consultant in old age psychiatry (5 PA)
leverndale hospital
INFORMATION PACK
REF: 41674d
cLOSING DATE: nOON 1st april 2016
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SUMMARY INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS POSITION
Post: consultant in old age psychiatry (5 PA’s)
base: leverndale hospital
Applications are sought from enthusiastic and motivated candidates for a part time (5 PA) Consultant post in Older Person’s Psychiatry.
The post-holder will be responsible for inpatient care, in Leverndale Hospital Glasgow, for patients over 65 who live in the CamGlen area of South Lanarkshire. A community consultant will look after these patients in the community. Half a session is offered for managing a complex clinical care ward and a further half session to join the group of Consultants providing ECT in the South GG&C area. There are currently seven consultants in Older Person’s Psychiatry in South Glasgow (4 full time and 3 part-time) and collectively they are an enthusiastic and supportive team.
Applicants must have full GMC registration, a licence to practise and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry. Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of the anticipated award of a CCT or CESR(CP) at the time of interview for the post
This post carries a responsibility for On Call at a frequency of approximately 1 in 30.
For further information please contact Dr Stuart Ritchie, (), Lead Clinician for South Glasgow Older People’s Mental Health Services. Telephone 0141 211 6574, or Dr. Elizabeth Quinn Clinical Director for Older People’s Mental Health Services, GG&C. Telephone 0141 211 6579, ().
NHS GREATER GLASGOW & CLYDE
Consultant in
Old Age Psychiatry
(5PA’s)
A.
Job Description
1. Elderly Mental Health Service
Mental Health Services for Older People in Greater Glasgow and Clyde are currently delivered by multidisciplinary, consultant led teams, each serving an elderly population of approximately 10,000 (for a full time consultant). Assessment beds for both functional and organic mental illness are located on Stobhill, Gartnavel Royal, Leverndale the Royal Alexandra and Inverclyde Royal Hospitals.
A Clinical Director for the Old Age Psychiatry Services who takes a strategic overview of the whole service.
All community services within Greater Glasgow and Clyde are now re-organised into CHSCPs
The successful candidate will provide in-patient care to the over 65 population of the CamGlen area of South Lanarkshire. This is a population of aproximately 10000 patients. The post holder will also provide the medical input to the Complex Care Uniit (currently situated at Rodgerpark Nursing Home) and the ECT Department in Leverndale Hospital along with two other Consultants. This latter usually involves attendance at ECT on a fortnightly basis.
2. Clinical Services
Inpatient Services – South Glasgow
Acute inpatient services are provided at Leverndale Hospital and consists of 38 admission beds. These are situated in 2 assessment wards; 1 for elderly people with functional illness and 1 for assessment of people with dementia. Intermediate Care is provided on two partnership sites in South Glasgow
Community Mental Health Teams
There is no community role for the post holder..
Links with Acute Hospitals
There are liaison services to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. Liaison Services are supported by Specialist Nurse Practitioners The post holder would have no formal input to Liaison Services but may be called on to give assistance to Nursing Staff in the event of the usual Liaison Consultant being on annual leave. The Elderly Mental Health service is actively engaging with the Directorates of Medicine for the Elderly in looking at more active joint working between the Departments. Laboratory, X-ray and scanning facilities are provided in the Acute Hospitals
2. Supporting Staff
Medical
The post is supported by junior medical staff.
Nursing
The inpatient wards, both acute and intermediate care, are staffed by an excellent and highly experienced skill mix of nurses where the abilities of nurses, trained and untrained, are viewed in the highest regard.
Allied Health Professions
There is a OT and physiotherapy input to the wards. There is access to Podiatry, Dietetic services, Dental and Speech and language therapy.
Administration and Clerical
The post will have secretarial and administration support.
Psychology
There is currently no formal psychology input into the wards.
Other Consultant staff South Glasgow
South Glasgow
Consultants
Dr. W. Imrie General Adult Psychiatry
Dr. D. Palmer General Adult Psychiatry
Dr. V. Math General Adult Psychiatry
Dr. S. Holmes General Adult Psychiatry
Dr. A. Cheyne General Adult Psychiatry
Dr. C. Mitchell General Adult Psychiatry
Dr. P. Srireddy General Adult Psychiatry
Dr. J. Crean General Adult Psychiatry
Dr. U. Graham General Adult Psychiatry
Dr. J. Summers General Adult Psychiatry
Dr. S. Brown General Adult Psychiatry
Dr. L. Carrick General Adult Psychiatry
Dr. C. Kelly General Adult Psychiatry
Dr. G. McMillan General Adult Psychiatry
Dr. M. Hand Esteem
Dr. C. Kelly Rehabilitation
Dr. A. Agnihotri Addictions
Dr. A. Burnel General Adult Liaison
Dr. R. Cantwell Perinatal
Dr. R. McGilp Learning Disability
Dr. E. Smiley Learning Disability
Dr. J. Naismith Psychotherapy
Dr. L. Martean Psychotherapy
Old Age Psychiatry Consultants in Glasgow and Clyde
Inverclyde CHSCP Dr. C. Haxton
Dr. C. Gordon
North East CHSCP Dr. A. Phillips
Dr. R. Brown
Dr D. Brown
East Dunbartonshire Dr. E. Jackson
CHSCP Dr. A. Fergie
West Dunbartonshire Dr. A. Soyinka
CHSCP Dr. C. Johnstone
North West CHSCP Dr. J. Whyte
Dr. J. Wiggins
South CHSCP Dr. A. Mitchell
Dr. E. Quinn
Dr. S. Ward
Dr. E. Neilson
Rutherglen/Cambuslang Dr. R. Hegde
CHSCP
East Renfrewshire Dr. J. Gray
CHSCP
Renfrewshire Dr. R. Gray
CHSCP Dr. M. Webster
Dr. D. Lusman
Dr. S. Sharma
Liaison Dr. S. Ritchie
Dr. M. Sheridan (input to North West CHSCP)
Dr. K. Boyle (input to North East CHSCP)
3. Service Developments
Liaison services to acute hospitals throughout Glasgow and to care homes have been developed in the past two years.
