Job summary
Are you a doctor interested in an exciting role in Oxfordshire delivering high quality mental health care in the community?
Oxford Health is looking for a 1 WTE consultant psychiatrist, who is an experienced and dynamic medical professional, to provide clinical leadership to the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHTT). The CRHTT provides a range of psycho-social interventions to support people in crisis, or who are at risk of developing a mental health crisis, to receive care by means of the most collaborative and least restrictive interventions available.
The Trust is committed to high quality teaching and training for medical students, post graduate trainees in psychiatry, specialty doctors, students and other professionals. The consultant will provide direct clinical supervision and line management with opportunities to develop your skills.
Oxford is rated the top medical school in the world in THES ratings, and Psychiatry is rated by students as being the best specialty rotation on the course. Oxford has a track record of encouraging medical students to pursue psychiatry as a career, with 7% of graduates citing psychiatry as their first-choice career, equal highest of any UK medical school.
We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people. We support flexible working practices.
Main duties of the job
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:
1. Crisis response (emergency assessments and reviews)2. 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 3. Gate-keeping admissions to psychiatric beds4. Enabling early discharge from psychiatric admission
The CRHTT provides a range of psycho-social interventions to support people in crisis, or who are at risk of developing a mental health crisis, to receive care by means of the most collaborative and least restrictive interventions available. The service will cover adults of working age and older adults. The Team is currently co-located in newly refurbished accommodation with the Oxford Safe Haven, The Team base is at the heart of the local community and within short distance from all hospital sites.
The team works from 07:00 to 00:00, 7 days a week. Consultants work Monday - Friday 9-5. Medical cover outside of CRHT doctor working hours is provided by duty and on-call doctor rotas.
About us
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to study leave budget (30days & £1800 over 3 years)o 33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 35 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Consultant will provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the CRHT. The post holder will have responsibility for those patients seen by them, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by the post holder.2. The post holder will work alongside the team manager and the other Consultant Psychiatrists in the team to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service.3. The Consultant will provide direct clinical supervision and line management to the trainees and speciality doctors and any senior trainee placed with the team. This will include 1 hour per week clinical supervision for trainees and be in line with trust guidance for supervision. The consultant will be expected to provide direct clinical care and ensure clinical frameworks are adhered to.4. Providing timely written correspondence to relevant professionals documenting assessments, on-going management, progress, and eventual discharge using Trust IT and clinical records system training will be provided where needed.5. Work collaboratively with other agencies. In particular liaison with staff from other teams to manage smooth and timely transfer into and out of the CRHT. 6. Active commitment to delivering the Trusts clinical governance agenda.7. Contribution to developing and delivering improved clinical services as outlined in the National Service Framework for Mental Health.8. The consultant 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.9. Governance all services are expected to maintain effective governance including measuring and reporting performance. This is based on national standards and local contracts. Consultants provide a lead in the team in reviewing performance and governance. Key quality and outcome measures are embedded in the care packages aligned to each care cluster.10. The consultant will be expected to attend most regular directorate managerial meeting as necessary, particularly Joint Consultant Committee and Directorate/Managerial liaison meeting.11. The consultant will be expected to participate in and attend the local training programme for junior doctors.12. The consultant would be expected to participate in both a CPD peer group and a clinical supervision group with fellow consultants.13. Consultant would be expected to maintain their own programme of training and CPD accreditation with the support of their Lead consultant/Clinical Director.14. The consultants within the CRHT will normally cross-cover for each other for annual leave, study leave and brief periods of sickness absence. While the consultant is working alone in the team the cross cover will be with the perinatal consultant Dr Lucy Caswell.15. The consultants take part in the Oxfordshire Adults of Working Age out-of-hours rota or the Older adult out of hours rota according to individual experience and area of specialist training. This will be established on discussion with your line manager. The adult rota is: 1 in 23 rota, with 3%, band A intensity. The Older Adult rota is: 1 in 9, with 2%, Band B intensity. Normally, there are 2 core trainees and 2 ST4-6 trainees on shift out of hours.16. The appointee will be entitled to study leave (up to 30 days over 3 years) and expenses according to the Trusts (currently £1800 over 3 years), in line with national terms and conditions of service17. Appraisal, Job Planning and Revalidation: The Trust Appraisal and Revalidation link is with Medical Human Resources. Upon commencement the Consultant Psychiatrist will be allocated to one quarter of the year during which he/she will organise appraisal and allocated an appraiser. The postholder will have an annual job plan review with the Lead Doctor/AMD for the county. The postholder will be enrolled in a multi-source feedback at the appropriate time, so that the results of a 360 degree appraisal can be provided for the purposes of revalidation. The Responsible Officer is Dr Mark Hancock and the Trust has comprehensive guidance and support for the revalidation process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Consultant will provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the CRHT. The post holder will have responsibility for those patients seen by them, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by the post holder.2. The post holder will work alongside the team manager and the other Consultant Psychiatrists in the team to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service.3. The Consultant will provide direct clinical supervision and line management to the trainees and speciality doctors and any senior trainee placed with the team. This will include 1 hour