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Post: CONSULTANT OLD AGE liaison PSYCHIATRIST
Base: Royal alexandra hospital, PAISLEY, RENFREWSHIRE HSCP
Relocation Expenses available
***Applications will be reviewed as and when submitted, Interviews will be arranged for successful applications***
Applications are invited for enthusiastic candidates for this full-time post in Older Adult Liaison Psychiatry in Renfrewshire. There is opportunity to discuss up to 2 EPAs, less than full time working, job share or flexible working.
This post is based at the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) which is the main general hospital serving the Paisley area and is affiliated to the University of Glasgow and University of the West of Scotland. The post consist of 10 PAs to lead and provide liaison psychiatry services to both the acute wards at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and the local care homes within Renfrewshire HSCP. There is an Adult Psychiatry liaison team who cover self-harm assessments and the Emergency Department at the RAH regardless of the age of the patient, referring on where appropriate.
The post-holder will be supported by an experienced liaison mental health team with experienced, established nursing staff, appropriate medical secretary time and a speciality grade doctor. The department gets two or three junior doctors per rotation. Junior doctors are strongly encouraged to spend time in liaison psychiatry and the postholder would have excellent teaching opportunities for junior medical staff. The post also intermittently has clinical development fellow input with fellows doing placements for one or two years duration.
There are a total of 5 older adult consultants in the Renfrewshire HSCP department (including this post: a total of 4.6 WTE) and the successful applicant would be expected to work closely with colleagues to provide a full range of services. There are 2 WTE specialty doctors in the department. Renfrewshire sits in the wider context of Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board and there are frequent links with colleagues in adjoining HSCPs for purposes of teaching, training and service development.
There is an established Intensive Home Treatment Team and access to the Mental Health Assessment Unit for emergency (same day) presentations and older adults with a primary functional illness have access to crisis services via the Intensive Home Treatment Team which is consultant led. There is a large community mental health team with excellent nursing and social work leadership. The community mental health team and social services work together in the same offices following an integrated approach which improves patient care. Urgent community presentations can obtain timely psychiatric assessment by nursing staff and there is a daily duty nursing system in place. There is excellent leadership by the nursing management. There is also a specialty doctor dedicated to the community who has sessions to provide flexibility and quick responses for urgent community presentations.
The successful candidate would be encouraged to take the excellent opportunities available for further education and continuing professional development. There is very well organised local teaching for psychiatrists in Renfrewshire. This is currently delivered virtually and has a structured timetable. There are active education, audit and research programmes within the service extending to the whole of Greater Glasgow and Clyde Older Adult Psychiatry which is currently involved in an improving 5 year Strategy programme. Locally, the department has a strong culture of clinical governance and service improvement. The successful candidate would be strongly encouraged and supported to work with staff to innovate and improve services. Liaison psychiatry is a dynamic, exciting specialty which is continuing to expand in terms of resources and the successful candidate would be a crucial element of this strategy.
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
The job is offered as a full-time post on a 10 PA basis but applications will be considered from those wishing to work less than full-time. Up to 2 EPA’s may be available to undertake additional outpatient and/or procedure sessions or management activity.
Additional Non DCC (up to 2 PA’s in total – Inclusive of 1 core SPA plus 1 additional non DCC can be negotiated and agreed between the successful candidate and Management depending on the time required to support professional activities and the needs of the service.
All newly qualified Consultants are initially offered a minimum of 1 Core Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) which includes CPD, audit, clinical governance, appraisal, revalidation, job planning and management meetings. This will be reviewed within 6 months (or earlier if required) of appointment and revised upwards if additional responsibilities are agreed.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.