Job Description

At Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust we provide a wide range of mental health, learning disabilities, substance misuse, forensic and specialist services across Sheffield.

Some of our specialist services, such as our autism, eating disorders and gender identity clinics support people across South Yorkshire and nationally. Every year we support around 55,000 people with mental, physical, and social care needs.

As a Foundation Trust we provide specialist healthcare & support for adults with learning disabilities and their families. To achieve the best outcomes for people we work closely alongside professionals in primary, secondary & acute care, social services, and the independent sector. Working closely with our service users & their carers is at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to work in partnership with our local community & have strong ties with Sheffield City Council, voluntary,

charity & community organisations & other NHS organisations.

We are a designated teaching trust and have strong ties with the University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University and other education organisations working in the region. As a teaching trust we are also committed to research and have an active network of clinicians who have a fantastic track record in research. G1 ward is predominantly an organic inpatient older adult ward for the assessment and management of challenging behaviour in dementia.



Find out more about our work by visiting www.shsc.nhs.uk



This is an important post as part of the multidisciplinary team within the Older Adults Home Treatment Team service.



You must have a CCT/CCST in Psychiatry (Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent). Specialty Registrars who are within 6 months of attainment of CCT at the time of interview are eligible to apply. You will need to to be both S12 approved and an Approved Clinician to fulfill contractual duties. If you are not approved at the time of the interview, s/he must be fully eligible for approval.



All consultants are expected to take part in the on-call rota, which due to being low frequency and supported by a full trainee and a registrar rota is remunerated at 1%. Opportunities do exist for consultants to "act down" on to the registrar rota to cover gaps and absences, which is well remunerated.



You will be based at Edmund Road in Sheffield which has free parking and is close to public transport & have office accommodation, with IT support for e-mail, internet access and secretarial support.



We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.



What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.



It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of



If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.



We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.



Please see the full job description, responsibilities and person specification in the recruitment pack attached.



Following the Covid-19 pandemic, an increasing number of older adults with functional mental health diagnoses are, where appropriate, admitted to G1 ward. The ward has 16 beds and is split into separate male and female sides; there is some flexibility in the split of beds between the sides.



G1 ward has on average 56 admissions a year. Patients are referred for admission by secondary mental health service, which includes the older adult liaison team, community mental health team (CMHT) and older adult home treatment team (HTT).