Republic of Ireland HSE Consultant Rehabilitation Psychiatry 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: Rehabilitation

*** 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 seeking a full time locum consultant to cover our clients facilities for 5 days a week on a 1 year fixed term contract pending permanent appoint (applicant is welcome to apply for the permanent role whilst in post of this contract)

The HSE facilities is a 13 bedded Complex Rehabilitation Service that is a specialised service that delivers rehabilitation and recovery for individuals with enduring mental health illness for ages 18-65 years.

It is envisaged that as these patients are discharged to the community, the inpatient rehabilitation service would mainly sit between acute psychiatric unit and the community. The unit may, on occasions, admit community rehabilitation patients for brief assessment or titrating complex pharmacological regimes that cannot be managed in the community. The patient population will be highly symptomatic with predominantly psychotic co morbid conditions and have challenging behaviours which makes it unsafe for them to be discharged into the community. As high proportion of patients would be detained, the average length of stay for patients is 12-18 months.

Specific Duties

Clinical Assessment and Intervention Pathway: A comprehensive assessment of needs will be initiated within 4 hours of an admission and an anticipated date of discharge will be set when the comprehensive review is completed ideally within 4 weeks. Unit will offer evidence based pharmacological and psychological interventions and any exceptions are documented in the case notes. There is a strong emphasis engagement in meaningful activities. Every patient has a personalised timetable of meaningful activities to promote social inclusion. They also have timetabled activities include enhancing daily living skills and preparation for employment, education and leisure, and where possible these are delivered in the community or by organisations in-reaching to the ward/unit. There is a weekly minuted community meeting that is attended by patients and staff members facilitated by a professional with an understanding of group dynamics.

The post holder will work within the service to provide clinical leadership of team. They will be involved in assessment and management of patients. They will be expected to promote management of psychiatric patients by non-medical staff and also support non-medical colleagues in working independently. They will comply with all legal obligations covering clinical practice e.g. MHA (1983) and MCA (2005) and procedures on reporting concerns about professional conduct or competence of medical or other colleagues.

Further discussion to be engaged with the applicant at interview stage to discuss more specifics of the role offered.

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: Rehabilitation 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.

It is envisaged that the post holder will work 10 programmed activities over 5 days. The timetable is indicative only. A formal job plan will be agreed between the post holder and the clinical director within 1 month of commencing the post. It is anticipated that the post holder would review 25 patients a week (half hour per patient), attend (or supervise middle grade for) one tribunal/ managers hearing a week (four hours a week) and one detailed formulation meeting (3.5 hours) per week. The full time middle grade doctor is of sufficient calibre to draft tribunal reports which would require oversight from the consultant in the clinical admin time.

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: Rehabilitation

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.***