Job summary
An exciting opportunity have arisen within the Trust for a floating fixed term junior doctor to support with vacancies on the junior doctor rotation. We are looking to recruit versatile and adaptable individuals to join the teams in the Trust.
This position offers a rewarding opportunity to gain relevant psychiatry experience at trainee level in order to support an application for the training scheme or Specialty Doctor positions.
The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic individual that works to the highest standards, is able to think autonomously and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
Postgraduate Medical Education
Local Appointment for Service (LAS) in Psychiatry
Post: Local Appointment for Service, Trust Grade ST1-ST3 Doctor
Grade: Trust Grade ST1-ST3
Full time: Fixed term - 40 hours per weekplus out of hours on-call (part time hours will be considered)
Location: East Kent
As a floating member of team you can be deployed into a 4/6 month vacancy within Kent in line with the rotation dates, therefore a flexible and adaptable approach is essential.
About us
Kent and Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust provides a wide range of mental health services across Kent and Medway. You will be working in a Consultant led multi-disciplinary team. Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is a smoke free Trust.
The Trust provides mental health, learning disability, substance misuse and other specialist services for 1.6 million people across Kent and Medway. We pride ourselves on providing high quality clinical services, innovation and partnership working.
We areone of thelarger NHS Trusts covering an area of 1,450 square miles, employing over3,600 staff and operating from over170 buildingsacross Kent and Medway.
The range of services offered by KMPT offers unique opportunities for your professional development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description
JOB TITLE: Locum Appointment for Service (LAS). Trust Grade ST1-3 Doctor
BAND: MT03 or MT04 dependant on experience
CARE GROUP: Postholder could rotate between care groups.
DEPARTMENT: Medical Education
HOURS OF WORK: Full time. Less than full time can be considered
& ON CALL
RESPONSIBILITY: Yes
RESPONSIBLE TO: Assigned Consultant Psychiatrist - Clinical Supervisor
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Director of Medical Education
BASE: Postholder could rotate between bases. Reviewed every 4/6 months.
JOB PURPOSE:
Psychiatrists normally treat people with a wide range of disorders, including manifestations of organic brain disorders, psychoses, depressive illness and personality disorders. They work closely with other agencies within mental health. The psychiatrist works as an integral part of the team.
Working in psychiatry allows you to maintain a varied practice, but there are also many opportunities to subspecialise. As such, you could work in a variety of settings and with a huge range of colleagues.
DUTIES:
- Taking full histories, including a mental state examination and conducting physical examination with special focus on the central nervous system for in patients and inpatient setting and for new assessments in out patient clinics.
- Making provisional diagnosis, summarising the history and making a provisional care plan jointly with the nursing and or allied health professional staff.
- Requesting appropriate laboratory investigations and ensuring that the results are documented in the notes. Bringing to the attention of the Consultant and/or Specialty Doctor any abnormal results if deemed necessary.
- Act on any abnormal laboratory or imaging results and liaise with appropriate teams as necessary under supervision of the Consultant
- Taking corroborative history from the relatives and arranging family meetings in relation to the management of patients on the ward and in respect of future management in the community.
- Maintaining close collaboration between junior and senior doctors working in other specialities and when making appropriate of patients to other medical departments William Harvey Hospital.
- Maintaining close working relationship with the team admin and ward clerk.
- Maintaining close collaboration with the relevant members of the community mental health teams and Crisis Resolution home Treatment team
- Carrying out routine reviews of patients mental and physical status.
- Taking blood when necessary, recording ECG and other physical investigations results on RiO.
- Participation in assessment and reviews of patients in hospital and outpatients.
- Participation in ward rounds and MDT meetings
- Participation in the on call day/night rota associated with the job
- Writing clear comprehensive clinical records in RIO
- Writing up leave medications and discharge summaries for patients in timely fashion
- Alerting senior medical colleague in the team or if necessary any available senior medical colleague, concerns in relation to the health and safety of patients, colleagues and relatives as appropriate to the situation.
- Providing cross cover for absent colleagues and ensuring leave is planned in collaboration with relevant others and in a timely manner.
- Carrying a pager/mobile and responding promptly to calls.
- Attendance at training and teaching relevant to the post
- Attendance at supervision with the clinical supervisor/consultant.
- Taking responsibility for own supervision by completing the agreed personal development
- Complete allocated discharge summaries and other reports in timely fashion.
- To have annual appraisal with Tutor/DME and support for revalidation
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
- To develop the basic skills in the assessment, management and treatment of psychiatric patients in an inpatient settings.
- To develop the basic skills in the assessment and management of psychiatric treatment in out patient settings, through regular attendance in a community mental health team, under outpatient consultant supervision.
