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CONSULTANT in ADULT GENERAL PSYCHIATRy
renfrewshire HSCP
Information pack
reF: 38470D
Closing Date: Noon on 2nd October 2015
SUMMARY INFORMATION
Post: CONSULTANT ADULT GENERAL PSYCHIATRIST
Base: MILE END MILL and dykebarhospital
Applications are invited for a full-time post in General Adult Psychiatry based in West Renfrewshire.Mental Health services in Renfrewshire are provided by integrated health and social work multidisciplinary CMHTs, supported by an intensive home treatment team and a primary care mental health team.
This full time (10 PA) post is based at the West Renfrewshire Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), with in patient duties in South Ward, Dykebar.The postholder will be supported by appropriate medical secretary time. Responsibilities will be shared between a total of 10 general adult psychiatrists in Renfrewshire, and the successful applicant would be expected to work closely with colleagues to provide a full range of services to patients.
The successful candidate would be encouraged to take the opportunities available for further education and continuing professional development. There are active education and audit programmes within the service.Out of Hours on call responsibilities will be shared with other consultant colleagues on an approximately 1:32 rota.
Applicants must have full registration with the General Medical Council, a licence to practice and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher Specialist Training in adult general psychiatry leading to a CCT in Psychiatry or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or be within six months of confirmed entry at the date of interview. Non UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
For further information please contact Dr. Alex Thom, Clinical Director Adult Mental Health Services on 0141-314 4079 or email or Dr Sinead McAree on 0141 618 5600 0r email
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
CONSULTANT IN GENERAL ADULT PSYCHIATRY
GREATER GLASGOW & CLYDE
RENFREWSHIRE HSCP
West Renfrewshire CMHT,Paisley
JOB DESCRIPTION
CONSULTANT GENERAL ADULT PSYCHIATRIST –
West RenfrewshireCMHT
Applications are invited from a dynamic and enthusiastic individual for this 10PA General Adult post. Responsibilities would be shared, along with the other Consultants, for aweighted adult population of 46,000 people in West Renfrewshire sector with in patient beds located in DykebarHospital. There is an established Community Mental Health Team in West Renfrewshire, and the successful applicant will be expected to work closely with colleagues to provide a full range of services to inpatients and outpatients. They will join 18 other Consultants in Renfrewshire and will take part in a combined on call rota on a pro rata basis. They will be supported by Junior Doctor time and Medical Secretary input.
- Present Service Provision
Community mental health services in Renfrewshire are part of Renfrewshire HSCP, and cover a total population of 181,481. The Mental Health Partnership for Greater Glasgow and Clyde supports and coordinates the delivery of adult mental health services delivered by CHCPs in four divisions across the Board area: South Clyde, South Glasgow, West Glasgow and Northeast Glasgow.
The Head of Service for Mental Health in Renfrewshire is Katrina Phillips and the Clinical Director is Dr Alexander Thom. The Community services manager is James Clocherty. The Associate Medical Director for Mental Health is Dr Michael Smith, and the HSCP Chief Officer is David Leese.
Inpatient psychiatric services in Renfrewshire are provided at Dykebar and LeverndaleHospitals, which have 37 acute inpatient beds. The hospital has access to a total of 8intensive psychiatric care unit beds based in Inverclyde. A total of 20 beds provide inpatient intensive rehabilitation and continuing care services for South Clyde and are based at Dykebar.
Adult Mental Health Services are currently based round two joint health and social work community mental health teams (CMHTs) - a Paisley CMHT based at the Charleston Centre, Paisley and a West Renfrewshire/Renfrew CMHT based at Mile End Mill in Paisley.
The Paisley CMHT is based at the Charleston Centre, and currently comprises 1 Staff Grade, 1 Nurse Team Leader, 5.0 Band 7s, 3.0 Band 5-6, 2.0 Support Workers, 2.0 OT's, 1.0 Consultant Psychologist, 1.0 Social Worker Team Leader, 4.0 Social Workers, 1.0 Social work Assistant, and 3.0 SW Support Workers.
The West Renfrewshire/Renfrew Adult Community Mental Health Team currently consists of 2 job share nurse team leaders, 1 Social work Team Leader,5.0 Band 7s, 3.0 Band 5-6 Nurses, 5.0 Support Workers, 1.0 Senior Occupational Therapist, 1.0 Grade A Psychologist, 4.0 Social Workers/MHOs and 1.0 Social Work Assistant.
