Job summary
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Specialty Doctor to join Adult Crisis & Home Treatment Team in Parkview Clinic.
The post holder will support the CRHT in multidisciplinary team assessment of patients presenting with acute mental health presentations, risk assessments and management plans and initiation and monitoring ofappropriate clinical interventions. Additionally, the role will provide important liaison with other doctors and MDT teams in community, inpatient mental health and primary care.
The Post holder with work under the supervision of a consultant and alongside senior nurse practitioners within the clinical team. On a more strategic level, they will relate to the leadership and management structures of FTB.
Main duties of the job
Providing direct psychiatric services through comprehensive clinical assessment, diagnosis and care plan, risk assessment and management plans, treatment formulation, prescribing and work with the team on implementing evidence-based interventions. The urgent care assessments are conducted, and interventions are delivered in various settings such as in service users homes, supported accommodations, respite care, police stations, PDU etc.
The post holder will participate in formulating and implementing appropriate care plans around physical healthcare needs of service users in the CRHT.
Providing senior clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team in collaboration with the team leader. To depute provide leadership to the team in the absence of consultant (such as during leaves). The Staff grade Psychiatrist's responsibilities include treatment planning and regular reviews through a multidisciplinary care programme approach that comprehensively addresses patients' bio-psychosocial needs.
The post holder will be expected to work closely with core and specialist community teams within FTB and in the wider health economy. They will serve as psychiatric liaison with other agencies particularly with regard to continuity of patient care. This is particularly important in complex cases when liaison and collaborative working with other services/agencies is necessary.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Current full registration with the GMC (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment)
- MRC Psych (or equivalent)
- Approval (or eligible for approval) under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Provision of high-quality mental services, as trainee or consultant
- CCT holder or equivalent (or within 6 months of becoming eligible for CCT)
- Able to manage duties under the MHA, including assessment of patients in Place of Safety detained under Section 136
- Experience with the treatment of patients with complex mental disorders, neurodevelopmental conditions, emotional trauma and emerging personality disorders
- Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
- Ability to work across teams and disciplinary boundaries in a collaborative style
- Excellent communication skills, diplomacy and tact. Efficiency in clinical work. Commitment to develop the Tier 4 Services with participation in the management of the department. Open to involvement and development of services within the strategic direction of the Trust and commissioners
- Ability to keep good, legible written records
- Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives/carers, colleagues and staff of other organisations
- Proficient in IT and clinical system
- Ability to work independently, methodically and safely
- Capacity to prioritise workload
- Experience and interest in providing training and teaching for a variety of staff groups
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Birmingham Women's & Children's Foundation Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- A collaborative multi-disciplinary working style
- Flexibility to respond to change and drive forward service improvements
- Able to drive or to provide own transport to meet the requirements of the post.
Desirable
- Higher degree or other qualification in research methodology
- Qualification or previous training in leadership
- Qualification and/or experience in providing training for doctors
- Knowledge/experience of clinical governance i.e. conducting investigations into incidents, complaints etc
- Ability to supervise and train junior medical staff
- Published research
- An interest to participate in on-going research projects, especially putting research into practice
- Approved clinician
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Current full registration with the GMC (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment)
- MRC Psych (or equivalent)
- Approval (or eligible for approval) under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Provision of high-quality mental services, as trainee or consultant
- CCT holder or equivalent (or within 6 months of becoming eligible for CCT)
- Able to manage duties under the MHA, including assessment of patients in Place of Safety detained under Section 136
- Experience with the treatment of patients with complex mental disorders, neurodevelopmental conditions, emotional trauma and emerging personality disorders
- Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
- Ability to work across teams and disciplinary boundaries in a collaborative style
- Excellent communication skills, diplomacy and tact. Efficiency in clinical work. Commitment to develop the Tier 4 Services with participation in the management of the department. Open to involvement and development of services within the strategic direction of the Trust and commissioners
- Ability to keep good, legible written records
- Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives/carers, colleagues and staff of other organisations
- Proficient in IT and clinical system
- Ability to work independently, methodically and safely
- Capacity to prioritise workload
- Experience and interest in providing training and teaching for a variety of staff groups
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Birmingham Women's & Children's Foundation Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- A collaborative multi-disciplinary working style
- Flexibility to respond to change and drive forward service improvements
- Able to drive or to provide own transport to meet the requirements of the post.
Desirable
- Higher degree or other qualification in research methodology
- Qualification or previous training in leadership
- Qualification and/or experience in providing training for doctors
- Knowledge/experience of clinical governance i.e. conducting investigations into incidents, complaints etc
- Ability to supervise and train junior medical staff
- Published research
- An interest to participate in on-going research projects, especially putting research into practice
- Approved clinician
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).
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