Job summary
North East London NHS Foundation Trust
MHWT WEST Locality
Psychiatry Resident Doctor Post Job Description
Base: Barking Community Hospital
Trainer: Dr Alex Olaye, Consultant Psychiatrist
We are looking for a resident doctor for 3 days per week Monday to Wednesday working 9 am to 5 pm at Barking Hospital. No on-call shifts included in this role.
Main duties of the job
There are 2 medical leads for the MHWT West locality. The over-all caseload is divided between Dr Alex Olaye, Consultant Psychiatrist (who will be the post-holder's clinical supervisor & line manager) and Dr Basit Hussain, Consultant Psychiatrist.
The trainee shares office space with a number of other Core-trainees-providing opportunities to network/ organise exam practice as necessary.
The team manager is the operational lead for the service. She is line manager for non-medical members of the team, including secretarial & administrative staff.
The team consists of CPNs of varying levels of seniority, Social Workers including AMPHs, one senior OT, StR (Support & Recovery time workers) and administrative staff.
The trainee will be approached by team members to discuss patient-related issues of relevance, prescribe medication/ blood tests etc and there will be regular joint assessments/ reviews of patients with them.
There is secretarial and administrative support available.
The post-holder is expected to maintain high standards of professionalism & maintain patient & carer respect, dignity & confidentiality at all times in their dealings with patients and cares & the team.
About us
This is a friendly & supportive multidisciplinary community setting providing opportunities to gain experience in assessing and managing chronic complex mental disorder and associated comorbidities and risks. You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, consisting of experienced community psychiatric nurses, social workers and occupational therapists.
The team follows a 'recovery approach' with an objective of enabling people with long term mental health conditions to achieve the best possible quality of life and reach their potential, with a view to eventually encouraging a life independent of psychiatric services.
Hence in addition to complex medical treatment in treatment resistant illness and managing patients on depot, Clozapine and Lithium, this service provides an opportunity to learn about and offer varied psychological and social aspects of treatment to patients and carers.
Weekly zoning meetings to grade risk, opportunity to attend multi-professional meetings for high-risk cases, regular joint home assessments in addition to CPA assessments and a weekly physical health clinic led by the trainee provides an exciting and versatile learning experience.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The duties of the post, performance criteria and the learning opportunities available are set out following the structure of the Psychiatry Specialty Curriculum (as approved by PMETB, 2006), which in turn, is based on the headings of the GMCs Good Medical Practice.
- Providing a good standard of practice and care
Undertake clinical assessment of patients with mental health problems
You will conduct 2 follow up clinic(s) per week and 1 new patient assessment clinic; this will take place most of the times, at the same time as Dr Alex Olaye clinic. You will see patients whose diagnoses will include Bipolar affective Disorder, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective disorder, Treatment resistant Depression/ Anxiety, Complex Personality Disorder etc. Your medical secretary will arrange appointment times for patients in your clinic. You will liaise with care-coordinators to arrange home visits and inform the team secretary of this so as to update your RIO-diary to reflect your appointments.
Training in communication and interview skills as appropriate to the practice of psychiatry is available and will be tailored to the needs of the post holder.
You will maintain accurate, legible, contemporaneous and useful clinical records for all patients in whose care you are involved.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The duties of the post, performance criteria and the learning opportunities available are set out following the structure of the Psychiatry Specialty Curriculum (as approved by PMETB, 2006), which in turn, is based on the headings of the GMCs Good Medical Practice.
- Providing a good standard of practice and care
Undertake clinical assessment of patients with mental health problems
You will conduct 2 follow up clinic(s) per week and 1 new patient assessment clinic; this will take place most of the times, at the same time as Dr Alex Olaye clinic. You will see patients whose diagnoses will include Bipolar affective Disorder, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective disorder, Treatment resistant Depression/ Anxiety, Complex Personality Disorder etc. Your medical secretary will arrange appointment times for patients in your clinic. You will liaise with care-coordinators to arrange home visits and inform the team secretary of this so as to update your RIO-diary to reflect your appointments.
Training in communication and interview skills as appropriate to the practice of psychiatry is available and will be tailored to the needs of the post holder.
You will maintain accurate, legible, contemporaneous and useful clinical records for all patients in whose care you are involved.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
Experience
Essential
- General Adult Mental Health experience
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
Experience
Essential
- General Adult Mental Health experience
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).