The “Doing Well” team (12 clinicians including 0.2 WTE consultant psychiatrist) provides treatment for all patients presenting with a new episode of low mood in Renfrewshire.
The “Intensive Home Treatment Team” (IHTT) provides emergency assessments, gatekeeps all new admissions and provides home treatment where indicated. The team operates from 9am to 8pm weekdays and 10am to 6pm weekends and holidays. The team comprises of 1.0Consultant Psychiatrist,0.5 Specialty Doctor, 1.8 Team Secretaries, 1 Team Leader, 8 Senior IHTT Practitioners (7 nurses & 1 social worker) and 4 IHTT Practitioners (all of which are nurses).
There are separate teams for Liaison Psychiatry and Rehabilitation Services. Patients in Renfrewshire have access to specialist psychology, psychotherapy and addiction services. The GG&C Perinatal Service, based at Leverndale, provides GG&C wide services and the ESTEEM service provides Early Intervention Psychosis services. Forensic service provision includes a forensic CMHT for South Clyde. The Community Eating Disorder Service Is based in East Glasgow with admission beds at Stobhill.
Child and Adolescent Services are based at oldRenfrew Health Centre but the inpatient beds are provided at GartnavelRoyalHospital and YorkhillHospital respectively. There are 10 Learning Disability assessment/treatment beds and a Community Learning Disability Team.
2.Medical Staffing (Renfrewshire Division of Psychiatry)
(i)Paisley Sector
Dr Alex Thom – General Adult Psychiatry / Clinical Director
Dr Alistair Kinniburgh – General Adult Psychiatry
Dr Mark McAllister – General Adult Psychiatry
Dr Shilpa Shivaprasad - General Adult psychiatry
Dr Greg King – General Adult Psychiatry (Specialty Doctor)
Dr Stella Shanmugan – General Adult Psychiatry (Specialty Doctor)
ii)West Renfrewshire/Renfrew Sector
Dr Peter Bennie- General Adult Psychiatry / BMA Chairman
Dr Joan Thomson– General Adult Psychiatry/Continuing Care and Rehabilitation
Dr Baljeet Kaur – General Adult Psychiatry
Dr Nagore Penades- General Adult Psychiatry
Dr Lynne Doig Inglis – General Adult Psychiatry (Specialty Doctor)
Dr Kim Hickey – General Adult Psychiatry (Specialty Doctor)
(iii) Medical Staff Working within other specialties
Dr Michael Smith – General Adult Psychiatry/ Lead Associate Medical Director for Mental Health
Dr Sinead McAree –Lead Clinician and IHTT
Dr Emma Earl IHTT Specialty Doctor ( 5 sessions)
Dr Maria Oto -Liaison Psychiatry (p/t)
Dr Alison Blair -Lead Clinician and Consultant for ESTEEM service
Dr Charles McMahon – Addictions Psychiatry
Dr Ann Graham– Learning Disability Psychiatry
Dr Alex Wootton - Learning Disability Psychiatry
Dr Katy Wheeldon - Psychotherapy
Dr Rob Gray – Old Age Psychiatry
Dr Mark Webster – Old Age Psychiatry
Dr Diane Lusman– Old Age Psychiatry
Dr Sumit Sharma – Old Age Psychiatry
There are also 9 ST1-3 posts (and one FY2 post), and generally 1-3 senior trainees at any one time.
3.Duties of the Post
This 10PA consultant post is based at the West Renfrewshire Community Mental Health Team. The successful applicant will be expected to work with colleagues to provide a comprehensive General Adult Psychiatric service to the West Renfrewshirearea. This area has a weighted population of 46,000.
The successful candidate will be expected to provide a comprehensive range of services to General Adult patients and graduate elderly patients. This will include inpatient and outpatient treatments working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. In patient beds are located in South Ward, Dykebar hospital. The current bed provision is 13.
He or she will participate in the daytime on call rota, out of hours on call rota (Renfrewshire is covered by the GG&C OOH CPN service) and cover for colleagues during absence in line with arrangements set out in the National Terms and Conditions. The on call rota covers the whole of Renfrewshire and full time Consultants are on call 2 or 3 days per month. Domiciliary visits, court reports, Mental Health Act/Adults with Incapacity work and liaison assessments will be undertaken as required. The post will have sessional support as required from a Medical Secretary and access to a ST1-3/FY2 doctor.
