Job Description for
Consultant in Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry – Eating Disorder Team
This post arises due to replacement of postholder
DBS Level
Location
Enhanced DBS with Both Barred Lists Check
No. of Programmed
Activities
10 (7.5 Direct Clinical Care and 2.5 Supporting
Professional Activities)
Professional Accountability
Medical Director
Operational Accountability
Clinical Director of the Families, Young People and
Children’s Services
Key Working Relationships
Divisional Director
Helen Thompson
Clinical Director
(AMH Service)
Helen Burchnall
Line Manager
Dr C Coffey
Responsible Officer
Dr Satheesh Kumar
Medical Director
Dr Satheesh Kumar
Chief Executive
Dr Peter Miller
Mawson House, Leicester
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1.
Introduction
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are rich in culture, heritage, and leisure activities, from
our vibrant multi -cultural city, to the market towns and rural settings. Often described as the
heart of rural England, the area features beautiful country villages, the National Forest, great
rivers and castles, and a popular cosmopolitan city centre, making it an exciting and diverse
place to live and work.
Leicester is home to the state of the art Curve Theatre, as well as large and multi-cultural
festivals. The City hosts an annual Pride Parade (Leicester Pride), a Caribbean Carnival, the
largest Diwali celebrations outside of India and the largest comedy festival in the UK.
The area features award-winning family attractions on your doorstep including Twycross
Zoo, the National Space Centre, and Twinlakes Park. Discover Roman ruins, majestic
castles and historic events, including the Battle of Bosworth re-enactment at Bosworth
Battlefield; or visit the King Richard III visitor centre. Experience top high-street and
designer shopping in Leicester or browse the markets in our market towns.
We work in close partnership with our local world-class universities, with research
opportunities aplenty.
Our central location in the heart of the Midlands makes Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
accessible from all directions. It takes just 62 minutes to come to Leicester on a fast, direct
train from London
Leicester
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2.
Trust Details
In April 2011, mental health and learning disability services in Leicester, Leicestershire and
Rutland were brought together with local community services and families, children and
young people’s services to create Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust as we know it today.
Our services are provided by over 5,500 dedicated staff, through three clinical directorates:
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Adult mental health and learning disability services
Families, children and young people’s services
Community health services
Our Trust provides a range of integrated services from over 150 different locations across
the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (‘LLR’) region, including hospitals, longer term
recovery units, outpatient clinics, day services, GP surgeries, children’s centres, schools,
health centres, people’s own homes, care homes and prisons.
The population of LLR is currently estimated to be just over 1 million (1,043,880 according to
ONS mid-2014 estimate) meaning that LPT serves more people than the average
community and mental health NHS Trust.
LPT is also a teaching trust, conducting research and providing training and education for
medical, psychology, nursing and therapy students. We work in partnership with a range of
educational establishments such as University of Leicester, Demontfort University and
Loughborough University to deliver effective pre and post-registration education and learning
opportunities
Our vision is
“To improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Leicester, Leicestershire and
Rutland by providing high quality, integrated physical and mental healthcare
pathways”
We deliver these services through our Trust values of compassion, respect, integrity and
trust.
Our Trust objectives are:
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To deliver safe, effective, patient-centred care in the top 20% of our peers
To partner with others to deliver the right care in the right place at the right time
Staff to be proud to work here, and we will attract and retain the best people
To ensure sustainability
As an employee of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust you can expect to receive an
excellent benefits package, giving you access to a range of wellbeing opportunities and
discounts on products and services. We have a staff physiotherapy service, recognition
awards for exceptional commitment and long service, and corporate discounts for gym
membership, health spa and much more.
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3.
Details of the role
The post holder will be based with the CAMHS Eating Disorder Team at Mawson House,
Leicester.
The team accepts referrals of eating disorder patients from the whole of Leicester,
Leicestershire and Rutland, and is commissioned to assess and treat where appropriate,
100 new patients a year.
The team has benefitted from the recent round of government investment, and over the past
18 months has increased from 2.5 WTE to the present 10.6 WTE posts (16 staff members ).
We have funding for paediatric time and are in active negotiations with our paediatric
colleagues at Leicester Royal Infirmary with regard to the development of a specific liaison
post.
The CAMHS Eating Disorder Team provides specialist assessment and treatment for
children up to the age of 18 who are referred with eating disorders, (such as anorexia,
bulimia, binge eating disorder, Avoidant / Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) who meet the
criteria for specialist mental health intervention in terms of severity and complexity of
presentation, and level of impairment. The service has a strategic vision to achieve the
objectives of the Access & Waiting Time Standards (NHSE 2015).
Operational management of the team is the responsibility of Mr Paul Williams, and the
strategic development of the team is led by team clinical psychologist, Dr Alison Eivors.
The team adheres to NICE Guidelines with regard to the treatments provided and all new
clinicians joining the team receive training in the Maudsley Method, for the management of
anorexia and bulimia. Clinicians within the team can offer patients a broad range of
treatment options where indicated, including IPT, IPT-AN, CRT, CBT, individual
psychotherapy and systemic therapy.
The post-holder will offer psychiatric assessment and treatment to young people who may
also present with a range of co-morbid mental health difficulties (for example depression,
anxiety, psychosis, and neuro-developmental disorders such as ASD and ADHD) as a
member of the multidisciplinary team. In conjunction with other team members, the postholder will consult to colleagues in other services and teams when required to do so with
regard to the appropriate management of patients with suspected eating disorder
symptomatology.
The team operates within a single point of access referral system to the generic CAMH
Service, from where eating disorder referrals are re-directed, whilst also receiving some
direct referrals from other Health professionals as well as generic CAMHS clinicians.
Assessments are conducted as members of a triage team as well as individual clinicians
where more urgent and acute response is required. The MDT members access psychiatric
opinions from the team consultant as required for open cases whilst retaining case
management where appropriate.
Future investment in the eating disorder service is anticipated and will secure the
development of an outreach model of care as well as the capacity to offer training to other
health professionals and professionals from other agencies. There are well established links
with the internationally renowned Leicester Adult Eating Disorder Service with whom we
share operational management, and clinicians from both services work closely to ensure the
smooth transition of patients from the CAMH service to the adult provision where this is
required. The managerial arrangements are a recent development and we anticipate that
greater opportunity for joint communication will be to the mutual benefit of both service
patient groups.
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The team is keen to maintain a vibrant research agenda and is currently actively recruiting to
a collaborative project evaluating the impact of Family Based Treatment with researchers at
the Institute of Child Health.
Currently the team comprises:
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0.7
1
2
1.2
0.5
4
WTE
WTE
WTE
WTE
WTE
WTE
WTE
Consultant Psychiatrist
Clinical Psychology Band 8c( acting clinical lead )
Clinical Psychology Band 7
Assistant Clinical Psychology posts
Systemic Family Therapist
Psychodynamic Psychotherapist
Nursing Colleagues : Band 6 –
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
CAMHS currently operates within Leicestershire Partnership Trust as a part of the Families,
Young People and Children’s Services. The Service Group Manager and CAMHS Lead
Consultant have full managerial and professional responsibility for CAMHS and will work
closely with other head of professions within the service.
CAMHS Teams
There are currently three generic and four specialist out-patient teams. The West and East
County Teams and the City Team are generic and cover identified geographical sectors.
The two County Teams are based at the Valentine Centre in Leicester, while the City Team
is located at Westcotes House, nearer the city centre.
The Learning Disabilities Team at Rothesay House, provides a county and city-wide
service to children and adolescents with moderate to severe learning disabilities.
The Young People's Team based at Westcotes House has been developed to provide an
overarching structure of mental health input to looked-after and adopted children, young
offenders and homeless families.
The Eating Disorder Team as described above.
The Paediatric Psychology Team provides psychological assessments as outpatients to
the University of Leicester NHS Trust. There is also dedicated time from a multidisciplinary
staff group who provide paediatric liaison assessments to support this.
There are close links with the local Psychosis, Early Intervention and Recovery Team,
which accepts referrals of young people aged 14 and older in the early stages of a psychotic
illness.
CAMHS Generic Out-Patient Teams
Leicestershire Partnership Trust CAMHS has developed a community-team based
philosophy. These are multidisciplinary teams comprising psychiatrists, psychologists,
community nurses, occupational therapists, with trainees of all disciplines attached when on
placement. In addition there is service wide provision of Child Psychotherapy and Cognitive
Behavioural Therapy with additional team members formally trained to deliver therapy within
the team setting. Systemic Family Therapy has been well-established in CAMHS for many
years to provide service-wide access to this therapeutic approach.
The generic CAMHS Teams provide specialist assessment and treatment for children up to
the age of 18. The remit of the service is to provide for young people and their families who
present with a range of mental health difficulties (for example depression and anxiety,
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psychosis, and neuro-developmental disorders such as ASD and ADHD) that meet the
criteria for Specialist CAMHS intervention.
There is a strong team identity, consisting of 3 x teams City, East and West with a single
point of access for each team to deal with new referrals. The service receives approximately
3000 new referrals per year. It covers a population of just over 1 million with approximately
350,000 under the age of 18.
The CAMHS outpatient service consists of 47 WTE clinical staff (consisting of psychiatrists,
clinical psychologists, nurses, primary mental health workers, occupational therapists, and
psychotherapists). A significant aspect of the work is collaborating with other statutory and
voluntary service in the areas covered.
The long-term development strategy for CAMH services in Leicester, Leicestershire &
Rutland is driven and supported by the Child & Young People's National Service Framework,
and by the local CAMHS Multi-agency Partnership. There is a move to implement the new
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies transformational money to improve the service
delivery for tiers 2 and 3.
The CAMHS Service has embarked upon an exciting redesign programme which is currently
in implementation phase. This will involve the remodelling of access arrangements, definition
of consistent quality packages of care in an efficient and effective manner. The national
Future in Mind resource, through local Transformation planning, will also provide significant
additional funding to develop the Home Treatment Service, increasing outpatient capacity
and the specialist team role within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Since 1999, Leicester has been at the forefront of the development of Primary Mental Health
Work in CAMHS and there are now PMHWs attached to each of the generic teams,
providing continuity with and consultation to, our primary care referrers. The PMHWs also
operate the ‘CAMHS Advisory Service’ for referrers, providing telephone access and advice.
Specialty Trainees rotate through the CAMHs service and currently there are 7 Specialist
Trainee posts, with one post rotating through Northampton, and 1 Lecturer. Junior doctors
are attached to teams according to their training needs. Each junior doctor is supervised by
a named Consultant. In addition there are Core Trainees who will have CAMHS as part of
their training experience.