per week clinical supervision for trainees and be in line with trust guidance for supervision. The consultant will be expected to provide direct clinical care and ensure clinical frameworks are adhered to.4. Providing timely written correspondence to relevant professionals documenting assessments, on-going management, progress, and eventual discharge using Trust IT and clinical records system training will be provided where needed.5. Work collaboratively with other agencies. In particular liaison with staff from other teams to manage smooth and timely transfer into and out of the CRHT. 6. Active commitment to delivering the Trusts clinical governance agenda.7. Contribution to developing and delivering improved clinical services as outlined in the National Service Framework for Mental Health.8. The consultant 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.9. Governance all services are expected to maintain effective governance including measuring and reporting performance. This is based on national standards and local contracts. Consultants provide a lead in the team in reviewing performance and governance. Key quality and outcome measures are embedded in the care packages aligned to each care cluster.10. The consultant will be expected to attend most regular directorate managerial meeting as necessary, particularly Joint Consultant Committee and Directorate/Managerial liaison meeting.11. The consultant will be expected to participate in and attend the local training programme for junior doctors.12. The consultant would be expected to participate in both a CPD peer group and a clinical supervision group with fellow consultants.13. Consultant would be expected to maintain their own programme of training and CPD accreditation with the support of their Lead consultant/Clinical Director.14. The consultants within the CRHT will normally cross-cover for each other for annual leave, study leave and brief periods of sickness absence. While the consultant is working alone in the team the cross cover will be with the perinatal consultant Dr Lucy Caswell.15. The consultants take part in the Oxfordshire Adults of Working Age out-of-hours rota or the Older adult out of hours rota according to individual experience and area of specialist training. This will be established on discussion with your line manager. The adult rota is: 1 in 23 rota, with 3%, band A intensity. The Older Adult rota is: 1 in 9, with 2%, Band B intensity. Normally, there are 2 core trainees and 2 ST4-6 trainees on shift out of hours.16. The appointee will be entitled to study leave (up to 30 days over 3 years) and expenses according to the Trusts (currently £1800 over 3 years), in line with national terms and conditions of service17. Appraisal, Job Planning and Revalidation: The Trust Appraisal and Revalidation link is with Medical Human Resources. Upon commencement the Consultant Psychiatrist will be allocated to one quarter of the year during which he/she will organise appraisal and allocated an appraiser. The postholder will have an annual job plan review with the Lead Doctor/AMD for the county. The postholder will be enrolled in a multi-source feedback at the appropriate time, so that the results of a 360 degree appraisal can be provided for the purposes of revalidation. The Responsible Officer is Dr Mark Hancock and the Trust has comprehensive guidance and support for the revalidation process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist's Guidelines)
- Section 12 (Mental Health Act) Approval
Desirable
- Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological or other studies or postgraduate teaching qualification
Training
Essential
- Higher specialist training in dual or general adult / older adult psychiatry in approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country, or previous consultant experience relevant to this post
- CCT in Psychiatry; OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview; OR CESR
Desirable
- Sub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post in particular CRHT experience.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in general adult/ Older adult psychiatry.
- Experience of close collaborative work with social care and other agencies
Desirable
- Application of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group
- Development of close collaboration with primary care services
- Experience of early intervention in psychosis services and knowledge prodromal states for psychosis
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
- Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively
- Commitment to active clinical governance
- Ability to promote effective team working
- Capacity to prioritise workload
- Active participation in clinical audit
- Commitment to interagency partnership working
- 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
- Experience in supervising and teaching core psychiatric trainees
- Application of research evidence to clinical practice
Desirable
- Relevant experience of the administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
- Inter-agency partnership working and development
- Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- Supervision of advanced level trainees
- Research experience and skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist's Guidelines)
- Section 12 (Mental Health Act) Approval
Desirable
- Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological or other studies or postgraduate teaching qualification
Training
Essential
- Higher specialist training in dual or general adult / older adult psychiatry in approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country, or previous consultant experience relevant to this post
- CCT in Psychiatry; OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview; OR CESR
Desirable
- Sub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post in particular CRHT experience.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in general adult/ Older adult psychiatry.
- Experience of close collaborative work with social care and other agencies
Desirable
- Application of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group
- Development of close collaboration with primary care services
- Experience of early intervention in psychosis services and knowledge prodromal states for psychosis
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
- Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively
- Commitment to active clinical governance
- Ability to promote effective team working
- Capacity to prioritise workload
- Active participation in clinical audit
- Commitment to interagency partnership working
- 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
- Experience in supervising and teaching core psychiatric trainees
- Application of research evidence to clinical practice
Desirable
- Relevant experience of the administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
- Inter-agency partnership working and development
- Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- Supervision of advanced level trainees
- Research experience and skills
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).
