Consultant Psychiatrist OA Memory Clinic

Job Overview

The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join our established multi professional team at Memory Clinic at Coltman Street, Hull.

The service provides Memory services for the local population of Hull and East Yorkshire commissioned by the local NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership. This is an Assessment and Diagnostic Service only. There are Nurse prescribers who also prescribe Cognitive enhancers along with Consultant Psychiatrist

The established team works collaboratively and with clinical expertise as a multi-disciplinary team including nursing, Occupational Therapy, and Neuro Psychology.

Whilst this post is based in Hull, flexible and / or remote working arrangements can be negotiated.

Main duties of the job

This is an integral post in the delivery of multi professional memory services to older people across Hull and the East Riding. Based at our Coltman Street unit in Hull, the post holder will have clinical responsibility for diagnosing complex cases, formulation , prescription of Cognitve Enhancers, reviewing CT Scan results and informing GPs if there are physical health problems . The Consultant will work with nursing and Neuro Psychology services to provide an Assessment Service.

There will be a requirement to hold and maintain S12 (2) and Responsible and Approved Clinician Status for On call Commitments which are 1 in 7.5 on Old People and Learning Disability Rota.

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• MRCPsych
• Additional clinical qualifications or endorsements.
  
  

eligibility

Essential Criteria

• 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 (the Trust will appoint a section12(2) to provide this role in the sector during the transition)
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
  
  

Desirable criteria

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
  
  

eligibility

Essential Criteria

• 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 (the Trust will appoint a section12(2) to provide this role in the sector during the transition)
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
  
  

Essential Criteria

academic skills and lifelong learning

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Ability to work in and lead team
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
  
  

Applicant Requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.