Job summary
We have a exciting opportunity for someone to join our General Adult Psychiatry In-Patient wards as a Specialty Doctor
Vaughan Thomas Ward, based at Warneford Hospital and Phoenix Ward, based at Littlemore Hospital have currently 18 beds each. These wards are male, single-sex wards for the working age population of Oxfordshire. Medical staff provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team on the ward along with the ward manager and modern matron.
There are approximately 7 male admissions per week in Oxfordshire. Inpatients are treated by a multidisciplinary team led by a consultant and the expectation is that there is shared responsibility for clinical management at an appropriate level. Both Phoenix ward and Vaughan Thomas ward host health-based places of safety. All inpatients have a care coordinator (either existing or allocated) and it is expected that the CCO is actively involved in inpatient care, thereby forming a link to AMHTs.
Main duties of the job
The specialty doctor posts were created to support the development of the inpatient psychiatric service to adults of working age in Oxfordshire. The posts are currently vacant following the existing post holders moving to a new role.
The post holders will work alongside consultants, Drs Alvaro Barrera (0.6 WTE) and Dr David Welchew (0.6 WTE) on Vaughan Thomas Ward and Dr Alison Munden (1 WTE) on Phoenix ward. There are also F1, core trainees and higher trainees who provide medical care to the wards.
About us
Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Study leave allowances
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme and dedicated Health and Wellbeing Team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Under the supervision and direction of the consultant, the post holder will be responsible for:
- Day-to-day management of the inpatients on the wards. This will include contribution to ward-rounds (including typing contemporaneous clinical notes into the electronic patient records), CPA review, discharge planning meetings, and Mental Health Act managers or tribunal hearings. This will be under the clinical supervision of the dedicated inpatient consultants from the team. Clinical Supervision will rotate between the consultants as agreed.
- Liaison with the Community Mental Health team to ensure co-ordinated clinical care of patients.
- Support the assessment and management of patients brought to the Health Based Place of Safety
- Providing timely written correspondence to relevant professionals documenting assessments, ongoing management, progress, and discharge summaries using Trust IT and clinical records system training will be provided where needed.
- Work collaboratively with other agencies, liaison with staff from other teams to manage smooth and timely transfer into and out of the unit. The teams most commonly involved with this will be the Adult Community Mental Health Teams, and Ashurst Ward Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit.
- Active commitment to delivering the Trusts clinical governance agenda. Wards will lead their own governance agenda including audit, quality, patient experience, learning from incidents, patient safety initiatives and interrogation of data. The senior leadership team comprising of matron, consultant and ward manager will link with division both identifying areas of concern and feeding back actions.
- Contribution to developing and delivering improved clinical services.
- The post holders will be expected to contribute to the collection of data as required by the Trust and other relevant agencies. This includes the timely recording of clinical activity data, and participation in clinical audit -with appropriate administrative support.
- The post holders will be expected to participate in and attend the local training programme for junior doctors.
- The post holders will normally cross-cover with specialty doctor and trainees for Phoenix Ward and Vaughan Thomas for annual leave, study leave and brief periods of sickness absence. Occasional cover may be required for Allen, Wintle and Ashurst wards.
- Post holders will administer ECT on a rota with the other specialty doctors and trainees under exceptional circumstances. ECT is supervised by a consultant and training will be given if ad hoc input is required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Under the supervision and direction of the consultant, the post holder will be responsible for:
- Day-to-day management of the inpatients on the wards. This will include contribution to ward-rounds (including typing contemporaneous clinical notes into the electronic patient records), CPA review, discharge planning meetings, and Mental Health Act managers or tribunal hearings. This will be under the clinical supervision of the dedicated inpatient consultants from the team. Clinical Supervision will rotate between the consultants as agreed.
- Liaison with the Community Mental Health team to ensure co-ordinated clinical care of patients.
- Support the assessment and management of patients brought to the Health Based Place of Safety
- Providing timely written correspondence to relevant professionals documenting assessments, ongoing management, progress, and discharge summaries using Trust IT and clinical records system training will be provided where needed.
- Work collaboratively with other agencies, liaison with staff from other teams to manage smooth and timely transfer into and out of the unit. The teams most commonly involved with this will be the Adult Community Mental Health Teams, and Ashurst Ward Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit.
- Active commitment to delivering the Trusts clinical governance agenda. Wards will lead their own governance agenda including audit, quality, patient experience, learning from incidents, patient safety initiatives and interrogation of data. The senior leadership team comprising of matron, consultant and ward manager will link with division both identifying areas of concern and feeding back actions.
- Contribution to developing and delivering improved clinical services.
- The post holders will be expected to contribute to the collection of data as required by the Trust and other relevant agencies. This includes the timely recording of clinical activity data, and participation in clinical audit -with appropriate administrative support.
- The post holders will be expected to participate in and attend the local training programme for junior doctors.
- The post holders will normally cross-cover with specialty doctor and trainees for Phoenix Ward and Vaughan Thomas for annual leave, study leave and brief periods of sickness absence. Occasional cover may be required for Allen, Wintle and Ashurst wards.
- Post holders will administer ECT on a rota with the other specialty doctors and trainees under exceptional circumstances. ECT is supervised by a consultant and training will be given if ad hoc input is required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oQualified medical practitioner
- oFull GMC registration
Desirable
- oMRCPsych or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists' Guidelines)
- oEligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act 1983) Approval
Skills and Knowledge:
Essential
- oAbility to work through a collaborative multi-disciplinary framework.
- oAt least four years of Postgraduate training, two of which in the relevant specialty of this position
- oAbility to contribute to effective team working. Capacity to prioritise workload.
- oMust have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues, and staff of other organisations. Good spoken and written English.
- oWork collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals.
- oMust have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their families/carers.
- oTo exercise an intermediate level of clinical responsibility as delegated by the consultant in charge
Desirable
- oTeaching medical undergraduates and other MDT members
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oQualified medical practitioner
- oFull GMC registration
Desirable
- oMRCPsych or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists' Guidelines)
- oEligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act 1983) Approval
Skills and Knowledge:
Essential
- oAbility to work through a collaborative multi-disciplinary framework.
- oAt least four years of Postgraduate training, two of which in the relevant specialty of this position
- oAbility to contribute to effective team working. Capacity to prioritise workload.
- oMust have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues, and staff of other organisations. Good spoken and written English.
- oWork collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals.
- oMust have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their families/carers.
- oTo exercise an intermediate level of clinical responsibility as delegated by the consultant in charge
Desirable
- oTeaching medical undergraduates and other MDT members
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
