Job Description:

Job information Consultant in Community Older Persons Mental Health (OPMH) Psychiatry from the Company Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, this latest Consultant in Community Older Persons Mental Health (OPMH) Psychiatry job vacancy is located in the city Minehead TA DF located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate Master Degree . Job Vacancies in this Consultant field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

The closing date is 15th Apr 2025

Job summary

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant Psychiatrist in Older Persons Mental Health to join the Community Mental Health Teams and support patients in the Taunton, Minehead and Exmoor area

This is a permanent, full time (10 PA) position

Woking a 1 in 12 rota: operating 5pm to 9am on weekdays; and from 9am on Saturday morning to 9am on Monday morning.

This Consultant post falls under the Older Person's CMHTs and Dementia Assessment Service Teams based at the Barnfield Unit in Minehead and Foundation House in Taunton.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

Provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental health needs of community patients in their community area

Work closely with the community teams to provide effective multidisciplinary collaborative care

Act as Responsible Clinician for community patients subject to a compulsory treatment order under the Mental Health Act; (CTOs)

Undertake MHA assessments as the Trust Section 12 doctor for patients in their care (including those detained under S136)

Provide Mental Capacity Act s49 reports for patients in their community area

Provide visible and clear clinical leadership to the mental health service both locally and across the Trust

Work collaboratively with inpatient staff to ensure smooth transition for patients admitted and discharged from the wards

Join a peer group for CPD purposes: this can a Trust group or other local peer group depending on the post holder's preference

Identify areas for personal development, that will allow the post holder to improve the care they provide

Undertake annual appraisal and job plan reviews

Develop the services around them, in collaboration with management and other team members to continue to improve patient care

Participate in the local arrangements for peer supervision with consultant colleagues, including case based discussion

Provide mutual cross cover for planned leave with the other medical staff

Fulfil the duties agreed in the job plan

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

Job description

The Clinical Role

The community mental health teams and memory services provide psychiatric community care to patients over the age of 65.

The West Somerset area covers 8 GP practices and equates to approximately 11000 patients over the age of 65 (CCG figures December 2017). The Taunton area relating to this post covers one large GP Practice (Bishops Lydeard) with a population of approx. 1000 patients over 65. There is also a much smaller group of patients under 65 years of age, with primary dementias who are also cared for by the older adults' community mental health team.

There is an emphasis on members of the CMHT seeing the majority of initial assessments with a daytime duty rota dealing with urgent referrals. This helps to minimise consultant emergency work and keeps their individual community caseload at a manageable size. The CMHT will seek advice from the post holder in order to guide management for the patient; this is achieved through formal team meetings, as well as ad hoc discussions with the team when required.

Staff from within the dementia assessment service currently see all initial referrals; these are discussed with the consultant and a decision is made as to who is best placed to see the patient for further assessment and treatment. We are encouraging colleagues in primary care to make memory assessments in less complex cases and the post holder will be expected to work with colleagues in primary care in order to advise and support these diagnoses.

The post holder will hold regular clinics in Minehead and Taunton, as well as undertaking domiciliary visits when required.

The community mental health teams are part of wider integrated teams. Each team is collocated with staff from district nursing and the integrated rehabilitation team (community OT and Physiotherapists). These links are very helpful when managing a patient from a holistic viewpoint. The links will also allow the post holder to work towards closer integration between physical and mental health care, as well as primary and secondary care. Being collocated with this team allows for a free flow of advice and ideas between the services.

Transfers from general adult services to older adults are made in discussion between the teams, and with the patient and their carer. Our aim is that the right treatment is delivered by the right people at all times.

OUT-OF-HOURS ON-CALL DUTIES:

There are no compulsory Out of Hours duties as part of this role.

The post holder can opt to join the senior out-of-hours on-call rota subject to availability. Duties include senior medical and RC cover for the inpatient wards and S12 MHA work both in Trust premises and in the community.

This is a 1 in 12 rota operating 5pm to 9am on weekdays; at weekends the rota operates from 9am on Saturday morning to 9am on Monday morning.

This rota provides senior medical cover including Responsible Clinician duties to all the inpatient wards in the Trust except the child and adolescent ward (Wessex House). It therefore covers inpatient services for adults of working age (Rydon 1 and 2 Wards in Taunton, Rowan Ward in Yeovil and St Andrews Ward in Wells), older people (Pyrland Ward in Taunton), the PICU (Holford Ward in Taunton), and the rehabilitation and low secure wards (Willow and Ash Wards respectively in Bridgwater). Hence it includes duties for patients within the following specialties: adult general, old age, rehabilitation and learning disability.

The senior on-call rota also involves MHA assessments in inpatient wards, the two Hospital Place of Safety suites (located in Yeovil and Taunton), the district general and community hospitals, police custody centres and also in the community.

The rota attracts a payment of 1 PA (for the S12 component) and a 3% salary enhancement for the RC / senior medical cover for inpatient wards. Section fees are also paid and retained for assessments (excluding current Trust inpatients).

The rota is occasionally supported by senior trainees who undertake the Consultant Role under supervision until midnight.

The trust is currently piloting an all age rota ( as above but including CAMHS Inpatient and community ) and if successful the trust will plan to move towards this for provision of cover out of hours.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Medial Degree

Mental Health Act Approved Clinician / Section 12 approval - or eligible and willing to apply for these.

Entry on GMC Specialist Register or eligible for entry on Register within 6 months of interview via Specialist Training (CCT) or CESR

Desirable

MRCPsych.

Accredited for the training of Higher trainees / junior doctors.

Further professional qualifications such as MRCP/DGM

A Higher degree such as a Masters Degree.

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of assessment and management of patients in Older People's community psychiatry.

Ability to offer expert clinical care of patients.

A particular understanding of the care and treatment of frail older adults in the community.

A clear understanding of mental health and mental capacity legislation and the application of these areas of legislation as they relate to community care.

Desirable

3 years supervised training in an appropriate ST4-6 equivalent training programme.

Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.

Formal training or qualifications in leadership or organisational development

Experience of service development particularly related to old age psychiatric services

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please see job description for full details of person specification criteria

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact:

Tiff Earle

tiff.earle@somersetft.nhs.uk

Pay scheme

Hospital Medical and Dental

Band

Consultant

Salary

£105504.00 to £139882.00 Yearly

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-Time

Reference number

184-OL-MED-FAM-2025

Job locations

Minehead Community Hospital Luttrell Way Minehead Somerset TA24 6DF

Foundation House Wellsprings Road Taunton Somerset TA2 7PQ

Keywords : Minehead jobs

Closed Date : 2025-04-12