Consultant Psychiatrist - Adult Inpatients (Windsor House)

Consultant Psychiatrist - Adult Inpatients (Windsor House) Consultant

Main area: General Adult
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 350-MED-A
Site: Windsor House
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Plus 10% R&R (non contractual) and 1% on-call
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/10/:59

Job overview

The Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to work as part of the inpatient team on Windsor House Unit in Liverpool. Windsor House is a mixed sex general adult ward, with 24 patients (15 male and 9 female patients). There will be x2 junior doctors for the ward, an FY1 and FY2 trainees. These may be up to 3 depending on how the training posts are filled in each rotation. The post holder will have clinical supervisor responsibilities for the trainees on the Unit. The post currently attracts a 10% R&R payment (which will be reviewed next year).

Main duties of the job

• Consultant psychiatrist responsibility for all patients in Windsor House.
• Carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide treatment for inpatients.
• Support staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.
• Conduct patient reviews and lead multidisciplinary ward reviews, CPA reviews and multi-professional meetings.
• To be the responsible clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance with the code of practice.
• To provide verbal and written evidence to Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Manager's hearings.
• To carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in Trust's risk management processes.
• To provide medical leadership to the team.
• Liaise with carers and maintain effective communication with other services.
• Provide clinical/educational supervision to junior colleagues.

Working for our organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.

Person specification Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• 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.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA

Training Duties

• Participation in undergraduate and postgraduate clinical training.
• Providing educational supervision of trainees.

Clinical Governance

• Expected contribution to clinical governance and responsibility for setting and monitoring standards.

On Call and cover arrangements

The post holder will be included in the daily on-call rota for South Liverpool.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.