Medical Director
1 month ago
Job summary
Are you a skilled, practiced consultant with a relentless drive, eager to propel your career to new heights?
We are looking to appoint a Medical Director to provide highly visible and inspiring clinical leadership for clinical staff throughout our business. You will champion a professional, open culture that empowers your team to consistently deliver high quality care with compassion.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will act as a role model for the behaviours and high professional standards expected with the outcome of delivering compassionate, safe, effective and individualised care to every service user.
You'll demonstrate notable leadership whilst working as part of a cohesive, multi-professional hospital management team, delivering exceptional quality care that meets regulatory and quality standards and contributing to the overall strategic direction, development and leadership of the business.
About us
Baldock Manor is a 40-bed hospital in north Hertfordshire that provides specialist psychiatric services for adults. The hospital has two female PICU (Psychiatric Intensive Care) wards and two acute wards.
Our PICU services provide care and support for women at crisis level with a severe mental disorder who require rapid assessment and stabilisation.
Our acute wards care for older adults, usually 55 years or older, who need a short-term hospital stay, where we can stabilise their mental health. The average stay in our acute wards is less than forty days.
Our service objectives:
To offer a first-rate, safe and personalised service that promotes our patients choice, dignity, and quality of life and delivers a cost-effective service for our NHS partners.
Our model of care:
Our care model places our patients needs and personal circumstances at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to providing quality, meaningful care focused on recovery and aim to support each person admitted to our services in a personalised, collaborative way.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Duties and Responsbilities:
The post holder will:
In collaboration with other clinical colleagues and managers, help to develop a comprehensive treatment service that seeks to deliver a high quality response to those suffering from a range of mental health problems based on quality assured evidence based practice. In collaboration with his/her Consultant colleagues, be responsible for providing advice with regard to the psychiatric care of clients within their respective service area. This will entail taking overall responsibility for a defined caseload of patients. Work in close collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and will foster positive working relationships with Hospital Director and Clinical Services Manager; and external stakeholders. With the Clinical Director, Hospital Director and Head of Therapies take an active role in quality assurance including the development of systems and processes that support the maintenance of outstanding levels of clinical performance including patient safety, audit, professional practice and effective governance via the Clinical Governance and Clinical Improvements forums. Participate in quality enhancement and service evaluation projects and will be encouraged to undertake any research which may be relevant to either short or long-term service improvement. Participate in educational and health promotion activities within the Mental Health Service and to be pro-active in liaising on a regular basis with General Practitioners. Lead the CPD programme for the hospital and foster a culture of learning. Provide professional advice to the Senior Management team and Board on key service planning issues and psychiatric staffing issues, ensuring that the Senior Management Team and Board of Directors keep quality of care at the core of decision making. Be a role model for effective leadership in the business driving a positive, can-do culture and actively promote collaboration, enablement, innovation and positive outcomes. Oversee the performance of the Consultant Psychiatrists ensuring that systems are in place to support appraisal and revalidation. Identify, investigate and escalate concerns about psychiatrists conduct or performance. Maintain effective, professional leadership for all Consultant Psychiatrists providing clinical supervision and mentorship.GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the post holder is expected to observe the Companys agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the company. The post holder will be expected to follow the Companys employment and personnel policies and procedures, including our Health and Safety policies. The post holder will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for junior medical staff involved in the care of his/her patients to be able to contact him/her when necessary. The post holder will liaise with appropriate Company staff involved in the preparation, collection and dissemination of statistics and other information in relation to mental health services. Company will be financially responsible for medical indemnity relating to the practitioners health service employment. Practitioner will be responsible for making their own arrangements to provide cover for non-Nouvita Ltd work Attend SMT morning handover. Assess referrals to determine suitability for admission. Chair and oversee CPA reviews (where applicable) Lead the implementation of risk assessment, risk management Participate in clinical governance and ensure implementation of policies and protocols Write and supervise various reports including Mental Health Act tribunals and managers reports and attend hearings Chair monthly Medical meetingsREVALIDATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
To submit annual professional development plans as a foundation for continuing professional development up to 5 days study leave per year To attend relevant conferences and meetings submitting timely study leave applications. To be appraised annually. Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
Knowledge of evidence based practice In depth knowledge of MHA and MCA Effective communication skills verbal and written. Up to date with current practices in in-patient Psychiatry Able to organise oneself and prioritise clinical need Evidence of participation in audit Able to demonstrate time management skills, with the ability to work well under pressure, prioritise workl
Desirable
Teaching Research Proficient IT skills
Qualifications
Essential
Section 12(2) approved Approved Clinician status CCT/CESR registrant A member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych) and in good CPD standing with same Current registration with GMC
Desirable
Relevant Post-Graduate qualification
Experience
Essential
At least five years experience in in-patient setting Ability to take independent Clinical decisions and demonstrate clinical leadership.
Desirable
Experience of working in Older Age Acute service Experience of working in Psychiatric Intensive Care-
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