Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry

2 weeks ago

Aylesbury, United Kingdom Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, Amber Ward, Mixed sex acute older adult inpatient ward

Whiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 10 PA's (One post)

**BENEFIT PACKAGE **

We offer a £15,000 recruitment bonus and a relocation allowance up to £8,000 to eligible successful candidates (Ts & Cs apply)

A full time post is currently available on Amber Ward (a 20 bed acute mixed sex older adult inpatient ward). The postholder will provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team on the ward along with the ward manager and modern matron and will assume consultant psychiatrist responsibility for patients admitted to the ward. The post is a replacement post resulting from the longstanding postholder moving to a new role within the directorate.

Main duties of the job

Amber Ward offers assessment and treatment of mental disorders for male and female patients over the age of 65 years with both functional and organic mental illnesses. Patients under the age of 65 years are also admitted where there is a diagnosis of early onset dementia and also on occasions where there is a combination of acute severe mental illness in combination with complex physical comorbidities that require specialist nursing in a mental health ward. Whilst admissions to Amber Ward encompass a broad range of mental health diagnoses, the ward team has particular expertise in the assessment and management of severe late-life mood / anxiety disorders, psychoses and behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSDs). For the period April 2021 to April 2022, average bed occupancy on Amber Ward was 94.73%. There were 68 admissions to the ward over that time period, averaging at 5.66 per month. The average length of stay, including leave was 84.75 days.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust which has been rated as good by the CQC is a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do.

Oxford Health is an ambitious Trust dedicated to innovating, evaluating and implementing new treatments, procedures and services.

We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

As such we particularly welcome applications from clinicians who would like to negotiate dedicated PAs for clinical leadership, research, training or other areas of special interest..

We have good supervision and operational structures and an excellent track record of CPD. There are good links with Oxford University, with opportunities for teaching, research and offering placements to trainees.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The consultant will be expected to provide senior medical input and leadership to the Amber Ward team. The postholder will have medical responsibility for all inpatients under their care. The consultant will also be expected to provide clinical leadership to the MDT and work actively with the ward manager and modern matron to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service. The consultant will provide direct clinical supervision and line management to any trainees and any specialty doctors for whom he/she is the identified clinical supervisor. This will include one hour per week clinical supervision for trainees and an agreed level of supervision to specialty doctors, in conjunction with other consultants. The consultant will be expected to provide direct clinical care and to supervise the clinical care of all inpatients as appropriate. They will also ensure medical involvement in CPA processes for all inpatients. This will include MHA work, reports and assessments as appropriate and RC responsibility for all detained patients The Consultant will be expected to provide timely written correspondence to relevant professionals, including GPs and will document assessments, ongoing management, progress and eventual discharge using Trust IT and clinical records systems training will be provided where needed. The postholder will work collaboratively with other agencies. In particular liaison with staff from other teams will be required to manage smooth and timely transfer of patients into and out of the ward. The teams most commonly involved will be the Older Adult Community Mental Health Teams and potentially the Crisis Teams. The Consultant must be actively committed to delivering the Trusts clinical governance agenda and to developing and delivering improved clinical services as outlined in the National Service Framework for Mental Health. Measuring and reporting performance is based on national standards and local contracts. Consultants provide a lead in the team in reviewing performance and governance. The postholder will be expected to contribute to the collection of data as required by the Trust and other relevant agencies. This includes the timely recording of clinical activity data, and participation in clinical audit with appropriate administrative support. The consultant will be expected to participate in and attend the local training programme for junior doctors. The consultant will be expected to participate in both a CPD peer group and a clinical supervision group with fellow consultants. The consultant will be expected to maintain their own programme of training and CPD accreditation and will be in good standing with The Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist's Guidelines) Approved Clinician status and Candidates who are in the process of getting AC approval will be considered Eligibility for Section 12 approval (Mental Health Act)

Desirable

Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological or other studies

Training
Essential

Higher specialist training in psychiatry in an approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country or previous consultant experience relevant to this post oCCT in psychiatry OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview

Desirable

Sub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post

Clinical Experience
Essential

Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in this specialty Experience of close collaborative work with social care and other agencies Ability to undertake full range of consultant responsibilities

Desirable

Application of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group Development of close collaboration with primary care services

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively Commitment to active clinical governance Ability to promote effective team working Capacity to prioritise workload Active participation in clinical audit Commitment to interagency partnership working Work collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals. Must have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems and their carers Experience in supervising and teaching core psychiatric trainees Application of research evidence to clinical practice

Desirable

Research experience and skills Supervision of advanced level trainees Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching. Inter-agency partnership working and development Relevant experience of the administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff

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