Leicester CAMHS is also a popular placement for trainees from other professions, including
Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Clinical Psychology and Child Psychotherapy, which makes
for an active and vibrant training environment.
Although the main outpatient bases are at Westcotes House and the Valentine Centre, there
are clinics throughout the county in a number of population centres such as Hinckley,
Coalville, Melton Mowbray, Oakham, Market Harborough, Loughborough and Melton.
Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities
The Learning Disabilities Team provides for the mental health needs of children with
moderate or severe learning disabilities, up to the school leaving-age for individuals with a
Statement of Special Educational Needs, currently 18 years. The team comprises a Learning
Disability Consultant, a Clinical Psychologist and specialist trained, community nurses. The
Team also succeeded in securing permanent funding for the Home Intervention Project in
which trained nurses initiate and supervise short pieces of focused behavioural work within a
client's home, training carers as the 'therapist'. This has been consistently positively
evaluated.
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Young People’s Team
The Young People's Team has been developed to provide an overarching structure of
mental health input to looked-after and adopted children, young offenders and homeless
families. The team comprises Community Psychiatry Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Primary
Mental Health Work, Family Therapy and Consultant Psychiatrist. The remit and staffing of
the team has expanded incrementally since its inception in 1999 and has recently won a
multiagency bid to deliver Multi-systems therapy to highly vulnerable families
Ward 3, Coalville Hospital Adolescent Resource
Ward 3 is the residential inpatient facility for patients aged 12 to 18 years. There are
currently 10 contracted beds for young people under the age of 18 and 1 emergency
assessment placement. Referrals to the Adolescent Service based at Ward 3 are managed
by the senior clinical staff in the unit, including Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Rathore, liaising
closely with NHS England
The Unit offers the possibility of 24 hour, 7-day / week care. Although the majority of
inpatients return home at weekends as a matter of policy, the 7-day capacity has enabled
the Unit to accept young people with more serious or acute mental health problems
necessitating full-time admission.
Relationship with Paediatric Services
There are no inpatient psychiatric beds for children under the age of 12 in Leicester, but
where necessary, arrangements can be made with the Paediatricians at the Leicester Royal
Infirmary, part of the University Hospitals Leicester (UHL) Trust. There has been recent
investment to develop a new Paediatric Liaison Service between CAMHS and Paediatrics
and there has been considerable expansion of the Paediatric Psychology Team. Individual
clinicians in CAMHS have forged informal working relationships with Paediatricians around
special interests. There is additionally a Paediatric Neuropsychologist who works closely
with the Paediatric Neurology Service.
Academic Unit of Child Psychiatry – The Greenwood Institute
The Greenwood Institute houses the Academic Unit of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, which
is part of the University of Leicester, College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and
Psychology, School of Psychology. The present staffing includes a Clinical Professor (parttime in the Leicester City O/P Team); one Clinical Senior Lecturer (part-time in the Leicester
City O/P Team); one non-clinical Senior Lecturer in Psychology. The lecturer/honorary ST
post is vacant. The academic unit is committed to integrating the development of academic
research and teaching activity, with the clinical needs of CAMHS. Following the retirement of
one of the Clinical Professors the Unit is developing a new direction in moving forwards in
identifying how the important partnership with the LPT and University can best be
maintained for the benefit of child mental health.
4.
Clinical Duties
The post holder will be required to work in partnership at both strategic and operational
levels with relevant and external stakeholders. The post holder will need to ensure that
people who use services, carers and advocates are treated with respect and dignity
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The Consultant will provide clinical leadership to the MDT and be responsible with
members of the multidisciplinary team for the provision of a comprehensive Eating
Disorder Service to those children and young people referred with their families to
CAMHS
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To offer psychiatric expertise and direct involvement in the areas of assessment and
diagnosis, pharmacological treatments, use of the Mental Health Act and other relevant
legislation in the management of children and young people referred to the team with an
eating disorder.
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The Consultant will provide clinical leadership in the management of complex and/or
risky presentations and severe symptomatology.
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The Consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients and for the proper
functioning of the department. The consultant will liaise with the General Practitioners,
hospital and community specialists and other agencies wherever relevant.
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The consultant will work with paediatric colleagues at the local acute site, Leicester
Royal Infirmary, towards the development of a responsive and informed paediatric
contribution to the care of these patients. Paediatric input will be essential to secure in
crisis situations but the development of general management protocols will be integral to
the delivery of a comprehensive service to patients with eating disorders safeguarding
their long-term physical and mental growth.
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The Consultant will also undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of
patients and the running of the clinical department, including the prioritisation of the case
load according to need
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The Consultant will support the team in providing equitable medical provision across the
city and county.
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The Consultant will be expected to provide leadership to the wider team, alongside the
team manager and other senior team members within the ED team. They will liaise with
the wider CAMH service and other agencies to ensure that the health and care needs of
patients are met. The post holder will be required to work in partnership at both strategic
and operational levels with relevant and external stakeholders. The post holder will need
to ensure that people who use services, carers and advocates are treated with respect
and dignity in conjunction with team and service requirements.
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The Consultant will liaise and collaborate closely with colleagues in the adult Eating
Disorders Service around transitions for individual young people and to grow a shared
vision for the provision of a seamless service. The recent introduction of joint operational
management will clearly facilitate such collaboration.
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The post holder, who needs to be Section 12 approved under the Mental Health Act, will
join the consultant non resident on-call rota which works on a second/third on call basis
at the frequency of a one in eleven. On Call duties are from 9am to 9am on weekdays
and 9am Saturday to 9am Monday.
