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Consultant Psychiatrist - Adult Inpatients with Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool
Opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to work as part of the Inpatients team on Brunswick ward which is a mixed general adult ward, with 22 patients. This ward is part of Broadoak unit with 3 Inpatients Consultants. given 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. Work is underway on a state of the art, purpose-built hospital in South Liverpool, which will replace Broadoak unit once completed. and it is expected that the post holder will move to the new unit once complete. 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. Consultant psychiatrist responsibility for Brunswick ward. 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. To be the responsible clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance with the code of practice. To provide verbal and written evidence to Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Manager's hearings. To carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in Trust's risk management processes such as Health Risk Assessment and Management and Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangement Meetings. To provide medical leadership to the team. Liaise with carers. The post holder will be expected to maintain effective communication with other services. Provide clinical/educational supervision to junior colleagues. About us Inpatient care for service users is provided by Consultants working within the Acute Care teams at Broadoak Unit as well as Clock View Hospital, Windsor House( all Liverpool based) and Hartley Hospital (Southport based). Following on from COVID-19, the number of general adult beds across the Trust has temporarily reduced in order to adhere to social distancing guidance. The post holder would be responsible for up to 23 patients on Brunswick ward (reduced by 1 to 22). On average there are approximately 5 admissions per week to Brunswick ward with around 4 discharges. About 25-50 per cent of the admitted patients are detained at any given time and there is on average of one Mental Health Review Tribunal hearing each week. Brunswick ward also has a seclusion room which is used by all of the wards. Clinical Leadership and medical management - Participation in business planning for the locality and, as appropriate, contribution to the broader strategic and planning work of the Leading the improvement of the quality of care within the team and contribute to improving quality across the system. Teaching & Training Teaching commitments of post, and support in place to achieve Trust-wide Teaching arrangements in locality/team. Participation in undergraduate and postgraduate clinical Participation in the training of other Providing educational supervision of trainees and other Taking part in continuing medical education within statutory DME is Dr Indira Vinjamuri Mersey Care has specific links with Liverpool Medical School and Edge Hill University Medical School 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. Clinical duties: Consultant psychiatrist responsibility for Brunswick ward at Broadoak Unit. Carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide treatment for inpatients. Support ward based staff to manage psychiatric emergencies. Conduct patient reviews and lead multidisciplinary ward reviews, CPA reviews and multi-professional meetings. To be the responsible clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance with the code of practice. To provide verbal and written evidence to Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers hearings. To carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in Trusts risk management processes such as Health Risk Assessment and Management Meetings (H-RAMM) and Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) Meetings. To provide medical leadership to the inpatient team. Liaise with families / carers. Liaise with aspects of the Criminal Justice System regarding patients. Liaise with other stakeholders and interested parties. The post holder will be expected to maintain effective communication with other services, including in-patient and community mental health teams, and primary care. Training Provide clinical/educational supervision to junior colleagues. Participation in undergraduate and postgraduate clinical Participation in the training of other Providing educational supervision of trainees and other Taking part in continuing medical education within statutory Clinical Governance: Expected contribution to clinical governance and responsibility for setting and monitoring standards. Participation in clinical audit and other local assurance Participation in service/team evaluation and the planning of future service On Call and cover arrangements: The post holder will be included in the daily on-call rota for South Liverpool There is usually always a higher trainee ST4-6 first on call at night. On-call availability supplement is 1% - Band B low frequency, low intensity and has been consistently for many years. The rota is currently shared with approximately 14 FTE colleagues