There is an exciting opportunity for a full-time new Consultant post to work 1.0 WTE across the Durham and Darlington Crisis Service. The area has a population of approximately 500,000. This is the only post of its kind within the trust in terms of being a crisis only post.
The Adult Crisis Service works on a 24/7 basis to undertake comprehensive triage assessment of individuals who are currently experiencing a mental health crisis, with the aim of preventing their admission to hospital. Where the individual is admitted to inpatient services, the crisis team works with them to support leave and recovery-based discharge and enable productive bed flow.
There are currently two crisis teams within the Durham and Darlington locality. The North Durham team was based at Lanchester Road Hospital, Durham and the South Durham team was based at West Park Hospital, Darlington. Each team comprises of a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, crisis clinicians and support workers. There has recently been no substantive medical input to the teams due to vacant posts and the service is covered on a sessional basis.
The above difficulties have led to a new model being developed including the merger of both the North and South Durham crisis teams into a single service with a single point of access. The leadership of the team has been enhanced with 1 WTE Consultant Psychiatrist working across the service and supported by a 1.0 WTE middle grade Speciality Doctor and a 0.8 WTE Consultant Psychologist.
Main duties of the job The Outline Work Programme is attached. A yearly review including evaluation will take place with the Lead Psychiatrist and Service Manager for the specialty. The process will need to be further developed to take into account all the requirements of revalidation.
The post holder will be expected to work closely with other colleagues in Adult Mental Health to offer a flexible service which recognises the potential for recovery within all service users. The post holder will need to have strong skills in multidisciplinary working and be prepared to provide clinical leadership within the service. The post holder will need to liaise regularly with the Crisis Team for smooth transition of patient care.
The Trust has seen a reduction in the number of acute in-patient beds and currently manages the bed within the trusts bed base which was aided by the development of the concept of Purposeful In-Patient Admissions (and the Productive Ward). The Trust has seen reorganisation of Adult Mental Health services few years ago, with the development of specialist in-patient teams and community teams.
About us We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of £320m and a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range of inpatient and community services to 2m people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.
We deliver our services by working in partnership with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, as well as service users, their carers and the public. The services are spread over a wide geographical area of around 3,600 square miles, which includes coastal, rural and industrial areas.
We are a multi-award winning trust and are included within the Health Service Journals Best 100 Places to Work. The trust takes a positive and proactive approach to support staff in their personal development and has embedded the Talent Management approach within the Trust, with the vision of helping people to be as good as they can be, helping TEWV to do things better.
Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached job description for further information on this post. Please note this post has been approved by The Royal College.
Person Specification Clinical Knowledge & Skills Essential
Excellent knowledge in specialty Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge Excellent oral and written communication skills in English 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 Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning Essential Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training Participated in continuous professional development Participated in research or service evaluation. Able to use and appraise clinical evidence. Has actively participated in clinical audit. Desirable 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. Leadership Essential Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback. Able to influence and persuade to improve services Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team. Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust. Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment Able to adapt to and lead service change. Desirable Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team. Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust. Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system Qualifications Essential MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. Desirable Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. Experience MRCPsych Eligibility Essential Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment. Included on the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry OR included within six months. Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment Desirable In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice Experience Essential Describe your clinical experience relevant to this job role Desirable Any other experience that may be applicable C9346-AMH-245M2
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The Adult Crisis Service works on a 24/7 basis to undertake comprehensive triage assessment of individuals who are currently experiencing a mental health crisis, with the aim of preventing their admission to hospital. Where the individual is admitted to inpatient services, the crisis team works with them to support leave and recovery-based discharge and enable productive bed flow.
There are currently two crisis teams within the Durham and Darlington locality. The North Durham team was based at Lanchester Road Hospital, Durham and the South Durham team was based at West Park Hospital, Darlington. Each team comprises of a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, crisis clinicians and support workers. There has recently been no substantive medical input to the teams due to vacant posts and the service is covered on a sessional basis.
The above difficulties have led to a new model being developed including the merger of both the North and South Durham crisis teams into a single service with a single point of access. The leadership of the team has been enhanced with 1 WTE Consultant Psychiatrist working across the service and supported by a 1.0 WTE middle grade Speciality Doctor and a 0.8 WTE Consultant Psychologist.
Main duties of the job The Outline Work Programme is attached. A yearly review including evaluation will take place with the Lead Psychiatrist and Service Manager for the specialty. The process will need to be further developed to take into account all the requirements of revalidation.
The post holder will be expected to work closely with other colleagues in Adult Mental Health to offer a flexible service which recognises the potential for recovery within all service users. The post holder will need to have strong skills in multidisciplinary working and be prepared to provide clinical leadership within the service. The post holder will need to liaise regularly with the Crisis Team for smooth transition of patient care.
The Trust has seen a reduction in the number of acute in-patient beds and currently manages the bed within the trusts bed base which was aided by the development of the concept of Purposeful In-Patient Admissions (and the Productive Ward). The Trust has seen reorganisation of Adult Mental Health services few years ago, with the development of specialist in-patient teams and community teams.
About us We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of £320m and a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range of inpatient and community services to 2m people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.
We deliver our services by working in partnership with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, as well as service users, their carers and the public. The services are spread over a wide geographical area of around 3,600 square miles, which includes coastal, rural and industrial areas.
We are a multi-award winning trust and are included within the Health Service Journals Best 100 Places to Work. The trust takes a positive and proactive approach to support staff in their personal development and has embedded the Talent Management approach within the Trust, with the vision of helping people to be as good as they can be, helping TEWV to do things better.
Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached job description for further information on this post. Please note this post has been approved by The Royal College.
Person Specification Clinical Knowledge & Skills Essential
Excellent knowledge in specialty Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge Excellent oral and written communication skills in English 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 Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning Essential Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training Participated in continuous professional development Participated in research or service evaluation. Able to use and appraise clinical evidence. Has actively participated in clinical audit. Desirable 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. Leadership Essential Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback. Able to influence and persuade to improve services Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team. Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust. Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment Able to adapt to and lead service change. Desirable Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team. Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust. Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system Qualifications Essential MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. Desirable Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. Experience MRCPsych Eligibility Essential Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment. Included on the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry OR included within six months. Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment Desirable In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice Experience Essential Describe your clinical experience relevant to this job role Desirable Any other experience that may be applicable C9346-AMH-245M2
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