08 Oct
East London NHS Foundation Trust
London
Job description
Job summary
This is a rare opportunity to join the highly-regarded multidisciplinary liaison service at Homerton University Hospital in Hackney.
There are opportunities to work flexibly and good support from a collegiate consultant body within the team and the wider Directorate.
Homerton University Hospital (HUH) NHS Foundation Trust provides a liaison psychiatry service which has a single point of access available 24 hours a day 7 days a week and is available to all patients with mental health conditions, dementia / delirium, substance misuse and medically unexplained symptoms who present to acute care.
This service has been funded and designed in line with NHS England's 'Core 24' model of liaison psychiatry.
Homerton Psychological Medicine (HPM) is a multidisciplinary assessment and brief intervention service providing expert advice, support and training to clinicians at the Homerton University Hospital Emergency Department (ED) and wards.
Main duties of the job
This is a full-time, substantive post. The post-holder will provide clinical leadership and work with the team manager and service lead to deliver high quality assessment and treatment to the population of adults and older adults who are attending Homerton Hospital Emergency Department (ED) due to mental health concerns, as well as for patients admitted to the acute wards at Homerton Hospital for physical health issues, and also require psychiatric input or advice.
They will contribute to the overall management and service development of the service. We are keen to develop clinical and medical leadership.
This post is suitable for an older adult consultant who is ready to also work with working age adults,
or for a dual-trained adult & older adult consultant.
Whilst this is an older adult post, the team is small and there is considerable cross-covering between consultants, so it is expected that the postholder will also carry out assessments of working age adults
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are : We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information relating to this vacancy please see attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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 (older adult or dual older adult / adult)
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Desirable
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Ability and commitment to work with service users in service development and delivery
Desirable
Formal leadership / management training
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of operation of acute adult and older adult mental health service
- An understanding of relevant Government guidelines, targets and legislation
- Understanding of social care structures relevant to older adults
- Excellent knowledge of mental health and capacity law, in particular application of the MCA 2005
Clinical experinece
Essential
- Excellent experience of operation of older adult mental health service
- Assessment and treatment of a wide range of mental health and psychological disorders with evidence-based interventions
- Assessment of cognitive impairment and diagnosis of dementia and delirium
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Experience of contributing and / or leading on service planning, development and management
▶️ Consultant Psychiatrist in Older Adults Liaison Psychiatry
🖊️ East London NHS Foundation Trust
📍 London