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The consultant will contribute to the development of clinical expertise for the benefit of
patients and the Service as a whole and will be responsible for offering expert advice on
clinical issues, together with the maintenance of long term case work with individual
patients if this is appropriate
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The Consultant will participate in training, teaching and supervision, as applicable within
the wider service (supported by the Trust recording system U-Learn)
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Active participation in clinical
development will be encouraged.
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The Trust is committed to supporting research and development activities and will
provide advice on research methodology, project planning and proposal writing, subject
to resource and time constraints. Active participation in clinical research will be
supported where appropriate.
research,
audit
and
continuing
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The Consultant will be expected to actively participate in regular local and Trust-wide
audit. There is an active clinical audit department supporting clinical audits.
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The Consultant will participate in the Consultant Appraisal process and fulfil professional
requirements for Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
These duties are an outline of the main duties of the post. The post holder may be required
to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade, and is encouraged to develop
special interests in agreement with the Service Group Manager/Lead Consultant. Any
changes to clinical commitments would include a review of the job plan and would take
account of the experience of the post holder and the need for any additional training. It is
expected that the post holder will participate in peer supervision - necessary and appropriate
arrangements for this will be negotiated with the post holder.
The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder when necessary
and in line with changing service needs.
5.
Job Plan and Timetable
The precise configuration of activities and duties will need to be negotiated between the post
holder and the Divisional Clinical Director.
Provisional assessment of Programmed Activities (PA’s) in Job Plan:
Direct Clinical Care
CAMHS Eating Disorder Team
Out-Patient Clinic/Team Meeting
7.5 PA
Supporting Professional Activities:
CPD, administration, research and medical audit
Undergraduate Teaching
2 PA’s
0.5PA
Total
10 PA’s
A separate availability supplement will be payable for on call duties, which are currently
based on a rota of approximately 1:11. The availability supplement will be 3% (category A).
The on call duties are to cover the services provided by the child and adolescent services.
There are separate consultants on call arrangements for the older persons services, general
adult and ID services. There is a senior trainee rota and a junior doctor rota in addition to
the consultant rota.
The following specimen timetable illustrates how the consultant timetable may be arranged
within the current framework (subject to negotiation). The job plan and timetable may vary
according to the training expertise, experience and preferences of the post holder.
A. M
P.M
Monday
Out-patients (1)
Clinic-patients (2)
Tuesday
SMSC monthly/ Supervision/1 SPA
SMSC monthly/ 1 SPA
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Wednesday
0.5 SPA Out Patients (0.5)
Out-patients (3)
Thursday
Team Meeting/Triage (4)
Out-patients (5)
Friday
Out-Patients (6)
Out-Patients(7)
A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Clinical Director three
months after the commencement date of the appointee. The job plan will then be reviewed
annually, following the Appraisal meeting. The job plan will be a prospective agreement that
sets out a consultant’s duties, responsibilities and objectives for the forthcoming year. The
appointee to the post will be supported in arranging an appropriate and suitable mentor.
MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT
Dr Alvina Ali
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
City Outpatient Team and YPT
Dr Nisha Balan
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
County Outpatient Team
Dr K Bretherton
Consultant in Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Team
Dr Araceli Carpintero
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
County Outpatient Team
Dr Aditi Chaudhuri
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
City 0.5 WTE & County Outpatient Team 0.5 WTE
Dr C Coffey
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Eating Disorder Team
Dr S.Davies
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
County Outpatient Team
Prof N Dogra
Professor in Child Psychiatry & Honorary Consultant
Greenwood Institute and City Outpatient (0.5)
Dr L Gatsou
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
County Outpatient Team
Dr Rahat Ghafoor
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
County Outpatient Team
Dr K Karim
Senior Lecturer in Child Psychiatry & Honorary
Consultant
Greenwood Institute and City Outpatient
Dr Rummana Khan
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
County Outpatient Team
Dr F Pace
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
County Outpatient Team
Dr J Prakash
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
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County Outpatient Team
Dr A Rathore
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Ward 3 Inpatient Adolescent Unit, Coalville
Dr A Witcomb
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
City Outpatient Team 0.8 WTE
6.
Management Duties
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There are no formal management or leadership responsibilities attached to this role but
the Trust is keen that Consultants are supported to take on additional key roles and
become involved within LPT, dependent on interests and skills. Examples of such roles
include Medical Quality Leads, Named Doctor for Adults/Children’s Safeguarding,
Suicide Prevention Medical Lead, e-Prescribing Lead and a variety of educational roles.
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The post holder will be required to work with consultant colleagues to arrange
prospective cover during periods of planned absence, including reciprocal cover duties.
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The post holder is expected to be actively involved with clinical governance within the
service and Trust.
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The post holder will participate in service evaluation and information gathering exercises
designed to gain a better understanding of the functioning of the service in order to
monitor performance and underpin future service development.
7.
Secretarial support and office facilities
There will be dedicated administrative support for the medical team (consultant and junior
medical staff) supported by a team administrative structure. The post holder will have
access to a private room which has full access to Trust clinical systems via a personal
computer.
8.
Education – Teaching and Training
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is a teaching organisation. The Associate Medical
Director for Medical Education is Dr Judith West.