In the Paisley sector 43% of the population are within DEPCAT 1-4 and 57% are within DEPCAT 5-7, for an adult population of 56,734. The West CMHT is based at Anchor Mill in Paisley, and provides services to Renfrew, Johnstone, Linwood, Kilbirnie, Erskine, Lochwinnoch and surrounding areas. (In the West Renfrewshire/Renfrew sector, 62% of the population are within DEPCAT 1-4 and 38% are within DEPCAT 5-7, which represents average levels of deprivation for Scotland).
Continuing Professional Development
The post holder will be expected to maintain good professional standing for CPD with the Royal College of Psychiatrists. There is a study leave budget and medical staff are encouraged to ensure that they keep their practice up to date. In addition the post holder will be expected to take part in the annual cycles of peer review, appraisal and job planning.
4.Teaching/Administration
The post holder will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the proper function of the clinical team including appraisal, clinical and non-clinical supervision of medical staff and clinical supervision of non-medical staff. He or she will also be expected to participate in the broader aspect of administration and management within the Renfrewshire Division of Psychiatry and the Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership.
It is expected that the successful candidate will take part in Job Planning, Appraisal, Peer Review and Continuing Professional Development. Participation in audit or research is encouraged. The post holder will be actively involved in the teaching of undergraduate medical students. In addition the post holder will be expected to participate in the postgraduate teaching of medical staff and staff of other disciplines.
5.Other Information
Informal enquiries will be welcomed by Dr Alex Thom, Clinical Director, DykebarHospital (0141 314 4079).
PROPOSED TIMETABLE
MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY / FRIDAYa.m. / Ward duties
South ward
DykebarHospital / West Ren CMHT
(Clinical meeting)
CPA etc / West Ren CMHT
OPC / Dykebar- Internal
Teaching
Psychological therapy meetings
Monthly Division of Psychiatry
Meetings
(SPA)
/ West RenCMHT
OPC
p.m. / West RenCMHT
OPC / West RenCMHT
OPC / Ward Duties
South ward
Dykebar / Clinical Administration Session / South ward
DykebarHospital
This job plan is negotiable and will be agreed between the successful applicant and the Clinical Director. NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde initially allocates all full time consultants 10 PAs made up of 9 PAs in Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and one core Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) for CPD, audit, clinical governance, appraisal, revalidation, job planning, internal routine communication and management meetings. The precise allocation of SPA time and associate objectives will be agreed with the successful applicant and will be reviewed at annual job planning.
Person Specification
Consultant – General Adult Psychiatry
Essential
- Applicants must have full GMC registration, a licence to practice and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to a CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
Attributes / Essential / Desirable
Education and Qualifications: / MRCPsych or equivalent.
Full GMC registration with current Licence to Practice.
Inclusion on GMC Specialist Register (or be within 6 months of confirmed entry onto the Specialist Register from the date of interview).
Section 22 approval or willingness to gain approval following appointment.
Experience:
- Expertise in generalist field
- Expertise in sub-specialty field
Experience of working within and developing partnership structures within a mental health environment.
Experience of working with stakeholders, carers and service users to develop and improve the patient journey.
Demonstrable record of professional achievements within a mental health environment, evidenced by specific examples throughout their career.
Team Working / Committed to working effectively within the multi-disciplinary team evidenced with examples throughout career. / Demonstration of clinical leadership
Teaching & Training / Ability to train and supervise junior medical staff, medical students and other members of the multi-disciplinary team; demonstrating a flexible approach to reflect varied learning styles. / Experience of teaching and training postgraduate and undergraduate medical staff and other professional groups and/or carer/service user groups.
Research & Publications / Demonstrate an interest to participate in research and encourage evidence based practice.
Clinical Audit / Demonstrate breadth of knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance agenda within Mental Health.
Experience of service development utilising Clinical Audit/Governance to achieve patient centred improvement. / Evidence of audit cycle completion.
Evidence of involvement in other areas of Clinical Governance (CIRs, ICP, MCNs, critical review of evidence etc)
Service Management / Experience of contributing to and supporting service modernisation and redesign programmes. / Embrace innovative solutions to deliver modern patient centred services.
