Locum Consultant Psychiatrist Intellectual Disability-Little Plumstead (NHS Medical & Dental: L ...

Locum Consultant Psychiatrist Intellectual Disability-Little Plumstead NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Main area Psychiatry of Learning Disability Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Contract Locum: 12 months Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 367-HPFT-MEDICAL-477-B

Site Little Plumstead Hospital Town Norfolk Salary £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/01/:59

Main duties of the job

• Undertake the clinical duties associated with the care of patients, including outpatient clinics, home visits and multidisciplinary case discussions.
• Record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department.
• Manage, appraise and give 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.
• Ensure that junior medical staff operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
• Undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
• Participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
• Participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
• Attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust and the team including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Undertake clinical assessments of referrals within the North Norfolk CLDT where there appears to be a complex mental disorder or complex challenging behaviour.
• Provide advice within the CLDT about the management of highly complex mental disorder and complex challenging behaviour in people with intellectual disability.
• Support CPA and S117 review processes through outpatient clinics and domiciliary visits.
• Support the rehabilitation of patients from the North Norfolk locality who are within inpatient services by maintaining regular liaison with the treating service, and undertaking care reviews.
• Act as Responsible Clinician for patients with intellectual disability living within West Norfolk, and subject to conditional discharge or Supervised Community Treatment.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working for the most highly complex cases.
• Ensure patients are subject to best practice in the management of risk and outcome measurement.

Person specification Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• MRCPsych or Equivalent Clinical Experience.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning 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 psychiatry of intellectual disability.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to the post.
• Excellent degree of medical knowledge in relation to neurodevelopmental conditions.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services.

If you would like to join a team to be proud of and you share our values and passion for great care and outcomes for our service users and carers, we would love to hear from you.

Additional Information

HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community.

The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements.