Consultant Psychiatrist - Secure Learning Disability Inpatient Service
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 19 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £105,504 - £139,882 per annum, plus 10% R&R (non contractual) 1% on call |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 23 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Maghull, L31 1FN |
| Cwmni: | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7284722/350-MED7284722 |
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A Vacancy at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.
The Consultant Psychiatrist will have responsibility for caseload of up to 20 inpatients at Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit.
This includes being the Responsible Clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance with the Code of Practice.
As a Consultant Psychiatrist and Approved Clinician, you will be responsible for ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care by providing a comprehensive psychiatric service to people with a Learning Disability in a secure inpatient service.
Fulfilling Responsible Clinician responsibility for inpatients within a secure inpatient service will be a major component of this post.
The post holder will have a flexible job plan.
The Consultant will provide direct clinical work including assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders. They will participate in regular MDT meetings, CPA reviews, MAPPA, safeguarding, risk reviews and providing clinical leadership and Responsible Clinician role.
The post holder will be expected to liaise with colleagues in other services or divisions within the Trust to support people with Forensic LD accessing other local and remotely located services.
The Consultant will undertake statutory responsibilities under the MHA, MCA and Consent to Treatment.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
This is a full-time post. The schedule of programmed activities represents a job plan totalling 10 programmed activities per week of 8 Direct Clinical Care and 2 Supporting Professional Activities.
The post holder will have a flexible Job Plan drawn to provide Consultant input for the Secure Inpatient Learning Disability services on the Maghull Health Park. This includes Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit and Rowan View Medium Secure Unit.The Consultant Psychiatrist will have responsibility for caseload of up to 20 inpatients at Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit.
This includes being the Responsible Clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance with the Code of Practice.
There will be reciprocal cross-cover provided by the other Learning Disability Consultants at Rowan View Medium Secure Unit on the Maghull Health Park during periods of leave and sickness. The Trust is committed to improving the services and reviewing contractual agreements to ensure that community teams are adequately resourced.
To provide medical input for several patients that a non-medical Approved Clinician has Responsible Clinician responsibility for. These patients are based at Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit.
To complete comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide medical interventions for patients.
Supporting staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.
Conduct patient reviews and lead multidisciplinary ward reviews, CPA reviews, attend CTR meetings and multi-professional meetings.
To provide verbal and written evidence to Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Manager’s hearings. Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act related work will form a significant part of this post.
To carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in Trust’s risk management processes such as Health Risk Assessment and ManagementMeetings (H-RAMM) and Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) Meetings if required.
To provide Clinical and or Educational supervision to junior colleagues.
Liaison with aspects of the Criminal Justice System regarding patients, where necessary.
Liaising with other stakeholders and interested parties.
The post holder will be expected to liaise with colleagues in other services/divisions within the Trust to support people with Forensic LD accessing other local and remotely located services.
There is on-call after hours for the Maghull Health Park as part of this post. This is currently 1:25.
There is admin support as part of this role.
There is a CT trainee and Specialty Doctor based at Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit.
This advert closes on Saturday 19 Jul 2025
The Consultant Psychiatrist will have responsibility for caseload of up to 20 inpatients at Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit.
This includes being the Responsible Clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance with the Code of Practice.
As a Consultant Psychiatrist and Approved Clinician, you will be responsible for ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care by providing a comprehensive psychiatric service to people with a Learning Disability in a secure inpatient service.
Fulfilling Responsible Clinician responsibility for inpatients within a secure inpatient service will be a major component of this post.
The post holder will have a flexible job plan.
The Consultant will provide direct clinical work including assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders. They will participate in regular MDT meetings, CPA reviews, MAPPA, safeguarding, risk reviews and providing clinical leadership and Responsible Clinician role.
The post holder will be expected to liaise with colleagues in other services or divisions within the Trust to support people with Forensic LD accessing other local and remotely located services.
The Consultant will undertake statutory responsibilities under the MHA, MCA and Consent to Treatment.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
This is a full-time post. The schedule of programmed activities represents a job plan totalling 10 programmed activities per week of 8 Direct Clinical Care and 2 Supporting Professional Activities.
The post holder will have a flexible Job Plan drawn to provide Consultant input for the Secure Inpatient Learning Disability services on the Maghull Health Park. This includes Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit and Rowan View Medium Secure Unit.The Consultant Psychiatrist will have responsibility for caseload of up to 20 inpatients at Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit.
This includes being the Responsible Clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance with the Code of Practice.
There will be reciprocal cross-cover provided by the other Learning Disability Consultants at Rowan View Medium Secure Unit on the Maghull Health Park during periods of leave and sickness. The Trust is committed to improving the services and reviewing contractual agreements to ensure that community teams are adequately resourced.
To provide medical input for several patients that a non-medical Approved Clinician has Responsible Clinician responsibility for. These patients are based at Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit.
To complete comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide medical interventions for patients.
Supporting staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.
Conduct patient reviews and lead multidisciplinary ward reviews, CPA reviews, attend CTR meetings and multi-professional meetings.
To provide verbal and written evidence to Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Manager’s hearings. Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act related work will form a significant part of this post.
To carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in Trust’s risk management processes such as Health Risk Assessment and ManagementMeetings (H-RAMM) and Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) Meetings if required.
To provide Clinical and or Educational supervision to junior colleagues.
Liaison with aspects of the Criminal Justice System regarding patients, where necessary.
Liaising with other stakeholders and interested parties.
The post holder will be expected to liaise with colleagues in other services/divisions within the Trust to support people with Forensic LD accessing other local and remotely located services.
There is on-call after hours for the Maghull Health Park as part of this post. This is currently 1:25.
There is admin support as part of this role.
There is a CT trainee and Specialty Doctor based at Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit.
This advert closes on Saturday 19 Jul 2025