There are plenty of opportunities for candidates interested in undergraduate or postgraduate
teaching. There are also opportunities for the successful candidate to contribute to the
education of students in other professions. There is an active postgraduate training
programme in place for trainees.
The 2013 GMC Good Medical Practice document (Domain 3 teaching, training, supporting
and assessing 39-43) clearly states that all doctors should be willing to contribute to
teaching, training, appraising and assessing doctors and students because these activities
are fundamentally important to current and future patient care. LPT is a teaching Trust and
Consultants will normally have undergraduate medical students placed with them during
clinical duties and are expected to teach alongside clinical service work as part of their
duties with time embedded in Direct Clinical Care (DCC) activities to undertake this role.
In addition some consultants will undertake additional undergraduate teaching duties which
will be recognised as part of their SPA allowance (up to 0.5 PA) and recorded in their job
plan. They will be recognised as Clinical Teachers where they meet the required criteria.
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Further details may be found at:
https://www2.le.ac.uk/colleges/medbiopsych/people/documents/clinical-teachers-guidance
Duties will include acting as examiners in medical school assessments, providing seminar
and small group teaching, lecturing & other Phase 1 teaching within the medical curricula, in
addition to individual supervision and feedback for clinical students attached to them.
The exact duties to be undertaken will be determined by the Associate Medical Director for
Medical Education in liaison with the Clinical Education/Block Leads, who are responsible to
the Head of Medical Education.
All members of medical staff are actively encouraged to take advantage of the Postgraduate
Training programme. The Trust employs a Postgraduate Medical Education lead and three
Consultants are designated as Core Educational Tutors.
There are libraries at each of the hospitals and teaching facilities and a Teaching and Staff
Development Centre on the Glenfield Hospital site for multi-disciplinary use. There are
journal clubs, regular audit meetings and an Open Programme as part of the Postgraduate
teaching.
9.
Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Newly recruited Consultants will attend the mandatory Trust induction and be provided with a
local induction within the Service. The Trust encourages new consultants to work with a
mentor and will support consultants with this.
It is expected that the post holder will become a member of a PDP group, and will take part
in appraisal, and be in good standing for CPD with the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The
post holder will have access to study leave, and funding for appropriate courses, as agreed
by the Trusts’ Study Leave Committee.
Each consultant will have access to funds within the medical educational and professional
leave budget and there is an allowance of 30 days over a three year period to support CPD.
10.
Research and Clinical Audit
LPT is committed to developing, hosting and delivering research through our partnerships
and collaborations with local, national and international academics, NHS and other
organisations. We are partners of several National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)
bodies including the Clinical Research Network: East Midlands (CRN:EM) and the
Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC:EM). Our
research activities are in a wide range of areas including children’s services, child and
adolescent mental health, community health, dementia, eating disorders, Huntingdon’s
disease, integrated care, learning disabilities, mental health, psycho-oncology and
telehealth. Since 2013 we have enabled over 3,000 of our service users and carers to be
participants in studies adopted onto the NIHR portfolio.
LPT has facilities for research activities such as a clinic room for clinical trial appointments,
rooms for research interviews or focus groups. It also supports staff with grant applications,
research skill development and signposting for collaborative partners and further expertise
as required in areas such as intellectual property protection.
Research and development is explicitly supported in the Trust objectives and clinical
strategy. The Medical director is the executive lead for research. The R&D department is
headed by Prof Susan Corr. The Trust has strong links with all the regional universities
(Leicester, De Montfort and Loughborough) and proactively supports Clinical Academic
Career pathway developments for all professional groups. There is a monthly LPT wide
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research forum, regular themed research workshops to encourage and support clinical
research and regular communications of research opportunities.
Clinical Audit is a Quality Improvement process which leads to improvements in patient care.
Each year LPT undertakes around 300 clinical audits, including national audits, audits set by
the commissioners that form part of our Quality Contract and local audits initiated by
clinicians. All stages of LPT’s Clinical Audits are overseen by the Clinical Audit Team who
work with clinicians to ensure audits are appropriate and well designed. The Clinical Audit
Team can help analyse data, write the report and action plan. All proposals and reports are
reviewed by the Clinical Audit Team before passing onto the relevant group for approval.
There are a wide range of resources to help clinicians available to download from the
Clinical Audit section of the LPT staff intranet. Participants receive a Certificate of
Participation in Clinical Audit which can contribute to revalidation and appraisal
11.
Appraisal and Revalidation
All Consultants will maintain appropriate records such that the General Medical Council will
grant successful revalidation of fitness to practice at the appropriate time. All consultants
are expected to participate in annual appraisal and to undertake a 360° appraisal on a five
yearly cycle.
The Trust has a large number of trained appraisers and the Deputy Medical Director, Dr
Saquib Muhammad is the Trust appraisal and revalidation lead. Responsible Officer is the
Medical Director.
12.
Health and Safety
It is the duty of all employees of the Trust to ensure that a safe working environment and
safe working practices are maintained at all times. Any specific duties you are required to
fulfil as part of the job you are employed to undertake will be detailed as part of your job
description. All employees must comply with the duties imposed on them by the Health and
Safety at Work Act 1974, i.e.
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To take responsibility for the Health and Safety of themselves and of other persons
who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.
To co-operate with their employer as far as is necessary to meet the requirement of
the legislation.
Not to intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided in the
interest of health and safety or welfare
These duties apply to all staff whenever and wherever they are engaged on Trust business
13.
