Job summary
This post would be ideally suited for a doctor, who has a minimum of 2 years experience in clinical psychiatry practice, and is interested working in a specialty doctor position in psychiatry outside of a Training position.
A successful candidate would have the option of continuing ongoing work in a specialty doctor position, or considering the option of applying for Specialty Training in Psychiatry in the future.
Analternative career path would be progression as a specialty doctor and with the possibility of gaining a Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) via Article 14 route once required experience can be evidenced in the future.
The post-holder will work under the supervision of a consultant psychiatrist and will be integral to amultidisciplinary team, accessing local CPD activities as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
Details in attached JD
Duties of the post:? 10 PAs? The specialty doctor will work closely with the consultant psychiatrist and Multi Disciplinaryteam, and will provide clinical support for the assessment and management of mental healthproblems on a routine and emergency basis.? On average 10 Programmed Activities per week will be devoted to Direct Clinical Care. Care of patients in the community in Luton CMHT area, in the Functional Model.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Details in attached JD
Duties of the post: 10 PAs The specialty doctor will work closely with the consultant psychiatrist and Multi Disciplinaryteam, and will provide clinical support for the assessment and management of mental healthproblems on a routine and emergency basis. On average 10 Programmed Activities per week will be devoted to Direct Clinical Care. Care of patients in the community in Luton CMHT area, in the Functional Model.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Details in attached JD
Duties of the post: 10 PAs The specialty doctor will work closely with the consultant psychiatrist and Multi Disciplinaryteam, and will provide clinical support for the assessment and management of mental healthproblems on a routine and emergency basis. On average 10 Programmed Activities per week will be devoted to Direct Clinical Care. Care of patients in the community in Luton CMHT area, in the Functional Model.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical graduation
- Fully registered with the General Medical Council
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
- Approval under Section 12(2) of Mental Health Act 1983, or plan to gain approval within 6 months of appointment.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years experience of psychiatry clinical practice post medical qualification
- Appreciation and social and cultural factors of relevant to psychiatric practice
- Experience of and commitment to clinical care of individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions
Desirable
- Experience of clinical work in Acute Adult Psychiatry
- Experience of Quality Improvement projects & Clinical Audit
- Good working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act
Organisational Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work as a part of multidisciplinary, multi-model team
- 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
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Ability to work in multidisciplinary team and provide leadership for the team
- Self-motivating and innovative
- Clear, effective communication style
- Expertise in risk assessment
- A balanced approach to risk management, based on warm therapeutic interactions with service users
- Confident in therapeutic risk taking
- Commitment to clinical governance and QI
- Flexibility and ability to work under pressure.
- Ability and commitment to work with carers and families
- Ability to adjust therapeutic approaches according to service users' cultural needs
Teaching and Supervision
Essential
- Good teaching and communication skills
- Experience of teaching
Research and Audit
Essential
Desirable
- Experience of research work, or service evaluation, especially in psychosis and cultural psychiatry
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical graduation
- Fully registered with the General Medical Council
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
- Approval under Section 12(2) of Mental Health Act 1983, or plan to gain approval within 6 months of appointment.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years experience of psychiatry clinical practice post medical qualification
- Appreciation and social and cultural factors of relevant to psychiatric practice
- Experience of and commitment to clinical care of individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions
Desirable
- Experience of clinical work in Acute Adult Psychiatry
- Experience of Quality Improvement projects & Clinical Audit
- Good working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act
Organisational Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work as a part of multidisciplinary, multi-model team
- 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
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Ability to work in multidisciplinary team and provide leadership for the team
- Self-motivating and innovative
- Clear, effective communication style
- Expertise in risk assessment
- A balanced approach to risk management, based on warm therapeutic interactions with service users
- Confident in therapeutic risk taking
- Commitment to clinical governance and QI
- Flexibility and ability to work under pressure.
- Ability and commitment to work with carers and families
- Ability to adjust therapeutic approaches according to service users' cultural needs
Teaching and Supervision
Essential
- Good teaching and communication skills
- Experience of teaching
Research and Audit
Essential
Desirable
- Experience of research work, or service evaluation, especially in psychosis and cultural psychiatry
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).
