Consultant Psychiatrist for Older Peoples Mental Health (HICTOP)

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time consultant psychiatrist to work in Humber's Integrated Care Team for Older people (HICTOP).

The service covers the City of Hull, with the post holder covering the East Hull CMHT Area. The post holder would carry no responsibility for inpatients, though will have access to three inpatient facilities serving the populations of Hull and East Riding based.

The successful candidate will provide medical leadership in a well-established multi-disciplinary team, and help to develop the functioning of the team.

There is a requirement that the successful candidate will also undertake on call responsibilities on the specialist Consultant on-call rota for Old Age Psychiatry and Learning Disability.

Applicants should have full registration with the GMC, possess the MRCPsych UK or have an equivalent post-graduate qualification. They should be on the Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry, or be within 6 months of achieving CCT in Old Age Psychiatry.

The role will attract at least 2.5 SPAs as standard for a full-time post.  We would be flexible in looking at enhancements to support other activities that support the wider ambitions of the Trust. There is an excellent peer support group and opportunities to be a clinical supervisor.

Main duties of the job

We think differently about our psychiatry roles and will work with you to develop an opportunity that works for you.  We will support you to balance high quality patient care with pursuing your own special interests within psychiatry, as well as offering opportunities for leadership and management and leadership roles.

Whether your focus is on developing your skills for management, research, teaching or innovative service provision, we are here to listen and understand how we can support you to reach your goals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a consultant working for the HICTOP team, you will have responsibility for the provision of safe and effective care and treatment. You will share the vision of integrated and multi-disciplinary working and actively engage in the development of the service through research and support.

The post holder would be expected to be approved as a Responsible Clinician or be willing to undertake training to obtain Section 12(2) MHA and will be expected to renew this approval according to agreed procedures.

The ability to commute within the Trusts geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport is essential.

Please read our attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on our exciting role available.