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Job overview

This is a full-time junior doctor role working in a 15 bedded HDU rehabilitation unit and a 10 bedded community step-down hospital.

You will work with a Consultant Psychiatrist and a higher trainee covering these two units. 

Copeland ward is a high dependency rehabilitation unit where patients with complex psychosis and challenging behaviours are supported. The treatment pathway is between 12-18 months.

Pendlebury House forms part of our step-down community rehabilitation offer across the Trust. This unit supports patients with complex psychosis to continue their recovery in a less restrictive environment with a treatment pathway of around 24 months.

Main duties of the job

Clinical:

Clerking new patients

Assessing and managing physical health conditions of the patients on the ward

Completing regular mental state examinations and risk assessments for admitted patients

Liaison with external agencies such as GPs and acute medical staff 

Attending ward rounds and documentation of ward rounds

Completing discharge summaries and discharge prescriptions 

Leadership: 

Be involved in clinical governance related activities such as audits and quality improvement projects. 

Educational:

Provide teaching to medical students and doctors in training working in the Trust

Undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.

Record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively in a timely manner to our electronic patient notes. 

Participate in annual appraisal.

Attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.

Maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council and to abide by professional codes of conduct.

Participate annually in a job plan review with the Consultant.

Take a proactive role in identifying risk and acting on the results to resolve problems at source wherever possible bearing in mind resources and priorities and liaising with line management.

Take part in risk management practices both clinical and non-clinical in line with the Trust’s Risk Management Strategy.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 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.