview?

The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.

What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?

By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards.

Other important information

• We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce.
• If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
• If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure your application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.