Terms and Conditions of Service
The post is covered by the Terms and Conditions of Service for Consultants (England) 2003
as amended from time to time. The following is a summary of the main terms and conditions
together with the benefits of joining Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust.
Salary: The commencing salary and subsequent progression through the pay thresholds
will be in accordance with schedule 14 of the terms and conditions of service for Consultants
(England) 2003. The first pay threshold from 1 April 2016 is £76,001 per annum.
Annual Leave: Entitlement will be 32 days per annum for whole time Consultants,
increasing to 34 days on completion of 7 years’ service as a Consultant. In addition there is
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entitlement to 8 Public/Bank Holidays. For consultants contracted to work less than 10 PAs
per week, annual leave, including Public/Bank Holidays will be calculated pro rata.
Consultants are expected to provide cover for colleagues for leave and other authorised
absences from duty upon a mutually agreed basis.
Work Life Balance: The Trust is committed to ensuring that staff are able to achieve a
balance between the demands of work and their domestic, personal and family
circumstances. Special and compassionate leave is available through the Special Leave
policy.
Sickness Absence: The Trust has in place an Attendance Management Policy. Consultants
that are absent from work due to sickness will be entitled to sick pay in accordance with
Schedule 18 of the Terms and Conditions of Service.
Relocation Expenses: The post holder will be required to maintain his/her private
residence in contact with the public telephone service and to reside within a distance of 40
minutes or within 25 miles by road from their base unless prior specific approval for a greater
distance is given by the Trust. A removal expenses package may be payable to the
successful candidate.
Travelling Expenses: The post holder must be able to undertake local travel to fulfil the
duties of the post and must be able to fulfil on call responsibilities. Travelling, subsistence
and other expenses incurred through work will be reimbursed in accordance with Schedule
21 of the Terms and Conditions of Service. Expenses do not form part of Consultant’s pay
and are not pensionable.
Registration: The Trust requires the Consultant to have and maintain full registration with
the General Medical Council and advises medical staff to continue membership of a Medical
Defence Organisation or private insurance scheme.
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act: The post is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of
the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
(Exceptions) Order Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information
about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provisions of the Act and in
the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or
disciplinary action by the Trust. Any information given will be considered only in relation to
an application for positions to which the Order applies. The appointment will also be subject
to completion of a satisfactory health screen.
Policies and Procedures
All staff should comply with the Trust’s Policies and Procedures. It is the employee’s
responsibility to ensure that they are aware of the relevant Policies and Procedures for their
area of work. Key Policies and Procedures will be explained as part of local induction
arrangements
Safeguarding Children and Adults
The Trust takes the issues of Safeguarding Children and Adults, and addressing domestic
violence very seriously. All employees have a responsibility to support the Trust in its duties
by adhering to all relevant national and local policies, procedures, practice guidance and
professional codes; promptly reporting any concerns to the appropriate authority in line with
safeguarding policy and guidance; attending mandatory training on Safeguarding children
and adults; being familiar with individual and the Trust’s requirements under relevant
legislation.
Mental Capacity Act
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All clinical staff will be aware of their responsibilities under the Mental capacity Act and will
ensure that assessment for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards is in place for any patient that
is deemed to lack capacity to consent to their care and treatment.
Making Every Contact Count
All staff are positively encouraged to contribute to improving health for themselves, their
patients, service users and colleagues. This happens when, in everyday contact, the
opportunity is taken to raise the subject of choosing better health by stopping smoking,
reducing alcohol intake, eating more healthily and becoming more active. The Trust’s
Making Every Contact Count programme has further information
Data Protection
In line with national legislation, and the Trust’s policies, you must process all personal data
fairly and lawfully, for the specific purpose(s) it was obtained and not disclosed in any way
incompatible with such purpose(s) or to any unauthorised persons or organisations, unless a
lawful exemption applies.
The post holder must be familiar with and comply with the all Trust Policies on Data
Protection, Confidentiality and Information Security and requests for personal information.
The post holder must be familiar with and comply with the Eight Data Protection Principles
contained within the Data Protection Act 1998.
Personal Data must be:
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Processed fairly and lawfully
Processed for specified purposes
Adequate, relevant and not excessive
Accurate and kept up-to-date
Not kept for longer than necessary
Processed in accordance with the rights of data subjects
Protected by appropriate security
Not transferred outside the EEA without adequate protection
Confidentiality
The Trust attaches the greatest importance to patient confidentiality and to the
confidentiality of personal health data, personal data and other data held and processed by
the Trust. All data should be treated as confidential and should only be disclosed on a
need-to-know basis.
Some data may be especially sensitive and is the subject of a specific organisation policy,
including information relating to the diagnosis, treatment and/or care of patients and service
users, as well as individual staff records. Under no circumstances should any data be
divulged or passed on to any third party who is not specifically authorised to receive such
data. In addition, staff must not access personal information unless authorised to do so as
part of their role.
Due to the importance that the organisation attaches to confidentiality, disciplinary action
will be considered for any breach of confidentiality. All members of staff are expected to
comply with national legislation and local policy in respect of confidentiality and data
protection.
With the increased use of information technology and e-communications, staff should also
be aware that safe guards are in place to protect the privacy of individuals when using these
mechanism, both inside and outside of work. This includes the use of social media i.e.
Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat etc. Where privacy is breached disciplinary action will be
considered.
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All employees should be mindful of the seven Caldicott principles when dealing with person
identifiable information.
