Specialty Doctor - Adult In-Patients Broadoak
Specialty Doctor
Main area: Psychiatry
Grade: Specialty Doctor
Contract: Fixed term - 6 months (due to restructure)
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 350-MED6366693-A
Site: Broadoak Unit
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £52,530 - £82,400 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/02/2025 23:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us.
Job overview The Trust is seeking a Specialty doctor in Psychiatry to work as part of the inpatient team at Broadoak Unit, Liverpool. The post is a fixed term post, which will be available due to the reconfiguration of the medical model at Clock View Hospital. The post holder would support the Consultants across two wards, Albert and Brunswick.
Broadoak Unit is an adult mental health facility based on Broadgreen Hospital Site, Liverpool. There are 3 acute adult wards namely: Brunswick (mixed ward), Albert (male), and Harrington. All wards across the Trust take admissions, as well as patient transfers.
At Mersey Care we are passionate about mental health and wellbeing and delivering the best possible care for the people we serve. Quality, recovery and wellbeing are at the heart of everything that we do.
The Trust is focused on driving change and innovation by supporting and enhancing the leadership role of our senior clinicians and this role would offer opportunities for you to lead and develop excellent practice in the field.
Main duties of the job
Support the Consultant Psychiatrist providing medical input for patients across Albert and Brunswick wards.
Carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide treatment for inpatients.
Support staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.
Conduct patient reviews and lead multidisciplinary ward reviews, CPA reviews, and multi-professional meetings.
Provide verbal and written evidence to Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Manager’s hearings.
Carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in Trust’s risk management processes.
Provide medical leadership to the team.
Liaise with carers.
Maintain effective communication with other services.
Provide clinical supervision to junior colleagues.
Working for our organisation Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder would support the Consultants across two wards, Albert and Brunswick.
Brunswick ward is a mixed ward with 22 beds. On average, there are approximately 4 admissions per week to Brunswick ward with around 3 discharges. About 25-50% of the admitted patients are detained at any given time and there is on average one Mental Health Review Tribunal hearing each week.
Albert ward is a male ward with 20 beds. On average, there are approximately 3 admissions per week to Albert ward with around 2 discharges.
The post holder would be expected to be approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983, or be willing to undertake training to obtain Section 12(2) MHA.
Person specification Qualifications
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management.
Additional clinical qualifications.
Transport
Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
Approved under Section 12 or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
Minimum 3 years experience working in psychiatry.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
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.
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
Academic Skills & Lifelong learning
Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
Ability to work and lead a 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.
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.
Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
We reserve the right to close any vacancy earlier than advertised in exceptional circumstances once we have received a high volume of applications.
The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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Grade: Specialty Doctor
Contract: Fixed term - 6 months (due to restructure)
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 350-MED6366693-A
Site: Broadoak Unit
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £52,530 - £82,400 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/02/2025 23:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us.
Job overview The Trust is seeking a Specialty doctor in Psychiatry to work as part of the inpatient team at Broadoak Unit, Liverpool. The post is a fixed term post, which will be available due to the reconfiguration of the medical model at Clock View Hospital. The post holder would support the Consultants across two wards, Albert and Brunswick.
Broadoak Unit is an adult mental health facility based on Broadgreen Hospital Site, Liverpool. There are 3 acute adult wards namely: Brunswick (mixed ward), Albert (male), and Harrington. All wards across the Trust take admissions, as well as patient transfers.
At Mersey Care we are passionate about mental health and wellbeing and delivering the best possible care for the people we serve. Quality, recovery and wellbeing are at the heart of everything that we do.
The Trust is focused on driving change and innovation by supporting and enhancing the leadership role of our senior clinicians and this role would offer opportunities for you to lead and develop excellent practice in the field.
Main duties of the job
Support the Consultant Psychiatrist providing medical input for patients across Albert and Brunswick wards.
Carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide treatment for inpatients.
Support staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.
Conduct patient reviews and lead multidisciplinary ward reviews, CPA reviews, and multi-professional meetings.
Provide verbal and written evidence to Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Manager’s hearings.
Carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in Trust’s risk management processes.
Provide medical leadership to the team.
Liaise with carers.
Maintain effective communication with other services.
Provide clinical supervision to junior colleagues.
Working for our organisation Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder would support the Consultants across two wards, Albert and Brunswick.
Brunswick ward is a mixed ward with 22 beds. On average, there are approximately 4 admissions per week to Brunswick ward with around 3 discharges. About 25-50% of the admitted patients are detained at any given time and there is on average one Mental Health Review Tribunal hearing each week.
Albert ward is a male ward with 20 beds. On average, there are approximately 3 admissions per week to Albert ward with around 2 discharges.
The post holder would be expected to be approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983, or be willing to undertake training to obtain Section 12(2) MHA.
Person specification Qualifications
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management.
Additional clinical qualifications.
Transport
Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
Approved under Section 12 or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
Minimum 3 years experience working in psychiatry.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
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.
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
Academic Skills & Lifelong learning
Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
Ability to work and lead a 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.
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.
Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
We reserve the right to close any vacancy earlier than advertised in exceptional circumstances once we have received a high volume of applications.
The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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