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Speciality Doctor | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £52,530 - £82,400 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 July 2024 |
| Location: | Ashton-U-Lyne, OL6 9RW |
| Company: | Pennine Care NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6379607/311-M130-24-B |
Summary
Speciality Doctor for Psychiatrist Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
This is an established post within the Rehabilitation & High Support Directorate (RHSD) covering a 10 bedded male PICU.
• Provide the routine medical and psychiatric care to 10 male patients on Walkerwood unit. This will involve taking the initial histories, regularly reviewing the patients’ mental state and physical health, writing prescriptions, collecting and compiling information from other sources re: previous psychiatric history, medication history, and risk events.
• Attend weekly ward rounds, contribute to the multi-disciplinary review of the patients, take notes and document on the electronic recording system PARIS .
• Prepare admission summaries and discharge summaries no less than 1 week following discharge, and referral letters to other specialists as and when required.
• Under supervision prepare psychiatric reports for Hospital Managers’ Hearings and Tribunals. Depending on experience the post holder can expect to represent the Responsible Clinician at Hospital Managers’ Hearings and less frequently Tribunals.
The Trust is seeking a full time speciality doctor to join Psychiatry Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Walkerwood at Tameside General Hospital, Ashton-u-Lyne. This is an established post. We are recruiting as our existing doctor is taking retirement.
Walkerwood provides intensive care to acutely unwell male patients. This facility accommodates 10 male patients between the age of 18 - 65 yrs. By the nature of this facility, it is expected that the patients admitted to PICU will be acutely unwell with potentially aggressive and challenging behaviors.
It is envisaged that the post holder will work ten programmed activities over five days. Following appointment there will be a meeting at no later than three months with the Clinical Manager to review and revise the job plan and objectives of the post holder. The overall split of the programmed activities is 7.5 to be devoted to direct clinical care and 2.5 to supporting professional activities (as per the Royal College of Psychiatrists recommendation). The timetable is indicative only. A formal job plan will be agreed between the post holder and Associate Medical Director or Clinical Manager three months after commencing the post and at least annually thereafter.
This advert closes on Monday 24 Jun 2024