Job Description

Specialty Doctor to cover Low Secure Rehabilitation Psychiatry (Tatton Unit) and step down rehabilitation unit (Rhodes Place)



This is a new post within the Rehabilitation & High Support (RHS) Hub covering 16 male patients on a slow stream Low Secure Unit (Tatton Unit) and 8 Female patients on a community based rehab unit (Rhodes Place).



This is a full time equivalent post



Post holder will provide the routine medical and psychiatric care to up to 24 inpatients. This will involve taking the initial histories, regularly reviewing the patients' mental state and physical health, writing prescriptions, collecting and compiling information from other sources re: previous psychiatric history, medication history, and risk events, writing admission summaries within 2 weeks of admission, and discharge summaries no less than 2 weeks following discharge, writing letters and liaising with other specialists.



The appointee must participate in multi-disciplinary team working and be comfortable with this kind of working environment. It is policy that all treatment decisions, apart from emergencies, are decided in the Clinical Team Meetings (CTM), where the various treatment protocols and parameters are set, and contingency plans are put in place to enable the different disciplines to operate with a consistent approach but with sufficient flexibility to respond according to the patient's needs. As far as possible the whole care plan is reached by consensus.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.



Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.



All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.



If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:



Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.



Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance



Access to Continued Professional Development



Involvement in improvement and research activities



Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service



Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel



Post holder will provide the routine medical and psychiatric care to up to 24 inpatients. This will involve taking the initial histories, regularly reviewing the patients' mental state and physical health, writing prescriptions, collecting and compiling information from other sources re: previous psychiatric history, medication history, and risk events, writing admission summaries within 2 weeks of admission, and discharge summaries no less than 2 weeks following discharge, writing letters and liaising with other specialists.



(Please see attached JD and PS for details)