Specialty Doctor – First Response Service

Job summary

Specialty Doctor - First Response Service (Mid Mersey)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Specialty Doctor to join our First Response Service (FRS) based at Hollins Park Hospital. We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive clinician to provide clinical expertise and leadership within a dynamic and fast-paced service.

Working alongside the Operational Manager, Clinical Service Manager, and FRS Specialty Doctor based at Clock View, you will play a key role in delivering a responsive, high-quality service and supporting ongoing service development. There will also be opportunities to develop a special clinical interest aligned to Trust priorities.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the assessment and management of patients presenting to FRS across Mid Mersey, working closely with a skilled multidisciplinary team including Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Mental Health Practitioners, Psychologists, Social Workers, and Support Workers.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive and motivated team dedicated to delivering outstanding mental health care and improving outcomes for service users.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to conduct urgent reviews for the patients and to chair management planning meetings involving families, community and social care services.

For Medic Assessments within team there are appointments available within office hours Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00. They are first triaged by the clinical leads. Registered practitioners can speak to the medic on site or by phone to discuss acceptance of service users. Urgent Assessments are facilitated by the medic directly and via secretary on 0151 330 7204.

If an MHAA is required, this should be discussed with the clinical lead. Every opportunity should be actioned to support contact with the service user. This includes telephone contacts, home visit, discussion with family or carers, prior to application to careline, in order to gain as much clinical or collateral information as possible.

Responsibility for FRS across Mid Mersey.

Carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide treatment for patients referred to FRS as in outpatient and community assessment.

Support FRS staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.

Conduct patient reviews, and mental health act assessments, and attend multi-professional meetings.

Maintain a high standard of clinical work when carrying out assessments.

Ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework, you will motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.