- To develop a holistic, patient centred approach to the care of patients working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- To develop a responsive style of care to meet the individual needs of patients, their carers and their families.
- To develop an understanding of the biological, psychological and social contributions to the cause and treatment of psychiatric conditions.
- To participate with the team in providing a high standard of care to patients and facilitation of their discharge into the community.
- To develop basic audit and research skills.
- To develop an understanding of the working of the Mental Health Act 1983.
- To develop skills in risk assessment and management for inpatients with complex presentations.
- To develop skills in the recognition and relevant management of safeguarding concerns for children and adults.
- Developing skills in maintaining patient confidentiality appropriately.
- To develop an awareness of the ethical dilemmas commonly occurring in psychiatry.
- To develop an awareness of services provided by partnership, voluntary and third sector agencies.
TEACHING AND TRAINING:
- There are opportunities to deliver teaching to Core trainees, Foundation trainees and GP trainees through local teaching programmes, in addition to CPD teaching sessions for members of the multidisciplinary team
- The trainees will have the opportunity to participate in organising local and trust wide induction programmes for junior doctors
- Arrangements are available for supervision in suitable psychological interventions
- There are opportunities for involvement with local psychiatric liaison services
- Individual supervision will be provided by the approved Clinical Supervisor who will provide clinical supervision for a minimum of one hour every week
- The postholder would have access to KMPT laptop/printer & library, desk & chair in an office and parking
AUDIT AND RESEARCH:
- KMPT has an excellent audit department that is willing to involve trainees in on-going projects, or support the Trainee in designing appropriate audit or service improvement projects
- In addition the Trainee will have the opportunity to engage in, and/or supervise audit projects by junior medical trainees or non-medical colleagues.
ON CALL DUTY ROTA:
- The ST1-3 will take part in the local junior On Call Rota
- The working pattern includes Night shifts, weekend shifts and long day shifts providing cover to psychiatry inpatient units.
Sample of a timetable (dependant on post):
a.m.
p.m.
Monday
OPD
Inpatient
Tuesday
Emergency cover
CPAs / Local teaching
Wednesday
Team meetings
Journal club
OPD
Thursday
Supervision/admin/
CPAs
Friday
Balint group/ OPD
Inpatient
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description
JOB TITLE: Locum Appointment for Service (LAS). Trust Grade ST1-3 Doctor
BAND: MT03 or MT04 dependant on experience
CARE GROUP: Postholder could rotate between care groups.
DEPARTMENT: Medical Education
HOURS OF WORK: Full time. Less than full time can be considered
& ON CALL
RESPONSIBILITY: Yes
RESPONSIBLE TO: Assigned Consultant Psychiatrist - Clinical Supervisor
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Director of Medical Education
BASE: Postholder could rotate between bases. Reviewed every 4/6 months.
JOB PURPOSE:
Psychiatrists normally treat people with a wide range of disorders, including manifestations of organic brain disorders, psychoses, depressive illness and personality disorders. They work closely with other agencies within mental health. The psychiatrist works as an integral part of the team.
Working in psychiatry allows you to maintain a varied practice, but there are also many opportunities to subspecialise. As such, you could work in a variety of settings and with a huge range of colleagues.
DUTIES:
- Taking full histories, including a mental state examination and conducting physical examination with special focus on the central nervous system for in patients and inpatient setting and for new assessments in out patient clinics.
- Making provisional diagnosis, summarising the history and making a provisional care plan jointly with the nursing and or allied health professional staff.
- Requesting appropriate laboratory investigations and ensuring that the results are documented in the notes. Bringing to the attention of the Consultant and/or Specialty Doctor any abnormal results if deemed necessary.
- Act on any abnormal laboratory or imaging results and liaise with appropriate teams as necessary under supervision of the Consultant
- Taking corroborative history from the relatives and arranging family meetings in relation to the management of patients on the ward and in respect of future management in the community.
- Maintaining close collaboration between junior and senior doctors working in other specialities and when making appropriate of patients to other medical departments William Harvey Hospital.
- Maintaining close working relationship with the team admin and ward clerk.
- Maintaining close collaboration with the relevant members of the community mental health teams and Crisis Resolution home Treatment team
- Carrying out routine reviews of patients mental and physical status.
- Taking blood when necessary, recording ECG and other physical investigations results on RiO.
- Participation in assessment and reviews of patients in hospital and outpatients.
- Participation in ward rounds and MDT meetings
- Participation in the on call day/night rota associated with the job
- Writing clear comprehensive clinical records in RIO
- Writing up leave medications and discharge summaries for patients in timely fashion
- Alerting senior medical colleague in the team or if necessary any available senior medical colleague, concerns in relation to the health and safety of patients, colleagues and relatives as appropriate to the situation.