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Justify the purposes of using confidential information
Only use it when absolutely necessary
Use the minimum that is required
Access should be on a strict need to know basis
Everyone must understand his or her responsibilities
Understand and comply with the law
7. The duty to share information can be as important as the duty to protect patient
confidentiality
If there is any doubt whether or not someone has legitimate access to information, always
check before you disclose.
Equality and Diversity
We aim to design and provide services and employment practices that meet the diverse
needs of our service users and staff, ensuring that none are placed at a disadvantage over
others. You will be expected to take into account the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to
advancing equal opportunity. You must to act in your role to ensure that no one receives
less favourable treatment due to their protected characteristics i.e. age, disability, gender
reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or
belief, sex (gender) or sexual orientation.
In carrying out its functions, you must have due regard to the different needs of different
protected equality groups in their area.
Infection Control
All employees have a responsibility to protect from infection themselves and other people,
whether they be patients, other staff or visitors, as well as making all reasonable effort to
reduce or prevent the risk of infection in their working environment. All staff have a duty to
make themselves familiar with and comply with Infection Prevention and Control Policies
and Procedures, carry out duties required by legislation such as the Health and social care
Act 2008 (updated 2015) (and subsequent legislation), and to attend mandatory training
relating to infection prevention and control.
Counter Fraud
Staff are expected to report any incidences of potential fraud to the Counter Fraud Helpline
on 0800 028 40 60.
The post holder may be required to work at any of the other sites within LPT subject to
consultation. LPT has to continually modify and improve its service. This will inevitably
mean that modification of structures and thus job descriptions may prove necessary. The
post holder will be expected to co-operate with changes, which the Chief Executive may
wish to introduce, subject to consultation.
14.
Visiting Arrangements
Candidates are actively encouraged to discuss the post or arrange to visit the Service by
contacting the following in the first instance.
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Dr Catherine Coffey
Consultant Psychiatrist / Lead Consultant
CAMHS
CAMHS Eating Disorder Service,
Mawson House,
62 – 68 Valence Road,
Leicester.
LE3 1AR
Alison Silver , Team secretary
[email protected]
0116 2950310
Mr Adam Mckeown
Service Group Manager
Children and Families Services
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Bridge Park Plaza
Bridge Park Road
Thurmaston
Leicester
LE4 8PQ
Via Duane Bale, Personal Assistant
0116 295 1365
[email protected]
Other Contacts:
Dr Satheesh Kumar
Medical Director
0116 295 0815
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APPENDIX 1
Detailed Breakdown of our Services
Clinical Directorate – Adult Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities
Adult Mental Service
Inpatient Services
Complex Care
Ashby Ward
Aston Ward
Beaumont Ward
Bosworth Ward
Belvoir Psychiatric ICU
Heather Ward
Thornton Ward
Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Team
Chronic Fatigue
Deliberate self-harm
General liaison psychiatry
Day care and ECT
Assertive Outreach
Multi Agency Public Protection
Arrangements (MAPPA)
Prison Healthcare
Forensic Services
Huntingdon Disease
Complex Inpatients
Community Services
Community Mental Health Teams
Learning Disability Service
Inpatient Services
The Agnes Unit (Assessment & Treatment)
Short Breaks
Community Services
The Outreach Team
South and East Community Learning Disability Team
City Community Learning Disability Team
North and West Community Learning Disability Team
Primary Healthcare Facilitation Nursing Team
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Clinical Directorate – Community Health Services
Care Home Project
Care Home Project
Community Matrons
Community Matrons
District Nursing
District Nursing
Intermediate Care & Community Hospital Beds
Intermediate Care
Loughborough Hospital
Coalville Hospital
St Luke’s Hospital
Fielding Palmer Hospital
Melton Hospital
Rutland Hospital
Ashby Hospital
Hinckley Hospital
Podiatry
Podiatry
Primary Care Coordinators
Primary Care Coordinators
(UHL)
Rapid Response Teams
City Rapid Intervention Team
Reablement
Community Physiotherapy
Occupational Therapy
Single Point of Access
Single Point of Access
Specialist Nursing
Cardiac
Respiratory
Community Health Volunteer Scheme
Community Health Volunteer
Scheme
Older People
Mental Health Services Older
People (MHSOP)
Community Services
Intensive Community
Assessment & Treatment
Service
MHSOP Physiotherapy
Younger Persons’ Memory
Service
Older People Inpatients
Gwendolen Ward
Coleman Ward
Welford Ward
Wakerley Ward
Clarendon Ward
Kirby Ward
Ward 4, Coalville
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Clinical Directorate – Families, Young People and Children
Children’s Occupational Therapy
Children’s Physiotherapy
Speech and Language Therapy
Diana Children’s Services
Health Visiting
School Nursing
Dietetics
Public Health
Stop! Smoking Cessation
CAMHS Community Outpatients
CAMHS Inpatient
CAMHS Daycare
CAMHS Learning Disabilities
Drug and Alcohol
Psychosis Intervention and Early Recovery
Eating Disorders
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APPENDIX 2
University of Leicester
College
of
Medicine,
Biological
http://www2.le.ac.uk/colleges/medbiopsych
Sciences
and
Psychology
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Head of College & Dean of Medicine:
Professor Philip Baker BM BS, DM, FMedSci
The University of Leicester, with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, is committed to
enhancing the partnership between academia and the NHS in Leicester. A strong synergy
between our organisations is the key to success.