Personal and Interpersonal Skills / Demonstrate effective clinical leadership by demonstrating clinical leadership within multi-disciplinary teams or across partnership organisations. / Clear evidence of providing clinical leadership and ability to give examples.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
The conditions of service are those laid down and amended from time to time by the Hospital and Medical & Dental Whitley Council.
TYPE OF CONTRACT / PermanentGRADE AND SALARY / Consultant
£76,761 - £ 103,490per annum (pro rata)
New Entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the minimum point of the salary scale, (dependent on qualifications and experience). Salary is paid monthly by Bank Credit Transfer.
HOURS OF DUTY / Part Time 40.00 hours
SUPERANNUATION / You have the option to join the NHS Superannuation Scheme, to participate in the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme or to take out a Personal Pension.Employee’s contributions to the NHS Scheme are Tiered based on your earnings and the employers contribution equates to 13.5 % of salary. Employees in the NHS Scheme are “Contracted-out” of the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme and pay a lower rate of National Insurance contributions. Employees who choose to participate in the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme pay the higher rate of National Insurance contribution. A Stakeholder Pension is also available. A Personal Pension is a private arrangement agreed with the pension provider that will be an organisation such as a Bank, Building Society or Insurance Company.
REMOVAL EXPENSES / Assistance with removal and associated expenses may be given and would be discussed and agreed prior to appointment.
EXPENSES OF CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT / Candidates who are requested to attend an interview will be given assistance with appropriate travelling expenses.Re-imbursement shall not normally be made to employees who withdraw their application or refuse an offer of appointment.
TOBACCO POLICY / NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde operate a No Smoking Policy in all premises and grounds.
DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND / This post is considered to be in the category of “Regulated Work” and therefore requires a Disclosure Scotland Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) Membership which currently costs £59.00. The cost of the PVG Membership will be initially paid by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and will required to be repaid through a payroll deduction mandate from the successful candidate’s first salary.
CONFIRMATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE UK / NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has a legal obligation to ensure that it’s employees, both EEA and non EEA nationals, are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. Before any person can commence employment within NHS GGC they will need to provide documentation to prove that they are eligible to work in the UK. Non EEA nationals will be required to show evidence that either Entry Clearance or Leave to Remain in the UK has been granted for the work which they are applying to do. Where an individual is subject to immigration control under not circumstances will they be allowed to commence until the right to work in the UK has been verified. ALL applicants regardless of nationality must complete and return the Confirmation of Eligibility to Work in the UK Statement with their completed application form. You will be required provide appropriate documentation prior to any appointment being made.
REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974 / The rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974 allows people who have been convicted of certain criminal offences to regard their convictions as “spent” after the lapse of a period of years. However, due to the nature of work for which you are applying this post is exempt from the provisions of Section 4 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Orders 1975 and 1986). Therefore, applicants are required to disclose information about convictions which for other purposes are “spent” under the provision of the act in the event of employment, failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Any information given will be completely confidential.
DISABLED APPLICANTS / A disability or health problems does not preclude full consideration for the job and applications from people with disabilities are welcome. All information will be treated as confidential. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde guarantees to interview all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the post. You will note on our application form that we ask for relevant information with regard to your disability. This is simply to ensure that we can assist you, if you are called for interview, to have every opportunity to present your application in full. We may call you to discuss your needs in more detail if you are selected for interview.
GENERAL / NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde operates flexible staffing arrangements whereby all appointments are to a grade within a department. The duties of an officer may be varied from an initial set of duties to any other set, which are commensurate with the grade of the officer. The enhanced experience resulting from this is considered to be in the best interest of both NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and the individual.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES / The postholder will undertake their duties in strict accordance with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
NOTICE / The employment is subject to three months’ notice on either side, subject to appeal against dismissal.
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE / In terms of NHS Circular 1989 (PCS) 32 dealing with Medical Negligence the Health Board does not require you to subscribe to a Medical Defence Organisation. Health Board indemnity will cover only Health Board responsibilities. It may, however, be in your interest to subscribe to a defence organisation in order to ensure you are covered for any work, which does not fall within the scope of the indemnity scheme.
FURTHER INFORMATION