- Providing cross cover for absent colleagues and ensuring leave is planned in collaboration with relevant others and in a timely manner.
- Carrying a pager/mobile and responding promptly to calls.
- Attendance at training and teaching relevant to the post
- Attendance at supervision with the clinical supervisor/consultant.
- Taking responsibility for own supervision by completing the agreed personal development
- Complete allocated discharge summaries and other reports in timely fashion.
- To have annual appraisal with Tutor/DME and support for revalidation
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
- To develop the basic skills in the assessment, management and treatment of psychiatric patients in an inpatient settings.
- To develop the basic skills in the assessment and management of psychiatric treatment in out patient settings, through regular attendance in a community mental health team, under outpatient consultant supervision.
- To develop a holistic, patient centred approach to the care of patients working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- To develop a responsive style of care to meet the individual needs of patients, their carers and their families.
- To develop an understanding of the biological, psychological and social contributions to the cause and treatment of psychiatric conditions.
- To participate with the team in providing a high standard of care to patients and facilitation of their discharge into the community.
- To develop basic audit and research skills.
- To develop an understanding of the working of the Mental Health Act 1983.
- To develop skills in risk assessment and management for inpatients with complex presentations.
- To develop skills in the recognition and relevant management of safeguarding concerns for children and adults.
- Developing skills in maintaining patient confidentiality appropriately.
- To develop an awareness of the ethical dilemmas commonly occurring in psychiatry.
- To develop an awareness of services provided by partnership, voluntary and third sector agencies.
TEACHING AND TRAINING:
- There are opportunities to deliver teaching to Core trainees, Foundation trainees and GP trainees through local teaching programmes, in addition to CPD teaching sessions for members of the multidisciplinary team
- The trainees will have the opportunity to participate in organising local and trust wide induction programmes for junior doctors
- Arrangements are available for supervision in suitable psychological interventions
- There are opportunities for involvement with local psychiatric liaison services
- Individual supervision will be provided by the approved Clinical Supervisor who will provide clinical supervision for a minimum of one hour every week
- The postholder would have access to KMPT laptop/printer & library, desk & chair in an office and parking
AUDIT AND RESEARCH:
- KMPT has an excellent audit department that is willing to involve trainees in on-going projects, or support the Trainee in designing appropriate audit or service improvement projects
- In addition the Trainee will have the opportunity to engage in, and/or supervise audit projects by junior medical trainees or non-medical colleagues.
ON CALL DUTY ROTA:
- The ST1-3 will take part in the local junior On Call Rota
- The working pattern includes Night shifts, weekend shifts and long day shifts providing cover to psychiatry inpatient units.
Sample of a timetable (dependant on post):
a.m.
p.m.
Monday
OPD
Inpatient
Tuesday
Emergency cover
CPAs / Local teaching
Wednesday
Team meetings
Journal club
OPD
Thursday
Supervision/admin/
CPAs
Friday
Balint group/ OPD
Inpatient
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Additional related qualifications. e.g. intercalated degree, BSc, BA, BMedSci or equivalent
Eligibility
Essential
- Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC at intended start date
- Have evidence of achievement of foundation competences from a UKFPO-affiliated foundation programme or equivalent. Or evidence to commence specialty training in the form of a Certificate of Readiness to Enter Specialty Training
Desirable
- 12 months NHS experience post full GMC registration
Career Progression
Essential
- Be able to provide complete details of their employment history
- Demonstrates interest and realistic insight into psychiatry and mental health
Desirable
- Clinical exposure to a community based specialty
- Extracurricular activities / achievements/ interest that provide increased insight into psychiatry
- Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
- Evidence of involvement in an audit project, a quality improvement project, formal research project
- Evidence of interest in, and experience of, teaching
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Additional related qualifications. e.g. intercalated degree, BSc, BA, BMedSci or equivalent
Eligibility
Essential
- Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC at intended start date
- Have evidence of achievement of foundation competences from a UKFPO-affiliated foundation programme or equivalent. Or evidence to commence specialty training in the form of a Certificate of Readiness to Enter Specialty Training
Desirable
- 12 months NHS experience post full GMC registration
Career Progression
Essential
- Be able to provide complete details of their employment history
- Demonstrates interest and realistic insight into psychiatry and mental health
Desirable
- Clinical exposure to a community based specialty
- Extracurricular activities / achievements/ interest that provide increased insight into psychiatry
- Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
- Evidence of involvement in an audit project, a quality improvement project, formal research project
- Evidence of interest in, and experience of, teaching
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).