The College’s mission is to pursue the highest standards of research, education and training
in biomedical and related subjects, and to apply this knowledge and expertise to enhance
the quality of life and economic prosperity of populations, both locally and in the wider world.
Its considerable academic resources mean that it is widely recognised for the international
impact of its research and the quality of its undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
This is an exciting time to join a dynamic academic enterprise and contribute to its
development. The College is creating the academic and physical environment to enable
scientists and clinicians to work together across traditional boundaries to address some of
the key outstanding questions in biomedical research and to engage with increasing
effectiveness with commercial and public bodies.
The College brings together 8 academic departments: Cancer Studies, Cardiovascular
Sciences, Genetics, Health Sciences, Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Medical
Education, Molecular and Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour; and
the Diabetes Research Centre, which reflect the College’s research strengths. There is also
an interest in research which underpins teaching & learning. Valuable academic benefits
derive from close collaboration with the MRC Toxicology Unit, housed in the Hodgkin
building linked to the College. (http://www2.le.ac.uk/colleges/medbiopsych/research)
The College’s central provision in support of research and teaching includes a Core
Biotechnology Service (covering bioinformatics, imaging technologies and protein and DNA
facilities); a Central Technical Service (supporting teaching laboratories); a Clinical Trials
Unit and a Central Research Facility accommodating new medical research technologies
and housing, thereby providing the best conditions for the animals (mostly rats and mice)
used in medical research.
Major contributions made by consultant colleagues to the academic mission through
research, teaching and education, clinical leadership, enterprise and innovation are
recognised by the award of a range of honorary titles from Honorary Fellow through to
Honorary Professor.
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Psychiatry at the University of Leicester
Staff are based within the Department of Health Sciences, Department of Neuroscience,
Psychology and Behaviour (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) and Cancer Studies.
The groups leading on research interests within the field of Psychiatry are as follows;
Social & Epidemiological Psychiatry - Professor Terry Brugha, Department of Health
Sciences
 Epidemiology of adult autism spectrum disorder
 aetiology and prevention of common and peri-natal mental disorders
 policy information and interpretation of large survey datasets
 validity and reliability of measures of outcome and of determinants,
 effective health care of severe mental disorders
International Mental Health - Child Psychiatry - Professor Vostanis, Professor Dogra,
Dr K Karim (Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow), Department of Neuroscience,
Psychology and Behaviour
 programmes in interventions for and prevention of child psychiatric disorders
 development of evaluations of child mental health services
 multi-agency training in child mental health in primary care settings
 development and evaluation of the psychiatric components of undergraduate medical
education
Psychiatry for the Elderly - Professor Lindesay (Emeritus Professor), Dr Prettyman
(Honorary Senior Lecturer), Department of Health Sciences
 Multi-centre collaborations in large treatment trials
 Smell identification function in Alzheimer’s disease
 Blood markers and high defined neuroimaging in dementia
 Retinal changes in Alzheimer’s disease
 Characteristics and longitudinal outcome in people assessed in Younger Person's
Memory Service
 Systematic screening for cognitive deficits following TIA
Schizophrenia - Professor Al-Uzri (Honorary Professor); Professor Reveley (Emeritus
Professor)
 neuropsychology, psychophysiology, neuroimaging and treatment of the psychoses and
other neuropsychiatric disorders cognition
 fMRI and frontal lobe function in schizophrenia
 eye movements in psychosis and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Learning Disability- Professor Sabyasachi Bhaumik (Honorary Professor), Dr Reza
Kiani (Honorary Senior Lecturer) and Dr Regi Alexander (Honorary Senior Lecturer).
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Lifestyle and long term conditions in people with LD
Sensory Impairment and Mental Health in LD
Epidemiology of LD,
LD and offending behaviours
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Dr Alex Mitchell – Honorary Professor, Cancer Studies.
 psycho-oncology
 screening and diagnosis
 systematic reviews
Most of the teaching and research accommodation is based at the Centre for Medicine.
Academic staff are also based at the Bennion Centre, Glenfield Hospital Site. Child &
Adolescent Psychiatry is located at the Greenwood Institute of Child Health alongside the
Leicestershire Child and Health Family Psychiatric Service based at Westcotes House,
Westcotes Drive, Leicester as well as the Agnes Unit.
A magnetic resonance imagining scanner at the Leicester Royal Infirmary has available
facilities for the quantitative examination of MRI scans. There are also opportunities for
collaboration with major research themes in the Department of Health Sciences including
Genetic Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Complex Chronic Conditions and Health Services
Research, and with other research Departments in the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry and
Medical Genetics.
In addition the College has a neuroscience and behaviour research theme led by Professor
Ian Forsythe which provides an important forum for interaction with Neuroscientists from
outside the College and other Institutions. Leicester has particular strengths in fundamental
neuroscience and receives substantial funding from UK Research Councils, the EU and
numerous charitable foundations. Strengths include synaptic transmission, learning and
memory, stress and anxiety pain, auditory physiology, circadian rhythms and behavioural
neuroscience.
Interests in the development and application of genetic models of
neurodegenerative conditions are complemented with clinical expertise in these areas.
The principal undergraduate teaching responsibility is in the nine week psychiatry block in
the fourth year, working in conjunction with the University Department of Medical Education.
Consultants in general adult psychiatry usually have a student attached to their firm.
Students also spend one week attachments in Child Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry.
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