Job summary
- Main area
- Older People Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- 1 year (fixed term or substantive)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 338-6085174-24-B
- Employer
- Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maister Lodge
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £52,530 - £82,400 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor for Maister Lodge
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Humber for a full time Specialty Doctor to work in a well-established Old Age Psychiatry inpatient team. This post is flexible and can be fixed term or permanent.
Maister Lodge is a 14 bedded Inpatient unit providing a comprehensive, needs led service to patients who are experiencing organic mental health problems.
The ward has undergone major renovation works meaning that the environment is well suited for patients with a diagnosis of dementia.
The post holder will join an established team of Specialist Consultant Psychiatrists in Old Age alongside a wider established network of consultants covering all sub-specialties. There is weekly teaching and weekly peer-group events to support professional and personal development.
Main duties of the job
The service is supported by a dedicated service manager and a Modern Matron who provide operational and clinical support and oversight to the team.
Care is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team comprising a range of professional disciplines including registered Mental Health nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, healthcare support workers, clinical psychologists, junior medics and psychiatrists
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Specialty Doctor working for Maister Lodge , you will have responsibility for the provision of safe and effective care and treatment. You will share the vision of integrated and multi-disciplinary working and actively engage in the development of the service through research and support.
The post holder would be expected to be approved as a Responsible Clinician or be willing to undertake training to obtain Section 12(2) MHA and will be expected to renew this approval according to agreed procedures.
Please read our attached Job Description and Person Specification for details about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Relevant Medical Qualifications
- Section 12 Approval (or apply within 6 months of offer)
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in psychiatry
- Experience of working older adult patients
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- have been engaged in medical practice for three out of the last five years including the most recent 12 months.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- The diagnosis and management of complex mental illness.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Ability to assess and manage psychiatric emergencies and act independently
- Writing comprehensive and clear medical notes.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leadership and management
- Ability to develop psychological formulation and apply psychological approaches to practical situations.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Kwame Fofie
- Job title
- Medical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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