SpR post details (August 2012 - July 2013)

Name of Supervisor: Dr Noreen Ring
Location of the post: Macclesfield
Telephone numbers: 01625505600

1. DETAILS OF PLACEMENT (LOCATION, POPULATION, INPATIENT OR OUTPATIENT, BEDS)
Community psychiatry in the form of outpatient clinics, MDT meetings and home visits.
Also some experience on inpatient psychiatric ward in liaison capacity.
Clinics are mainly held at Local GP practices.

Core Placement: No
Endorsements: No
Supervisor: Full time

2. DETAILS OF ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPERIENCE TRAINEE WILL GAIN

Outpatient Work: The trainee will run two outpatient clinics weekly.(with the option of a 3rd one) The trainee will gain extensive experience of a very busy community patch, with high levels of SMI and dual diagnosis patients.

Allocation Meeting: Attending the weekly allocation meeting with the Community Mental Health Team will help to develop skills in multi-professional working.

Community Work: The trainee will take part in organising domiciliary visits to assess and manage patients in their own homes environments.

Inpatient Work: There are no in patient responsibilities, although the senior and junior trainee are encouraged to “in patient in-reach work” on a weekly basis.
Medico legal work: The trainee will be encouraged to prepare medico-legal reports and reports for MHRT and Manager’s Hearings under direct supervision of Dr Ring. There will be also an expectation that the trainee will develop skills in presenting cases during these proceedings.

Any other clinical commitment: N/A

3. JUNIOR DOCTOR SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION
There is an ST1-3 doctor in the team. There is a core trainee attached to the team and providing supervision and support will be part of the post holder responsibilities.

4. ON CALL COMMITMENT AND PAY BANDING
Daytime on-call: There are no day time on call commitments. Urgent assessments are handled by the respective community teams and this may require input from the senior trainee.
Out of hours on-call: Banding: Covering urgent assessments in East Cheshire( Crewe, Macclesfield, Knutsford, Congleton, Poynton, Handforth, Wilmslow and other surrounding towns/villages).There are three senior trainees working on the rota and this is 1:8 with a 40% banding.

5. TEACHING / SUPERVISION / ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
There are ample opportunities to facilitate teaching sessions for nursing students and core trainees (like video teaching, giving tutorials, small group teaching and case-based discussions). Opportunities also abound to organise teaching sessions for the CMHT

6. AUDIT / RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
The educational supervisor will support research in the department and audit is encouraged as part of the attachment.
The trainee will be encouraged to develop or participate in research activity as part of postgraduate degree or as part of training programme research experience.

7. MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Depending on current vacancies, there may be an opportunity to become involved in the local LNC. Dr Ring is keen for trainees to take this opportunity if available. Trainees are encouraged to attend consultant management meeting and medical staffing meetings. Trainees receive encouragement to take ownership of relevant service/ management issues and develop them accordingly. There will likely be ongoing service redevelopment in the trust for which trainees may be able to identify a role.

8. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE
Specialist experience etc

9. IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL DETAILS (FACILITIES etc)
Office- This is bases at the Jocellyn Solly Resource Centre.
Car park- There are ample car parking opportunities at Jocelyn Solly Resource Centre and the nearby Cricket ground.
Secretary support- Secretarial support is available. The trust is now using digitalised dictation devices which have proven to be effective.
Other sites and travel required? As this is a CMHT post, trainees will be required to do a bit of travelling (usually within a 10 mile radius)

10. TIMETABLE (EXAMPLE OF COMMITMENTS) – (FIXED COMMITMENTS IN BOLD)