Overview
The successful applicant for this post will be the North Norfolk Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disability. There will be support for the post from a Specialty Doctor. North Norfolk has a population of about 105,000. The current patient caseload for the Psychiatry team is 109. In the last year, there were a total of 52 new referrals for psychiatry opinion or treatment. In the 18 months since January 2023, 4 patients from the sector were admitted to the NHS in-patient assessment and treatment unit (Astley Court, Norwich) and none were admitted out of area. There may be 2-3 patients who are either conditionally discharged or on a community treatment order at any time. The consultant psychiatrist will be part of a well-established medical department in Norfolk as set out below. In addition, there may be doctors working as core trainees in psychiatry and specialty registrars doing special interests in neurodevelopmental disorders. The whole medical team is based at Little Plumstead Hospital, Norwich.
Responsibilities
* Undertake the clinical duties associated with the care of patients, including outpatient clinics, home visits and multidisciplinary case discussions.
* To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department.
* To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed by consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework.
* To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
* To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
* To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
* To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
* To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust and the team including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
For further details or informal visits contact is not included in this refined version.
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