Consultant Psychiatrist @ Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

• 1. Assessment and treatment of functional and organic psychiatric disorders in the community as well as in Nursing/ Residential Homes in Bromley.
• 2. Responsibility for the continuing care dementia units in Bromley with regular input and reviews.
• 3. Facilitate early discharge planning and effective use of the inpatient units' beds
• 4. Preparing papers and presenting to the Multidisciplinary panel for placements in residential and nursing homes for older people known to the team
• 5. Input to Multidisciplinary panel discussions for placement reviews in residential and nursing homes for older people known to the team
• 6. As it is an integrated team (integrated with social services) there is social care input to the patients known to our team with regards their care packages, respite care and placements via the MDT panel.
• 7. Safeguarding referrals when indicated for patients in nursing and residential homes in Bromley and all other patients known to the team
• 8. Our social workers are part of the Bromley AMHP service and provide advice to the team in cases where use of MHA may be indicated
• 9. Advice on the Mental Capacity Act to other services

1Liaising with and advising other services in the trust such as community services, District nurses, GPs, NHS and third sector organisations.

1Providing psychological support both one to one and group interventions

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between the post holder and the clinical director and in accordance with the Trust's personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework.

To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder, operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.

To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients. To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and to submit this promptly to the informatics team.

To participate in service and business planning activity for the team, and as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.

To participate in annual appraisal for consultants, (after appropriate training).

To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.

To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.

To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager.

About us

This is a Part-time post in Bromley Borough in the Adult Community MH directorate, which is one of five directorates within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. The integrated directorate provides mental health and adult community services in the Borough of Bromley.

Mental health provision in the community to residents above the age of 65 is the responsibility of the Older People's Community Mental Health Team. The team is fully integrated with Bromley social services and provides health and social care for older adults. The post holder will be based at Bridgeways Day Hospital, working alongside the other consultant who provides part time input to the team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Provision of comprehensive psychiatric care to OPMH patients through evaluation, diagnosis and use of appropriate treatment plans/strategies, advising and supporting carers in the community, and acute hospital staff as needed.
• Arrange appropriate investigations including effective use of neuroimaging and neurophysiology.
• Working in a patient centred manner, ensuring the involvement of families and carer, wherever possible, with the patients consent in treatment planning.
• Creation and review of risk assessments.
• To work alongside other members of the MDT to provide joined up and holistic care for patients.
• To participate in formal processes regarding admission and discharge pathways including community treatment reviews as per ICB guidance.
• Supervision of the clinical work of trainee doctors and/or specialist grade doctors.
• Contribute to routine reports to support appropriate rehabilitation plans and packages or care for commissioners where this is appropriate.

Management responsibilities

• To ensure that clinicians, trainees and medical students in services assigned to the consultant receive appropriate clinical supervision on a regular basis.
• The post holder may offer additional educational supervision to trainees.
• Taking part in administrative / management duties within the Directorate and the Trust as a whole
• Identifying and advocating for required resources, including staff, as necessary.
• Participating in governance, clinical audit, medical advisory committees and other committees as may be necessary.
• Participate in the on-call rota as set out below.
• To comply with the Trust's agreed policies and procedures and always to practice in-line with the royal College of Psychiatry's "Good Psychiatric Practice" and the general Medical council's "Good Medical Practice".

Person Specification

Professional registration

Essential

• GMC

Qualifications

Essential

• AC status

Experience

Essential

• Relevant Experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bridgeways Day Hospital

Turpington Lane

Bromley

BR2 8JA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)