Job summary
We are excited to bring a new strategic, non-clinical role for a part-time salaried GP to our mental health work across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough. Working alongside the System Engagement Lead within Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, the postholder will support medical colleagues across psychiatry and general practice to embed the principles of lifestyle medicine into their clinical practice.
Do you have ideas of how the pillars of lifestyle medicine could become part of psychiatric practice?
Do you have experience of driving change?
Do you have the skills to engage with both psychiatrists and general practitioners and share learning with a wide range of stakeholders?
Do you want to be part of an NHS trust that embraces creative solutions to mental health need as part of its care to local people?
Then we want to hear from you. Please see the attached person specification and tell us how you meet each of the criteria in your application.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to engage with colleagues across secondary and primary care to increase the use of lifestyle medicine principles in clinical practice. As a new role, the post-holder will be required to bring their own passion to shaping how lifestyle medicine approaches can best improve the health outcomes for local people.
Full details are attached within the job description.
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of ourethnic minority andLGBTQ+ communities.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a new role and we are looking for an experienced GP who is able to make it their own. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) embrace innovative approaches to providing mental health care to local people, working alongside system colleagues across our Integrated Neighbourhoods to deliver the highest possible standard of care. This role builds on work from the Community Mental Health Transformation Exemplar, which sought to ensure local people have access to the right level of care, from the right place, at the right time. In collaboration with colleagues across primary care, the voluntary sector and broader community, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough are passionate about embedding the use of community-based assets into clinical care; this role will support medical colleagues to further achieve this.
The post-holder will be expected to work with psychiatrists and their teams within CPFT, as well as GPs across the county, to increase the use of lifestyle medicine principles in clinical practice. We would consider an applicant with a particular interest in one aspect of Lifestyle Medicine or a generalist wishing to address all six of the pillars that form the lifestyle medicine principles.
Applicants are expected to be experienced in driving innovation independently and be able to evaluate and evidence the effectiveness of interventions. We are looking for someone who will thrive in shaping this role and be able to work with both local team members and national colleagues to improve health outcomes for local people.
Key Responsibilities:
- Increase knowledge and understanding of the principles of lifestyle medicine amongst psychiatrists and their teams in secondary care, and amongst primary care colleagues.
- Increase the adoption of lifestyle medicine principles in clinical practice across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough.
- Promote not just signposting to lifestyle medicine approaches but how these can be role-modelled inside existing care pathways.
- Embed the use of local tools such as the How Are You Cambridgeshire & Peterborough websites to bring lifestyle medicine inside clinical environments.
- Share good practice of lifestyle medicine principles with local and national colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a new role and we are looking for an experienced GP who is able to make it their own. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) embrace innovative approaches to providing mental health care to local people, working alongside system colleagues across our Integrated Neighbourhoods to deliver the highest possible standard of care. This role builds on work from the Community Mental Health Transformation Exemplar, which sought to ensure local people have access to the right level of care, from the right place, at the right time. In collaboration with colleagues across primary care, the voluntary sector and broader community, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough are passionate about embedding the use of community-based assets into clinical care; this role will support medical colleagues to further achieve this.
The post-holder will be expected to work with psychiatrists and their teams within CPFT, as well as GPs across the county, to increase the use of lifestyle medicine principles in clinical practice. We would consider an applicant with a particular interest in one aspect of Lifestyle Medicine or a generalist wishing to address all six of the pillars that form the lifestyle medicine principles.
Applicants are expected to be experienced in driving innovation independently and be able to evaluate and evidence the effectiveness of interventions. We are looking for someone who will thrive in shaping this role and be able to work with both local team members and national colleagues to improve health outcomes for local people.
Key Responsibilities:
- Increase knowledge and understanding of the principles of lifestyle medicine amongst psychiatrists and their teams in secondary care, and amongst primary care colleagues.
- Increase the adoption of lifestyle medicine principles in clinical practice across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough.
- Promote not just signposting to lifestyle medicine approaches but how these can be role-modelled inside existing care pathways.
- Embed the use of local tools such as the How Are You Cambridgeshire & Peterborough websites to bring lifestyle medicine inside clinical environments.
- Share good practice of lifestyle medicine principles with local and national colleagues.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- MRCGP
- MRCPsych or GPwER in Mental Health or equivalent
Desirable
- International Board of Lifestyle Medicine (IBLM) certification OR Diploma/Masters in Sports Medicine OR Nutrition Science OR other relevant qualification
- Leadership / project management qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Experience of using lifestyle medicine principles in own clinical practice
- Experience of delivering training to peers
- Experience of leadership positions within a health setting
Desirable
- Experience of working across both primary and secondary care
- Experience of evaluating lifestyle medicine interventions
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Ability to support change in others
- Ability to engage with and present to a wide range of stakeholders, demonstrating excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively
Desirable
- Ability to create video resources to showcase lifestyle medicine approaches to both colleagues and patients who might receive care in this style
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Knowledge of the pillars of lifestyle medicine and the evidence base behind them
- Understanding of the barriers to change for clinical colleagues
Desirable
- Knowledge of the structure of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care System and understanding how and where this role could have most impact
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- MRCGP
- MRCPsych or GPwER in Mental Health or equivalent
Desirable
- International Board of Lifestyle Medicine (IBLM) certification OR Diploma/Masters in Sports Medicine OR Nutrition Science OR other relevant qualification
- Leadership / project management qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Experience of using lifestyle medicine principles in own clinical practice
- Experience of delivering training to peers
- Experience of leadership positions within a health setting
Desirable
- Experience of working across both primary and secondary care
- Experience of evaluating lifestyle medicine interventions
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Ability to support change in others
- Ability to engage with and present to a wide range of stakeholders, demonstrating excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively
Desirable
- Ability to create video resources to showcase lifestyle medicine approaches to both colleagues and patients who might receive care in this style
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Knowledge of the pillars of lifestyle medicine and the evidence base behind them
- Understanding of the barriers to change for clinical colleagues
Desirable
- Knowledge of the structure of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care System and understanding how and where this role could have most impact
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).
