Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry General Adult
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 338-6871917-24-A
- Employer
- Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Avondale, Miranda House
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Psychiatrist Avondale Assessment Unit
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019
Job overview
We are recruiting for a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist on our assessment unit (Avondale) at Miranda House in Hull.
Avondale is a 14 bedded in-patient facility, based in inner city Hull and offers assessment for people with a variety of mental health needs across Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
As the Consultant Psychiatrist on Avondale, an ability to work within a fast-paced team is essential. The average length of stay on the unit is around 4 days, and then an individual is either discharged back into the community or transferred to one of our treatment wards for continuation of their recovery.
The MDT works efficiently and effectively. It is comprised of professionals with a wide range of input and knowledge from experienced colleagues. These include nursing staff, occupational therapy, social work, pharmacy, and junior medical colleagues. This enables the assessment process to take place in a timely and decisive manner.
The post holder will join an established team of Specialist Consultant Psychiatrists in Working Age Adults 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 post holder will:
• Have clinical responsibility for assessing and reviewing people who access our services.
• Have Responsible Clinician status and be Section 12 approved.
• Provide senior medical leadership to the multi-disciplinary team.
• Undertake the assessment and management of complex cases referred and to care plan, to provide treatment formulation and guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.
• Develop professional relationships with colleagues promoting multi-disciplinary working.
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 consultant working for the Avondale team, 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.
The ability to commute within the Trusts geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport is essential.
Please read our attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on our exciting role available.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable criteria
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- 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.
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable criteria
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
Desirable criteria
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Essential criteria
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Ability to work in and lead team
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
Desirable criteria
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
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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