Consultant Psychiatrist in an Older Adult CMHT with Inpatient beds

Consultant Psychiatrist in an Older Adult CMHT with Inpatient beds:

An opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our bank and cover on Ward 7 and the Older Adult CMHT for approximately 4 weeks

Further information can be obtained from [email protected]

Working in conjunction with the team manager and senior clinical team to provide effective Clinical support to the team including:-

Input into MDT to support the effective management of referrals and case discussion.

Direct involvement in risk management plans and support with case formulation.

Attendance at regular meetings including clinical MDTs, team meetings and business meetings.

Support the care and management of the most complex cases where risk and vulnerability require a full MDT decision.

The assessment, formulation/diagnosis/treatment of service users including the most complex cases.

To be the responsible clinician for the teams where relevant.

To be an expert resource on the psychiatric assessment, treatment and management.

To complete electronic patient records to a high standard in a contemporaneous manner.

To follow prescribing guidance and completion of prescriptions.

To work collaboratively engaging with all key stake holders and being an ambassador for the teams and their values.

To support MHA assessments and the team flexibly to ensure least restrictive care and treatment for service users.

To fulfil their role as part of a multi-disciplinary team working in partnership with NSCHT teams and external agencies and partners.

To take part and deliver clinical supervision to ensure professional, reflective, evidenced based care in being delivered.

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our “Proud to be Green” engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme”.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natalie Larvin Job title: Clinical Director Email address: [email protected]