Job summary
The specialty doctor's role will be to facilitate mental health recovery in the community for people over the age of 65 and those under the age of 65 with a diagnosis of dementia. The post holder will provide specialist and holistic assessment, treatment and continuing care for older adults who suffer from a range of mental health problems including dementia.
Main duties of the job
The doctor will work collaboratively with the service users, their family, carers, and friends. The job will be carried out in partnership with the community mental health team and other professionals involved in the care of the service user.
The post holder will work predominantly with the duty team carrying out urgent assessments independently or jointly with the team CPNs, OTs and psychologists. There will be occasions of joint work with Adult Social Care and the Primary Care Teams.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East 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"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to study leave (£1800 and 30 days over three years)
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Specialty Doctor will have the following responsibilities: Clinical Assessment and treatment of patients over 65 and those under 65 with dementia in the community. To provide supervision of other clinical staff attached to the team and contribute to the multidisciplinary working of the service. The post holder will work alongside the team manager and other Consultant Psychiatrists in the team to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service. The specialty doctor will be expected to provide direct clinical care and ensure medical involvement in the CPA process. Work collaboratively with other agencies. In particular liaison with staff from other teams to manage smooth and timely transfer into and out of the team. 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. Completion of CPA documentation when necessary. The specialty doctor 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 specialty doctor will be expected to attend most regular directorate managerial meeting as necessary, particularly Joint Consultant Committee, Medical Staff Committee and Directorate/Managerial liaison meeting. The specialty doctor would be expected to participate in both a CPD peer group and a clinical supervision group with fellow specialty doctor. Specialty doctor would be expected to maintain their own programme of training and CPD accreditation with the support of their Lead consultant/Associate Medical Director/Clinical Director. The specialty doctor will normally cross-cover with the rest of medical staff in the team for annual leave, study leave and brief periods of sickness absence. Day-time responsibility for Mental Health Act assessments and related MHA administration of patients of the teams service. In exceptional circumstances, as applies to all staff, Specialty Doctors may be expected to vary their job plans and to work flexibly (e.g. at another site, at other times) to meet the needs of wider Trust services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Specialty Doctor will have the following responsibilities: Clinical Assessment and treatment of patients over 65 and those under 65 with dementia in the community. To provide supervision of other clinical staff attached to the team and contribute to the multidisciplinary working of the service. The post holder will work alongside the team manager and other Consultant Psychiatrists in the team to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service. The specialty doctor will be expected to provide direct clinical care and ensure medical involvement in the CPA process. Work collaboratively with other agencies. In particular liaison with staff from other teams to manage smooth and timely transfer into and out of the team. 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. Completion of CPA documentation when necessary. The specialty doctor 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 specialty doctor will be expected to attend most regular directorate managerial meeting as necessary, particularly Joint Consultant Committee, Medical Staff Committee and Directorate/Managerial liaison meeting. The specialty doctor would be expected to participate in both a CPD peer group and a clinical supervision group with fellow specialty doctor. Specialty doctor would be expected to maintain their own programme of training and CPD accreditation with the support of their Lead consultant/Associate Medical Director/Clinical Director. The specialty doctor will normally cross-cover with the rest of medical staff in the team for annual leave, study leave and brief periods of sickness absence. Day-time responsibility for Mental Health Act assessments and related MHA administration of patients of the teams service. In exceptional circumstances, as applies to all staff, Specialty Doctors may be expected to vary their job plans and to work flexibly (e.g. at another site, at other times) to meet the needs of wider Trust services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical degree
- GMC
- 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
- Some or all parts of MRCPsych or equivalent Attendance at MRCPsych course or equivalent Section 12 (2) approval: Mental Health Act, 1983
- Higher degree such as MD or PhD
- Additional clinical qualifications
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Held hospital appointments in psychiatry at residential doctor, core training, or equivalent.
- Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
- Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry
Desirable
- Experience at senior training level or equivalent
ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS/ ABILITIES
Essential
- Leadership skills: ability to work through a collaborative multi-disciplinary framework
- Commitment to fostering a culture in the team that is respectful, fair, supportive and compassionate and role modelling these behaviours.
- Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
- Consultation skills to services, teams and individuals
- Commitment to working in multidisciplinary setting
- Commitment to working with service users on service development
Desirable
- Formal leadership and management training
- Experience of team /service leadership
- Experience of organisational development work
- Project management ability
CLINICAL SKILLS AND SUPERVISION
Essential
- Adequate clinical skills in old age psychiatry
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team and provide medical input to the team
- Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty and to seek clinical advice appropriately
- Expertise in risk assessment
- Confident in therapeutic risk taking
- Commitment to clinical governance
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post
TEACHING
Essential
- Interest in teaching
- Good teaching and communication skills
Desirable
- Teaching medical undergraduates
- Experience of teaching non-medical mental health professionals
RESEARCH AND AUDIT
Essential
- Experience of research work and/or ability to interpret research findings and apply them to clinical practice.
Desirable
- Experience of grant-funded project work
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields
- Audit or other quality improvement experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical degree
- GMC
- 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
- Some or all parts of MRCPsych or equivalent Attendance at MRCPsych course or equivalent Section 12 (2) approval: Mental Health Act, 1983
- Higher degree such as MD or PhD
- Additional clinical qualifications
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Held hospital appointments in psychiatry at residential doctor, core training, or equivalent.
- Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
- Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry
Desirable
- Experience at senior training level or equivalent
ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS/ ABILITIES
Essential
- Leadership skills: ability to work through a collaborative multi-disciplinary framework
- Commitment to fostering a culture in the team that is respectful, fair, supportive and compassionate and role modelling these behaviours.
- Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
- Consultation skills to services, teams and individuals
- Commitment to working in multidisciplinary setting
- Commitment to working with service users on service development
Desirable
- Formal leadership and management training
- Experience of team /service leadership
- Experience of organisational development work
- Project management ability
CLINICAL SKILLS AND SUPERVISION
Essential
- Adequate clinical skills in old age psychiatry
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team and provide medical input to the team
- Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty and to seek clinical advice appropriately
- Expertise in risk assessment
- Confident in therapeutic risk taking
- Commitment to clinical governance
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post
TEACHING
Essential
- Interest in teaching
- Good teaching and communication skills
Desirable
- Teaching medical undergraduates
- Experience of teaching non-medical mental health professionals
RESEARCH AND AUDIT
Essential
- Experience of research work and/or ability to interpret research findings and apply them to clinical practice.
Desirable
- Experience of grant-funded project work
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields
- Audit or other quality improvement experience
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).
