Job summary
We are seeking an experienced psychiatrist to lead our team across our female-only Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. This role requires a dynamic and inspiring leader who can foster a professional, open culture that empowers our clinical staff to provide exceptional, compassionate care.
As the Consultant Psychiatrist, you will be a visible and influential figure within our hospital. You will work collaboratively with a multi-professional management team, ensuring that our care meets the highest regulatory standards. Your leadership will be key in shaping the strategic direction of our unit, always prioritising safe, effective, and individualised care for every patient.
Main duties of the job
In collaboration with other clinical colleagues and
managers your role will involve helping to develop a comprehensive treatment service that seeks to
deliver a high quality response to those suffering from a range of mental
health problems based on quality assured evidence based practice. You will be responsible for providing advice
with regard to the psychiatric care of clients within their respective service
area and will entail taking overall responsibility for a defined caseload of
patients
About us
Baldock Manor is a 40-bed hospital in north Hertfordshire that provides specialist psychiatric services for adults. The hospital has two female PICU (Psychiatric Intensive Care) wards and two acute wards.
Our PICU services provide care and support for women at crisis level with a severe mental disorder who require rapid assessment and stabilisation.
Our acute wards care for older adults, usually 55 years or older, who need a short-term hospital stay, where we can stabilise their mental health. The average stay in our acute wards is less than forty days.
Our service objectives:
To offer a first-rate, safe and personalised service that promotes our patients choice, dignity, and quality of life and delivers a cost-effective service for our NHS partners.
Our model of care:
Our care model places our patients needs and personal circumstances at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to providing quality, meaningful care focused on recovery and aim to support each person admitted to our services in a personalised, collaborative way.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In
conjunction with Consultant colleagues they will provide professional
supervision to the other medical staff where appropriate. They will ensure that
junior medical staff time and duties are managed in a manner which best suits
the needs of the service and their ongoing training.
Participate
in an out of hours rota with other Consultant Psychiatric colleagues in Baldock
Manor Hospital.
Ensure
there is adequate consultant cover across the hospital as required
Participate
in quality enhancement and service evaluation projects and will be encouraged
to undertake any research which may be relevant to either short or long-term
service improvement.
Participate
in educational and health promotion activities within the Mental Health Service
and to be pro-active in liaising on a regular basis with General Practitioners.
Lead
the CPD programme for the hospital and foster a culture of learning
Provide professional advice to the Senior Management
team and Board on key service planning issues and psychiatric clinical issues
or staffing issues, ensuring that the Senior Management Team and Board of
Directors keep quality of care at the core of decision making
Be
a role model for effective leadership in the business driving a positive,
can-do culture and actively promote collaboration, enablement, innovation and
positive outcomes.
Provide
input and advice on any relevant initiatives that require a medical perspective
e.g. implementation of recommendations from NICE, National Inquiries, External
Investigations etc.
Represent
the business externally at local, regional and national level, raising the
profile of the business and establishing working relationships with
commissioners, community teams and other key partners.
Oversee
the performance of the Consultant Psychiatrists ensuring that systems are in
place to support appraisal and revalidation. Identify, investigate and escalate
concerns about psychiatrists conduct or performance.
Maintain
effective, professional leadership for alongside other Consultant Psychiatrists
providing clinical supervision and mentorship.
Work with the Responsible Officer to support the
appraisal and revalidation process for other Psychiatrists.
To participate in the recruitment and appointment
of relevant staff
Work in partnership with patients always
considering patient preferences when discussing treatment options considering
the full impact of clinical decisions on the patient and directing and
supporting patients to the information they need to support decision making.
Take part in the management of joint investigations
of clinical nature concerning doctors such as those that arise from complaints
or untoward events.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Approved Clinician
- In good standing with the RCPsych
- Current registration with GMC
- At least five years experience in in-patient setting
- Ability to take independent Clinical decisions and demonstrate clinical leadership.
- Knowledge of evidence based practice.
- Effective communication skills verbal and written.
- Up to date with current practices in rehabilitation Psychiatry.
- Able to organise oneself and prioritise clinical need.
- Evidence of participation in audit.
- Able to demonstrate time management skills, with the ability to work well under pressure, prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
- Ability to analyse information and use effectively and efficiently
Desirable
- Relevant Post-Graduate qualification
- Experience of working in Psychiatric intensive care
- Experience of working in Acute services
- Teaching
- Research
- Proficient IT skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Nouvita Limited
Address
Baldock Manor
4 London Road
Baldock
Hertfordshire
SG7 6ND