4. Management and Committee Work
The post holder will be members of local Divisions of Psychiatry and the Glasgow Division of Old Age Psychiatry. Medical Management is through Sector Management structures.
5. Duties of the Post
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, 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.
In terms of sessional commitment, this is envisaged to be roughly as follows:
Inpatient Work 3 PAs
Hospital based Complex Care (Currently on Rodgerpark Nursing Home site) 0.5 PA
ECT 0.5 PA
SPA 1PA
TOTAL SESSIONS 5 PAs
The successful consultant will take part pro rata in the South Glasgow and Clyde On Call rota 1 in 30 at present.
Sample Timetable
Mon / Tues / Wed / Thurs / Friam / off / ECT / off / SPA / Acute Inpatients
pm / off / Acute inpatients / off / off / Complex Clinical Care
5. Teaching
a) Undergraduate
There is undergraduate teaching carried out during, at present, two terms of the academic year and students are attached from Glasgow University.
b) Postgraduate
The post holder will participate in local Postgraduate Training Scheme in Psychiatry. These schemes are fully accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. As well as the educational supervision of the attached trainee(s), the post holder will participate in the educational programme of journal clubs and case conferences in West Glasgow as well as providing input to the West of Scotland Postgraduate Education Programme in Psychiatry.
c) Continued Professional Development
CPD has a high profile in Glasgow Psychiatry and a regular programme of activities has been organised. The post holder will be strongly encouraged to make use of these.
Research
Glasgow and Clyde Mental Health Services for the Elderly have an excellent track record of clinical research.
Clinical Audit
The Mental Health Division is particularly keen on clinical audit that establishes effectiveness of interventions.
PERSON SPECIFICATIONCONSULTANT IN OLD AGE PSYCHIATRY REF: 41674D
Essential / Desirable
Qualifications / · Medical degree (MBChB or equivalent)
· Applicants must have full GMC registration, a licence to practise and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry. Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of the anticipated award of a CCT or CESR(CP) at the time of interview for the post.
· MRCPsych or FRCPsych or equivalent
· Able to be approved by Health Board under s20 of the mental health act. / · Additional relevant qualification such as DGM, MRCGP, MSc, MPhil, MD or PhD
Knowledge & understanding / · Extensive knowledge about mental disorders and issues affecting older people .
· Good knowledge of service organisation
· Up to date awareness of government policy on issues affecting older people, particularly with regard to dementia
· Understanding of principles of clinical governance. / · Knowledge of range of service systems and their relative merits
· Advanced knowledge of a relevant aspect of the specialty
Abilities & skills / · Ability to apply knowledge to clinical practice and service development
· Ability to diagnose and treat mental illness of older people.
· Ability to apply service procedures (such as Care Programme Approach) and mental health law.
· Ability to make good medical notes
· Ability to communicate effectively with other professionals.
· Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
· Evidence of having ability to teach and coach junior medical staff, medical students as well as other staff groups
· Computer literacy (basic word processing, email and internet use) / · Advanced skills in clinical assessment and treatment of older patients
· Excellence in communication
· Analytical approach to problems
· Evidence of potential to develop specialty skills
· Advanced computer skills (statistics package, database, spreadsheet)
· Evidence of working with carers’ groups
Motivation / · Commitment to care of older people
· Commitment to evidence-based practice
· Commitment to lifelong learning.
· Commitment to clinical governance
· Ability to organise own learning and time. / · Enthusiasm
· Punctuality.
· Initiative (for example, evidence of initiative in a clinical governance project)
Personality & attitudes / · Honesty
· Reliability
· Flexibility
· Ability to undertake responsibility
· Ability to cope calmly with stressful situations
· Ability to work with other consultants in the service
· Demonstrates leadership
Experience / · Experience of delivering a mental health service for older people
· Experience of leading a multidisciplinary team
· Evidence of participation in clinical governance activities, including medical audit.
· Experience in clinical research
· Presentations to various groups / · Experience of working in more than one model of health service provision
· Experience of leading a clinical governance activity
· Publications
Other requirements / · Independently mobile (car driver)
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 £ 103,490 per 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 20.00
SUPERANNUATION / New entrants to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde who are aged sixteen but under seventy five will be enrolled automatically into membership of the NHS Pension Scheme. Should you choose to "opt out" arrangements can be made to do this via: www.sppa.gov.uk
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.
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 no 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.
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