This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, dynamic Consultant to join our organisation to work in a substantive position as a Consultant Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatrist.
This post is one of two Consultant Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry posts for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will provide clinical leadership for the Hope Unit – Adolescent in-patient service with a focus on assessment / short stay treatments, utilising an acute care pathway (6-8 week admissions).
Key Responsibilities:
To lead the clinical team in a regional service, providing emergency, urgent and elective multi-disciplinary assessment & treatment for adolescent inpatients with complex or enduring mental health problems. To provide specialist consultation and advice to referring MH teams (CAMHS and Working Age Adult MH Services), Local Authorities and CCG’s across the Trust footprint & across the NW, pertaining to young people with complex mental health care needs. To take clinical responsibility for all 12 young people who are inpatient on the unit, & manage a caseload of clients who are receiving direct high intensity input. To adhere to the policies & procedures in support of the caseload, maintaining appropriate clinical records, confidentiality & admin. To work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, participating in & helping to lead in management of referrals, admission & discharge planning, CPA reviews & effective handover to Borough MH teams & Local Authorities & updates for commissioners. To utilise the Care Programme Approach & also The New Mental Health Act, The Children Act & The Mental Capacity Act when required. To work in partnership with other professionals/agencies involved in the care of young people, across departmental & organisational boundaries. To provide clinical supervision to junior medical staff, and to contribute to the clinical supervision of other practitioners within the department. To participate in training, teaching and supervision as appropriate, including the teaching and training of junior medical staff and other health and social care professionals as required. To undertake clinical audit on a regular basis and participate fully in clinical governance activities.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Contact:
Phil Gordon.
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This post is one of two Consultant Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry posts for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will provide clinical leadership for the Hope Unit – Adolescent in-patient service with a focus on assessment / short stay treatments, utilising an acute care pathway (6-8 week admissions).
Key Responsibilities:
To lead the clinical team in a regional service, providing emergency, urgent and elective multi-disciplinary assessment & treatment for adolescent inpatients with complex or enduring mental health problems. To provide specialist consultation and advice to referring MH teams (CAMHS and Working Age Adult MH Services), Local Authorities and CCG’s across the Trust footprint & across the NW, pertaining to young people with complex mental health care needs. To take clinical responsibility for all 12 young people who are inpatient on the unit, & manage a caseload of clients who are receiving direct high intensity input. To adhere to the policies & procedures in support of the caseload, maintaining appropriate clinical records, confidentiality & admin. To work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, participating in & helping to lead in management of referrals, admission & discharge planning, CPA reviews & effective handover to Borough MH teams & Local Authorities & updates for commissioners. To utilise the Care Programme Approach & also The New Mental Health Act, The Children Act & The Mental Capacity Act when required. To work in partnership with other professionals/agencies involved in the care of young people, across departmental & organisational boundaries. To provide clinical supervision to junior medical staff, and to contribute to the clinical supervision of other practitioners within the department. To participate in training, teaching and supervision as appropriate, including the teaching and training of junior medical staff and other health and social care professionals as required. To undertake clinical audit on a regular basis and participate fully in clinical governance activities.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Contact:
Phil Gordon.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
