Consultant Psychiatrist - Bristol Inpatient Services - Lime Ward

Consultant Psychiatrist - Bristol Inpatient Services - Lime Ward

The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join the Bristol Acute Inpatient Service based on Lime Unit at Callington Road Hospital, Bristol.

Lime Ward is a male ward with 19 beds. It is one of four acute inpatient wards in Bristol. All units have single en-suite rooms with communal facilities and access to on-site day therapy provision, as well as therapists visiting the wards.

This post is evolving new ways of working to include systems for consultant time to be focused on those patients that need senior medical input so that decision-making, treatment and discharge planning, and liaison with the Intensive (Crisis) team happens promptly. To support this, the consultant will not have responsibilities outside of this team, other than attending some CPD activities or interface meetings with other teams.

You will be encouraged and supported to be involved in service leadership and management and to develop an area of special clinical interest in line with service needs.

We offer one of the most competitive and flexible benefits packages.

Bristol is a great place to live and work and has easy travel routes to Devon, Cornwall, South Wales, London and beyond via the M4 and M5. There are two principal railway stations in Bristol and an airport.

Main duties of the job

Some of the main duties of the job are:

1. To be responsible for the mental health care of all inpatients through daily ward reviews, Monday to Friday.
2. To supervise the medical team that provides medical care providing visible and clear leadership at ward level.
3. You will act as RC for detained inpatients and will have a medical legal role. This will include the preparation of MHA Tribunal and other reports and attending MHA Tribunals.
4. You will work with the Intensive teams to provide dedicated lead Consultant input to acute care service coordination.
5. You will be expected to take part in S12 office-hours rota to cover Place of Safety; this is likely to involve approximately 1 assessment per week. There is no expectation that the Consultant would undertake community MHA assessments.
6. You will be expected to contribute to the development of acute care services in line with best practice and nationally accredited standards.
7. You will actively participate in acute care pathways meetings identifying services users who require access to inpatient services in a timely manner as well as identifying potential discharges from the inpatient ward.
8. You will understand and participate in the maintenance, monitoring and evaluation of service specific performance indicators and targets.
9. You will be expected to support the Medical Lead and participate in strategic development both within the local service and the wider Trust.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust), a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.

Person Specification Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Relevant Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• 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 of gaining CCT
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• CCT in General Adult Psychiatry

Experience

• Experience of assessing and treating patients in an inpatient setting.

Personal Skills

• To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work.
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Clinical Skills

• Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in Adults of working age and to deal with crisis situations.

Knowledge

• Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.

Teaching

• Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.
• Understand principles of teaching.

Research and Audit

• Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
• Experience of carrying out an audit project.

Management

• Evidence of management/leadership skills training.

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.