Republic of Ireland HSE Consultant Psychotherapy in Connacht Region on a fixed term / permanent basis; working for our client via Workplace Doctors

*** Must have IMC (Specialist Division) Registration (Irish Medical Council) - Essential
*** Location: Republic of Ireland – Connacht Region (Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Donegal)
***Speciality: Psychiatry: Psychotherapy

*** Duration: 12 months (FREE visa & work permit + relocation package offered)

*** Role: Consultant (6+ years post graduate experience)

*** Start date: ASAP

***IELTS Score of 7.0 Overall (minimum) – Essential

***Exact location details provided on application

*** Pay rate: €217,235 to €261,051 Euro’s (dependent on experience) basic salary (allowances paid extra)

Irish Teaching Hospitals and Medical Universities receive great international acclaim & recognition throughout the world, doctors with experience and training in Ireland typically enjoy great success in terms of professional career development & job satisfaction.

Overview

We are looking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy. This full time, 10 PA role would be based initially in the University Hospital facility of the HSE.

This is an exciting opportunity and we are looking for a consultant interested in inspiring, leading, and developing our service.

The role:

• 2.5 SPAs as standard for a full time post
• Excellent General Adult peer support group
• Opportunities to be a clinical supervisor
• Fantastic newly built studio accommodation available
• Relocation assistance available.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to the on-call rota out of hours and at weekend. This work will be remunerated appropriately. There is no requirement to be resident On Call.

The Job Description provides additional information about the post.

The HSE facility has a large number of Consultant Psychiatrists and is recognised as one of the best HSE employers in the country.

Applicants should hold full IMC registration and be included on the Specialist register of the IMC or they should be eligible for entry to the Specialist Register within 6 months of the interview date.

Specific Duties

The main duties and responsibilities of the post are:

·       Screening referrals and management of waiting list

·       Psychotherapy assessment and formulation.

·       Psychotherapy interventions, with specialist knowledge/skills in different modalities of therapy including specialist knowledge of PD interventions, e.g. Mentalisation Based Therapy (MBT), Dialectical Based Therapy (DBT), Structured Clinical Management (SCM) and Therapeutic Community (TC).

·       Providing clinical supervision to a range of staff 14.5 Promoting public understanding of mental health

·       Provision of Psychotherapy Training and supervision (e.g.: supervision groups) to Core and Higher Psychiatry trainees and also other grades of doctors (for example CPSC doctors, Specialty doctors, overseas qualified doctors)

·       To contribute to the CPA process during on call duties if required.

·       To provide for the mental health needs – including prescribing and monitoring psychotropic medications during on call duties if required.

·       To comply with policies and procedures.

·       To contribute to the risk assessments.

·       To provide for the physical health needs of your patients (with support from clinical practitioners, GP and practice nurse providing sessional input, and referring to outside hospitals and specialists).

·       To contribute to the discharge process including completing discharge summaries, prescribing for discharge medications, and handing over the care during on call duties if required.

·       To provide clinical expertise and clinical leadership to the team; it is expected that the consultant will play a key and active role in the team management and will be responsible for the appropriate clinical key performance indicators of their team.

·       To support Clinical Governance, Health and Safety and other notional requirements and directives in your clinical area.

·       To respond to appropriate requests from the Commissioners.

·       To support the team in providing and achieving excellence in care and treatment through regular audit and review of clinical practice.

·       To support the work of the other relevant clinical teams in the community, especially during the discharge process, and to address interface issues in a constructive and cordial manner.

·       To relate to the relevant inpatient clinical team regarding your patients to ensure smooth transfer of care and best outcomes.

·       To provide clinical care/assessments in other clinical areas (including inpatient settings) if requested/directed to do so in an emergency and exceptional circumstances in the interest of patient safety and in the interest of the Trust.

·       To participate in team governance meetings and accept a shared responsibility for smooth and effective functioning of your clinical team along with the Team Leader.

Teaching Commitments

·       regular commitments to ward based teaching of undergraduates.

·       participation in the lecture programmes for 2^nd and 4^th & 5^th year medical students.

·       teaching of other groups as required including other specialty juniors and specialist nurses.

Job Plan

A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee, the Operational Medical Director and Lead Psychiatry: Psychotherapy Consultant, on behalf of the Trust’s Medical Director, based on the provisional timetable. This will be signed by the Chief Executive and will be effective from the commencement date of the appointment.

