Job summary
The specialty doctor posts were created to support the development of the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) in Oxfordshire.
The CRHTT is a key component of mental health provision in Oxfordshire. The CRHTT sits in the Oxfordshire Mental Health Urgent Care Pathway which comprises of: Emergency Department Psychiatric Service - EDPS, Police 'street' Triage, Ambulance Triage, Night Assessment Team, Safe Haven services (provided by Oxfordshire Mind in Oxford and Banbury).
OHFT mental health urgent care works in close collaboration with other community mental health provision, Inpatient Services and wider system partners including Thames Valley Police, South Central Ambulance Service, the Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership (OMHP) organisations (Response, Mind, Elmore, Connections and Restore), Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT and primary care services. CRHTT services are now widespread across the UK and provide a genuine alternative to hospital care and treatment. The key components of CRHTT in Oxfordshire will be:
- Crisis response (emergency assessments and reviews)
- Intensive home treatment characterized by the availability of multiple visits each day which are of a length and content to allow for specialist psycho-social intervention to be delivered
- Gate-keeping admissions to psychiatric beds
- Enabling early discharge from psychiatric admission
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to work the new Crisis resolution and Home treatment team.
The post-holder's line-manager will be Dr Lola Martos, Associate Medical Director. The post-holder will have key working relationships with Dr Michael Rufus, current locum consultant in the team.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as good by the CQC. We have a relatively new Chief executive Dr Nick Broughton and Chief medical Officer Dr Karl Marlowe who are both keen to bring our rating up to excellent. The Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership is an exciting partnership that formally brings together six local mental health organizations from the NHS and the charity sector: Connection Floating Support, Elmore Community Services, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford shire Mind, Response and Restore. The aim is to work much more closely with each other and with people who have mental health problems to make it easier for people to get the best possible support when they need it.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Under the supervision and direction of the consultant, the post holder will be responsible for:
- Assessment and brief follow up of referrals to the team, liaison with relatives/carers, other professionals and the wider MDT. Liaison with other teams and attendance at meetings will also be necessary.
- Providing timely written correspondence to relevant professionals documenting assessments, ongoing management, progress, and discharge letters using Trust IT and clinical records system training will be provided where needed.
- Active commitment to delivering the Trusts clinical governance agenda. The AMHT has its own governance agenda including audit, quality, patient experience, learning from incidents, patient safety initiatives and interrogation of data.
- Contribution to developing and delivering improved clinical services as outlined in the National Service Framework for Mental Health and Long term Plan.
- 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 local teaching and training for specialty doctors and the wider medical community.
- The post holder will be expected to help triage referrals and attend MHA assessments and therefore S12 approval (or the ability to apply for it) is essential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Under the supervision and direction of the consultant, the post holder will be responsible for:
- Assessment and brief follow up of referrals to the team, liaison with relatives/carers, other professionals and the wider MDT. Liaison with other teams and attendance at meetings will also be necessary.
- Providing timely written correspondence to relevant professionals documenting assessments, ongoing management, progress, and discharge letters using Trust IT and clinical records system training will be provided where needed.
- Active commitment to delivering the Trusts clinical governance agenda. The AMHT has its own governance agenda including audit, quality, patient experience, learning from incidents, patient safety initiatives and interrogation of data.
- Contribution to developing and delivering improved clinical services as outlined in the National Service Framework for Mental Health and Long term Plan.
- 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 local teaching and training for specialty doctors and the wider medical community.
- The post holder will be expected to help triage referrals and attend MHA assessments and therefore S12 approval (or the ability to apply for it) is essential.
Person Specification
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Held hospital appointments in psychiatry at SHO/CT or equivalent.
Desirable
- Experience at ST or SD level or equivalent
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- To exercise an intermediate level of clinical responsibility as delegated by the consultant in charge.
- Ability to work through a collaborative multi-disciplinary framework.
- Ability to contribute to effective team working. Capacity to prioritise workload.
- Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and staff of other organisations. Good spoken and written English.
- Work collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals.
- Must have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their Carers.
- Interest in teaching
Desirable
- Teaching medical undergraduates
Qualifications
Essential
- General medical qualification
Desirable
- Some or all parts of MRCPsych or equivalent
Training
Essential
- Shall have completed at least four years' full-time Postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
Desirable
- Attendance at MRCPsych course or equivalent Section 12 (2) approval: Mental Health Act, 1983
Person Specification
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Held hospital appointments in psychiatry at SHO/CT or equivalent.
Desirable
- Experience at ST or SD level or equivalent
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- To exercise an intermediate level of clinical responsibility as delegated by the consultant in charge.
- Ability to work through a collaborative multi-disciplinary framework.
- Ability to contribute to effective team working. Capacity to prioritise workload.
- Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and staff of other organisations. Good spoken and written English.
- Work collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals.
- Must have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their Carers.
- Interest in teaching
Desirable
- Teaching medical undergraduates
Qualifications
Essential
- General medical qualification
Desirable
- Some or all parts of MRCPsych or equivalent
Training
Essential
- Shall have completed at least four years' full-time Postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
Desirable
- Attendance at MRCPsych course or equivalent Section 12 (2) approval: Mental Health Act, 1983
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).
