Job Description

Consultant Psychiatrist in Old Age: Community & Memory Clinic

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

We are currently seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our community team and run a local memory clinic. Although the administrative base will be at Seward Lodge, Hertford, the clinics may also run from Rosanne House, Welwyn Garden City (about 8 miles from Seward Lodge).

The post holder will provide consultant input to the community team and run the local memory clinic. Clinical work may occur at other Trust locations or community destinations such as patients' homes or residential/nursing homes. The post holder may be required to attend team meetings at a location determined by the team manager.

The post holder will run two clinics for the early memory diagnostic and support service (EMDASS). In each memory clinic, the consultant will be supported by a memory nurse who will take history, conduct cognitive tests, and later write a detailed report. The memory nurse will discuss new patients with the consultant, who will make a diagnosis and start treatment after seeing the patient. The consultant is expected to write a short letter to the GP highlighting the diagnosis and treatment plan. The one-stop memory clinic allows the consultant to conduct two follow-up assessments while the memory nurse assesses the new patient.

Please note this Job Description is awaiting Royal College Approval and is therefore subject to slight amendment.

Main Duties of the Job

1. Manage, appraise, and provide professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed by consultant colleagues and the medical director, in accordance with the Trust's personnel policies and procedures.
2. Ensure that junior medical staff operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
3. Undertake the administrative duties associated with patient care.
4. Record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department.
5. Participate in service and business planning for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
6. Participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
7. Attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust and the team, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.

This list is not exhaustive; please see the Job Description for a full list of duties.

About Us

This is an exciting time for the Trust, having recently achieved an OUTSTANDING CQC RATING and being one of just five mental health and learning disabilities NHS trusts in England to hold an outstanding rating.

We are driven by our values. If you believe in Respect, Kindness, and a Positive outlook, then you'll be right at home.

What We Offer You

• Mentoring support for new Consultants
• Dedicated support to help you become a future NHS Leader
• Access to Leadership, Teaching, Education, and Research opportunities
• A strong ethos on Learning and Development
• Access to a state-of-the-art Simulation Training Facility, including opportunities to join the Multidisciplinary Simulation Faculty
• Access to a large peer group of enthusiastic and high-calibre Consultants
• Study leave of 30 days over 3 years
• Study leave budget of £800 per person per annum
• Innovative patient electronic record system (PARIS) and IT equipment/software to improve work experience (4G enabled laptops provided upon starting)
• Health and wellbeing support
• Flexible APAs to seek development opportunities in service development, management, Simulation Training, or working with Community Transformation Projects
• Dedicated SPA time in Job Plan
• Generous relocation package up to £7.5K (subject to terms & conditions)

Job Responsibilities

The post holder will work 10 programmed activities over 5 days. Following appointment, there will be a meeting within three months with the clinical manager to review and revise the job plan and objectives of the post holder. The overall split of programmed activities is 7.5 devoted to direct clinical care and 2.5 to supporting professional activities (as per the Royal College of Psychiatrists recommendation). The timetable is indicative only. A formal job plan will be agreed between the post holder and associate medical director or clinical manager three months after commencing the post and at least annually thereafter.

• Maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and abide by professional codes of conduct.

Participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager to ensure the post is developed to account for changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation. Work with local managers and professional colleagues to ensure the efficient running of services and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.

Comply with the Trust's agreed policies, procedures, standing orders, and financial instructions, and take an active role in the financial management of the service while supporting the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.

All staff should comply with the Trust's Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct, and Equality and Diversity.

This list is not exhaustive; please see the Job Description for a full list of duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management.
• Relevant higher degree (e.g., MD, PhD, MSc) or other additional clinical qualifications.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• CCT in Psychiatry; OR inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT/CESR at the time of interview.
• In good standing with GMC regarding warnings and conditions on practice.
• Section 12/Approved clinician approval.

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in old age psychiatry.
• Experience of close collaborative working with social care and other agencies.
• Experience of working with service users who have complex needs within old age psychiatry.
• Excellent clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience, including the contributions of others.
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to the post within the NHS or comparable service.
• Excellent medical knowledge in relation to older people and frailty.

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
• Participated in continuous professional development.
• Participated in research or service evaluation.
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit.
• Holds a full valid driving license and access to a car (unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995).
• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
• Reflected on the purpose of CPD undertaken.
• Experienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit, and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations, and publications.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
• Experience of organising and overseeing psychotherapy training programs for psychiatry trainees.

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.

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