It will be reviewed at 3 months & thereafter annually or at any time, but no less than 3 months after a previous review, as requested by the appointee, Operational Medical Director or Clinical Lead & adjusted accordingly to the agreement of both parties.

On-call and cover arrangements

The post holder will be expected to take part on the on-call rota out of hours and weekends. This will be remunerated appropriately. The rota covers the general adult psychiatry and older adult psychiatry specialities within the locality. The current rota is a minimum of 1:9. This attracts a extra availability supplement and 0.5 PA.

Standard Duties and responsibilities

a) To participate in development of and undertake all duties and functions pertinent to the Consultant’s area of competence, as set out within the Clinical Directorate Service Plan  and in line with policies as specified by the Employer.

b) To ensure that duties and functions are undertaken in a manner that minimises delays for patients and possible disruption of services.

c) To work within the framework of the hospital / agency’s service plan and/or levels of service (volume, types etc.) as determined by the Employer. Service planning for individual clinical services will be progressed through the Clinical Directorate structure or other arrangements as apply.

d) To co-operate with the expeditious implementation of the Disciplinary Procedure 

e) To formally review the execution of the Clinical Directorate Service Plan with the Clinical Director / Employer periodically. The Clinical Directorate Service Plan shall be reviewed periodically at the request of the Consultant or Clinical Director / Employer. The Consultant may initially seek internal review of the determinations of the Clinical Director regarding the Service Plan.

f) To participate in the development and operation of the Clinical Directorate structure and in such management or representative structures as are in place or being developed. The Consultant shall receive training and support to enable him/her to participate fully in such structures.

g) To provide, as appropriate, consultation in the Consultant’s area of designated expertise in respect of patients of other Consultants at their request.

h) To ensure in consultation with the Clinical Director that appropriate medical cover is available at all times having due regard to the implementation of the European Working Time Directive as it relates to doctors in training.

i) To supervise and be responsible for diagnosis, treatment and care provided by non-Consultant Hospital Doctors (NCHDs) treating patients under the Consultant’s care.

j) To participate as a right and obligation in selection processes for non-Consultant Hospital Doctors and other staff as appropriate. The Employer will provide training as required. The Employer shall ensure that a Consultant representative of the relevant specialty / sub-specialty is involved in the selection process. 

k) To participate in clinical audit and proactive risk management and facilitate production of all data/information required for same in accordance with regulatory, statutory and corporate policies and procedures.

l) To participate in and facilitate production of all data/information required to validate delivery of duties and functions and inform planning and management of service delivery

Service Provision and Cover during Absences

The consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and for the proper functioning of the service allowing for appropriate delegation for the training of his/her staff.

He/she must be available by telephone and able to attend the hospital in a timely fashion when on-call (40 minutes journey time).

Consultant staff must ensure that services are covered during his/her planned absences. Where fixed commitments need to be cancelled during planned absences appropriate notice (8 weeks) must be given. Absences must be co-ordinated with other consultant staff in the specialty to ensure senior cover is always available.

Essential Requirements

This post is open to doctors who hold Registration as a Specialist in the Specialist Division of the Registrar of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the specialty of Psychiatry: Psychotherapy

Office Accommodation

The post holder will undertake administrative work associated with their clinical and other professional duties.  Adequate time and facilities for clinical administration, including appropriate office space, secretarial support and access to a personal computer, software & internet access, will be available.

Management Responsibility

All Consultants are required to attend the monthly Directorate Meetings. Post holders will be expected to share in administrative duties allocated by mutual agreement within the Directorate. As part of the Consultant Team, the consultant  will offer mentoring support and lead the existing clinical team through; joint clinics, one-to-one support, individual case management and complex cases, identifying development needs and suggesting CPD (Continuous Professional Development) opportunities and responding to clinical enquiries via e-mail and telephone.

If you are interested in working in growing your career and increasing your income, then talk to our healthcare team today. If you can fill the above requirements, we will give you the following benefits:

*** Visa & Work Permit for FREE!

*** Guidance, Training & Career Development

*** Dedicated & Supportive team- Consultant available when you need.

*** Excellent Basic Pay, Overtime paid for extra hours
***Assistance provided with relocation

The hospital welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion- essentially the applicant must meet the criteria mentioned above

We look forward to helping you progress your career and find you the ideal position.

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Call us today on +44 (0) 1234 889213 to discuss this vacancy or email your CV to info@workplacedoctors.co.uk  or apply online today (see below).

***Please note due to the high number of applications, we do answer every application in turn.***