Location: York
Salary: £109,179 - £125,637 – Pro Rata (DOE)
Hours: 28 Hours per week
Why join us?
Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.
MAIN PURPOSE:
To lead and develop specialist psychiatry provision within Brainkinds Hospitals. To operate within a recovery model where people learn new strategies and coping mechanisms with the lifelong effects of acquired brain injury and other associated conditions. The service, like other BIRT (Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust) services, operates holistically as opposed to a purely medical /clinical model. This medical post sits within a community rehabilitation model using a bio-psycho-social approach.
The Consultant doctor in psychiatry will take the lead role during the stage of stabilisation where poly medications, unstable presentations, fragmented social networks of support need to be, rationalised to be more manageable and helpful for the person. They will take the lead/strategic role within the multi/interdisciplinary team providing psychiatry input within the Brainkind neurobehavioral model to people with acquired brain injury.
To act as a positive professional role model, and to pro-actively support the clinical leadership team to achieve Brainkind Objectives.
MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• To be the lead consultant for neuropsychiatry of brain injury at Brainkind hospitals and to be the Responsible Clinician for patients detained under the Mental Health Act. To hold clinical responsibility for patients admitted to Brainkind’s hospital facility within the *[York area] [Glasgow area] *delete as applicable
• To be the lead consultant and undertake regular psychiatric reviews of patients in the service and work with other disciplines to provide a well-balanced model of acquired brain injury, rehabilitation and care.
• To take the lead in specialist consultant psychiatric advice regarding service provision and delivery to the speciality psychiatry doctor and colleagues within Brainkind hospitals.
• To take a leadership role in the clinical team. To address performance issues within the team and to liaise with the manager to resolve these where they do not meet national standards or expectations.
• To ensure positive effective working relationships with key individuals, and to develop business relationships with clinical colleagues both within and outside out hospitals.
• To be aware of equality and diversity characteristic of People We Support, families, stakeholders and staff, and adapt to meeting individual circumstances.
• To provide a high quality, evidence-based interventions as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to provide safe, effective and professional psychiatric treatment within a model of highly integrated and well represented, neurobehavioral multi-disciplinary care.
• Take clinical leadership and oversight of all weekly clinical team meetings.
• To take clinical leadership for cases and have a case load where the postholder oversees the staff grade doctor’s assessments, oversees delivery of multi/interdisciplinary inputs, and ensures goal attainment and review meetings are held appropriately.
• To liaise with internal and external professionals, relevant organisations, family members and People We Support.
• Take the lead in liaising with other clinical teams within and outside Brainkind as required, general practitioners and medical specialists with regards the physical health of the patients.
• Overseeing pre-admission assessment of patients out of area for their suitability of the service when required.
• To participate in a non-residential on call rota which is in a defined geographical area based on partner agency on call arrangements (which may be subject to change) including York Hospital.
• To provide clinical consultancy, personal support and practice guidance to the specialist Doctor Psychiatrist working in Our Hospital.
• There is requirement to have Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (2007) Approval
ABOUT YOU:
• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
MRCPsych.
• Approved clinician status.
• Approved under S12
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
Rewards
You can look forward to excellent benefits, including handy discounts on many brands and services.
• A competitive salary of £109,179 - £125,637 – Pro Rata (DOE)
• 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)
• Buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
• Health Cash Plan
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Group life assurance
• Eye voucher scheme
• Free parking
• Company Pension
• Long Service and Staff Awards
We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.
To join our friendly team, click the Apply Now button.
**Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible. **
*All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks*
Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It is a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.
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