We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Specialty Doctor to join our Female Secure Services team. This is a full-time position offering the opportunity to work within a well-established, supportive multidisciplinary team (MDT).

The successful candidate will work alongside Consultant Psychiatrists who hold Responsible Clinician roles for:

• Up to 16 patients in Chesterton Low Secure Unit
• Up to 8 patients in Tennyson Step Down Service

Requirements

• MbChb, MBBS or equivalent
• 2 years experience working in psychiatry
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Ability to work in and lead team
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
• Current UK professional registration

Desirable:

• MRCPsych
• Additional clinical qualifications
• Experience in forensic psychiatry
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Section 12(2) Approved
• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
• Participated in research or service evaluation
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day clinical management of patients on the ward
• Attend and contribute to multidisciplinary meetings, risk assessments, and liaison with external agencies
• Prepare and present clinical reports for CPA meetings and ward rounds
• Participate in referral assessments to the service
• Provide written and oral evidence for Manager's Hearings, Mental Health Tribunals, and potentially for Court proceedings
• Discharge planning and liaison with receiving services
• Attendance at pre-tribunal, renewal of detention, pre-manager's hearings, and pre-discharge meetings as required
• Undertake assessments and attend the LSU admissions panel meetings to discuss assessments
• Informal supervision/teaching of medical students and trainee nurses

Benefits

• Salary: £61,542 to £99,216 a year per annum
• Flexible working requests will be considered
• Support for professional development, including CESR applications
• Access to library and education facilities
• Opportunity to participate in research and audit
• Access to psychotherapy service for supervision
• Electronic appraisal system
• Access to time off for trade union duties
• Optional on call commitment with remuneration (2 PAs, enhanced hourly rates, time off in line with WTD)

Application Process

• Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome.
• Criminal record checks for overseas applicants are required if applicable.

About Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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. 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.

Contact

• Deputy Medical Workforce Lead: Dawn McLoughlin
• Email: Dawn.Mcloughlin@merseycare.nhs.uk