Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of dedicated consultants and other members of the multidisciplinary teams to help shape a modernising mental health service, which has been transformed following recent changes in community settings and inpatient provision.

 The consultant will work on the Inpatient Unit at Laureate hospital, which is on the site of Wythenshawe Hospital in south Manchester.

The new post holder will take the Responsible Clinician role for Blake ward, an 8-bedded unit, which will accrue 6 programmed activities. There will be opportunities to combine this post if 10 PA’s or more are desired from the incoming consultant.

A high proportion of patients admitted to the ward suffer with psychosis and are detained on a section of the Mental Health Act. The consultant is expected to attend daily reviews on the ward and daily ward rounds. They will provide leadership and medical input. They will fulfil the role of the Responsible Clinician. They will be involved in training resident doctors, teaching medical students and engage in clinical management, audit and governance.

Main duties of the job

·                 Job share with another part time consultant.

·                 Provide clinical leadership for the ward team and trainees

·                 The ward has 17 beds and patients can be admitted from across the trust’s patch.

·                 The patient split will be 8+1, on the basis that new admissions will fall alternately to each consultant.

·                 Conduct daily ward reviews and ward rounds, support the team to complete CPA

·                 Undertake assessments of admissions to the service

·                 Assist team to diagnose and formulate management plans in all presentations.

·                 Assessment and management of risk including of vulnerability, suicide risk, risks to health and safety and risk of harm to others.

·                 Coordinate care with input from pharmacists

·                 Preparation of Mental Health Review Tribunal and Managers’ Hearings reports and attendance at subsequent hearings.

·                 Preparation of consent to treatment paperwork as well as any other MHA work such as section 17 leave, section renewals and CTOs if required

·                 Work in a collaborative way with multidisciplinary teams including external partners.

·                 Work in partnership with psychiatrists from partner providers such as Forensic and Rehabilitation Psychiatrists.

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.