Locally Appointed Specialist Post (LAS or Trust grade Doctor)

Job summary

The LAS CT1-3 post will provide support to the Consultant Psychiatrist in an established multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will provide psychiatric and physical healthcare input to patients aged 18-65 with a range of functional and organic disorders. The opportunity for multi-agency working is excellent, the working environment is friendly and most Doctors in Training find that they settle in very quickly. The post holder will do the inpatient work and attend Clinical Review. He/she may also be required to take occasional home visits.

Main duties of the job

Assessment, diagnosis and formulation of common and complex secondary care community mental health presentations, both routine and urgent.

Patient examination, including mental state examination, extended cognitive examination, and physical examination

Biopsychosocial management of common and complex secondary care community mental health presentations, including further investigations and treatment; basic psychopharmacology and experience using common psychotropic medications; psychological therapies

Risk assessment and management.

Keeping full clinical notes and ensuring that medical records information is updated according to local guidelines.

Liaison with other teams and making appropriate referrals.

Working effectively with other colleagues, team-working, and time management.

Drafting reports, summaries and letters.

Use of mental health and mental capacity legislation.

Teaching e.g. of colleagues and medical students.

Audit and quality improvement

Research methodology and critical appraisal

Leadership and Management e.g. through attendance at meetings.

To advise on safe practices which promote health gain

To keep patients fully informed of their prescribed medication, its purposes, positive effects and any likely ill effects.

To reduce vulnerability and empower patients towards making positive choices.

To initiate and maintain regular assessment and management of risk.

To facilitate community inclusion and rehabilitation.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

28 Upper High Street

Epsom

Surrey

KT174QJ

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

28 Upper High Street

Epsom

Surrey

KT174QJ

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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