ADHD Specialty Doctor

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) is seeking to recruit a full-time Specialty Doctor to work within the Adult ADHD team working within its Mental Health Services.

The Mental Health Services [MHS] division is comprised of Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB), which is a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health service delivering a pathway of care for 0-25 year olds. The service is led by Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust and it is the first of its kind nationally. Bringing together the expertise and commitment of Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust (BWC), the Priory Group and The Children's Society, FTB offers a wide range of mental health support options tailored to the needs of the young people, young adults and families it cares for and supports.

Our service is currently undergoing exciting changes with the Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board Team to review regional-based ADHD pathways alongside peer providers to develop innovative and effective patient-centered pathway who are undergoing assessment, or have been diagnosed with, ADHD.

To join us in this exciting venture, we are looking for a suitably qualified specialty doctor who:

Holds themselves to high professional standards
Displays and believes in the Trust's visions and values
Is ambitious and dynamic and is interesting in life-long learning and career development

Main duties of the job

The Specialty Doctor will have a central role within an MDT context in delivering psychiatric assessment and treatment for a caseload of complex patients and their families, as well as contribute to providing psychiatric & medical risk management. The successful applicant will support the Adult ADHD medical lead and other MDT professional leads in participating with quality improvement & clinical governance activities.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Date posted

05 October 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,530 to £82,400 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

284-5652446-23-FTBKF_2

Job locations

City Wide

Birmingham

B19 1HS

Job description

Job responsibilities

On a day-to-day basis you will join an established ADHD 18 to 25 multidisciplinary team, comprising of specialist and dedicated mental health professionals including Lead Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Consultant Psychiatrists, Specialty Doctors and administrative support.

You will have a close working relationship on clinical matters with multidisciplinary teams and provide important liaison with other doctors in primary and secondary care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will have a close working relationship on clinical matters with multidisciplinary teams and provide important liaison with other doctors in primary and secondary care.

Person Specification

Essential

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
Current full registration with the GMC (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment).
GMC License to practice
Eligible to work in the UK

Desirable

MRC Psych (or equivalent)
Approval (or eligible for approval) under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act.

Person Specification

Essential

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
Current full registration with the GMC (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment).
GMC License to practice
Eligible to work in the UK

Desirable

MRC Psych (or equivalent)
Approval (or eligible for approval) under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).