Locum Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist.

Job Purpose

This is an appointment to HSE Dublin and North East Region on a Public Only Consultants’ Contract 2023 by the Health Service Executive. The initial commitment for this post will be to Mental Health Services Dublin North for 14.8 hours per week (0.4 WTE). This post may be subject to restructuring in the future to facilitate the reorganisation of acute services in line with new clinical models of acute and community services. It is noted that the post must be congruent with the requirements of, and facilitate implementation of national health policy, the HSE's National Clinical Programmes including commitment to deliver the relevant performance outcomes.

This is a part-time specified purpose contract post.

Organisational Context

Background and Area covered

This is a general adult psychiatry post based in North Dublin Mental Health Services (NDMHS) in the HSE Dublin & North East Region.

The service is provided by a team with two consultant psychiatrists. It provides multidisciplinary community-based and inpatient care for the general adult population resident within the appropriate network. There is a strong emphasis on treatment within the community.

The inpatients may be cared for by the team consultants on a rotational basis. Inpatient care is based at the Ashlin Centre, the approved centre for the service, at Beaumont Hospital. This unit is under the governance of the HSE.

Key Responsibilities

Standard Duties and responsibilities

• 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.

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

• 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.

• To co-operate with the expeditious implementation of the Disciplinary Procedure

• 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.

• 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.

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

• 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.

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• To carry out teaching as appropriate.

Specific Duties and responsibilities

• To work as an integral part of the North Dublin Mental Health Service with the aim to provide a first class mental health service.

• To deliver quality mental health services on an inpatient, outpatient, and domiciliary or day hospital basis as appropriate.

• The post-holder will spend at least 30 hours per week in such clinical duties.

The weekly schedule will be in line with the following template

• Clinical work: 30 hours
• 10.5 hours per week for out-patient clinics (in community)
• 10 hours per week for ward rounds
• 4 hours per week for consultation services
• 2 hours per week for case conferences
• 3.5 hours per week for team meetings / clinics
• Participation in the on-call rota

Non clinical work: 7 hours

• 3 hours Administration/Service Development
• 3 hours Teaching/Research
• 1 hour Flexible as required

• To be the sole or co–leader with a consultant colleague(s) of the multidisciplinary team in the area.

• To be responsible with the team for performance as measured by the Key Performance Indicators in operation.

• To participate in the delivery and recording of relevant outcome measures for the national clinical programmes for psychiatry.

• To act as Line Manager to NCHDs under his/her remit

• To provide guidance and supervision to the NCHDs on the team and participate in competency based training and teaching.

• To participate in the general psychiatry on call roster.

• To participate in management, administrative and case conference duties within the service.

• To contribute as appropriate to committees operational within the service such as the Ethics Committee, Drugs and Therapeutics Committee, Policy Committee or Integrated Care Planning Committee.

• To deliver a teaching commitment to medical students and graduates of medical and other disciplines is required.

• To be involved in implementation and supervision of audit and research.

• To show commitment to the most efficient management of all resources within the service.

• To register for and commit to continuing professional development.

The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.

Essential Criteria

Professional Qualifications

Registration as a specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the specialty of psychiatry.

Entry to competition / recruitment process and subsequent appointment

No candidate will be appointed as a Medical Consultant unless (s)he is registered as a Specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council of Ireland.

The successful interviewee must be registered as a Specialist in the relevant specialty on the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council of Ireland before taking up appointment. The candidate will be allowed a max of 180 calendar days from date of interview to secure this registration and produce evidence of special interest training where relevant.

Should the successful candidate not be registered as a Specialist at that time, the post may be offered to the next suitable candidate (or, in the case of HSE posts, the Public Appointments Service may choose not to recommend that candidate to the employer). Should no suitable candidate exist, a further recruitment process may be initiated.

Please note that appointment to and continuation in posts that require statutory registration is dependent upon the post holder maintaining annual registration in the relevant division of the register maintained by The Medical Council of Ireland.

Health

A candidate for and any person holding the post must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the post and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

Character

A candidate for and any person holding the post must be of good character.

Please see full Job Description for this post attached below

Locum Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist (Part-Time)