Job overview
The Trust is seeking a Specialist Grade liaison psychiatrist with particular expertise and interest in mental health liaison to join the Liaison Team. The vacancy has arisen as a result of the current post holder moving to another post, and the Trust regards this as an opportune moment to develop the functioning of the team. The service covers Liaison Psychiatry into all wards and A+E at the Royal Bolton Hospital
Main duties of the job
·To provide medical leadership in Liaison Psychiatry to the Mental Health Liaison team.
·As a medical expert, to be able to take a lead on service development for all adults with mental illnesses within the Royal Bolton Hospital. This will necessitate excellent influence and joint working skills.
·To provide first line generic assessments to any patient referred to the service. All members of the team will be able to provide these assessments.
·To provide medical support and supervision to the Liaison team, completing second line specialist assessment and medical treatment where appropriate, supported by the other Liaison consultant and Specialty Doctor
·To contribute to the development of the service in conjunction with other Team members.
·To supervise junior doctors acting within the Liaison team
·To participate in audit, service development and evaluation in collaboration with the Bolton Governance Team, and the Trust’s Research and Development Team.
·To participate in and organize teaching within the Royal Bolton Hospital
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
1. Pay Enhancements
2. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
3. Excellent pension
4. Cycle to work scheme
5. Salary sacrifice car scheme
6. Wellbeing programme
7. fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
8. 12 years’ experience as a doctor in total and 6 years’ experience working with psychiatry (5)
Qualifications
Essential criteria
9. MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
10. Fully registered with the GMC with a license to practice at the time of appointment
11. Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
12. Registered for CPD with the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Skills
Essential criteria
13. Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho- social perspective and wide medical knowledge
The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.
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Sponsorship
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click .
If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.
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Do you have experience outside the NHS?
We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.
We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.