Job summary
Options for Care is looking to
recruit an exceptional Specialty Doctor passionate
about working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health
diagnoses. The successful candidate will work with our existing mental health
inpatient unit at Montague Court in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Our two established hospitals,
Montague Court and Dartmouth House, have successfully supported the needs of
individuals with mental health diagnoses. We also have Orchard House, our
recovery home, which provides a safe and supportive environment for individuals
on their journey to mental health recovery. Furthermore, we eagerly anticipate
the opening of Stanford Court, which is set to occur later this year.
Dartmouth House is a 16-bed male long-term
complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham.
Montague Court is an 18-bed male long-term
complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Stanford Court will be a 23-bed male mental
health inpatient unit based in Highgate, Birmingham. This will consist of
19-bed enhanced care service and four self-contained recovery flats to enable
assessment of daily living skills in preparation for discharge.
Orchard House is an 8-bed residential step-down
service based in Erdington, Birmingham, which allows extension of the long-term
complex care pathway.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a dynamic
individual with a genuine passion for working with people who have severe and
enduring mental health diagnoses. You must be able to work core hours, across
all sites whilst providing cover for the on-call duty rota.
In order to apply for the
Specialty Doctor post, you will have substantial experience in psychiatry with
adults of working age (in the region of two years or more) and must you have
full General Medical Council registration.
You will work in
collaboration with clinical teams and management to support our high-quality
care provision, ensuring that care supports and reflects individuals mental
health and physical health needs.
You will ensure care is
culturally appropriate, and continuously evaluated to support compliance with
professional guidance and current best practice. You will promote recovery
principles with the aim of improving quality of life and achieving maximum independence
with each service user.
About us
Options for Care provides mental
health recovery services in Birmingham. Our primary objective is to empower
service users and help them realise their full potential through progressive
improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards
recovery, culminating in successful discharge. We are proud to share our
unwavering commitment to our mission, vision, and values.
Mission
Realising
Potential
Vision
We
offer best-practice interventions to enable personal recovery and well-being.
Values
The
individual is at the heart of everything we do.
We
inspire, stimulate and empower people to achieve and grow through
compassionate, supportive and protective relationships.
We
deliver and continuously evaluate high-quality service whilst respecting
differences, promoting dignity and supporting the privacy of others.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Principle responsibilities
The post holder will:
Facilitate, promote and supervise education,
clinical practice and audit.
Contribute to Quality Governance and attend
relevant clinical meetings.
Identify and contribute to others
clinical training needs.
Ensure the promotion of issues of equality,
diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation.
Ensure effective communication pathways.
Clinical:
Assess all patients by completing a thorough
history, mental state examination, case formulation and physical examination.
Responsible for the completion of necessary CPA,
Managers Hearings and Mental Health Tribunal reports in conjunction with the
Consultant Psychiatrist.
There will be occasions when it will be
appropriate to liaise with referring Consultant Psychiatrists or other clinical
colleagues.
Attend enhanced Care Program Approach meetings,
clinical reviews, Managers Hearings, Mental Health Review Tribunals Hearings
and other clinical meetings considered appropriate.
Facilitation of relevant clinical meetings.
In conjunction with the Consultant Psychiatrist,
the post holder will be expected to prescribe and review medication and manage
monitoring protocols.
Initiating treatment plans using the Care
Program Approach within the MDT setting, ensuring effective use of resources
and updating of plans within the agreed time limits.
Responsible for coordinating the smooth flow of
care from admission to discharge.
Maintain and monitor standards of care in line
with Options for Care principles and vision statement.
Ensure treatment is compliant with NICE and
other guidelines, including monitoring of prescribed medications and audits of
compliance.
Communication:
Liaise with all members of the MDT, GPs,
relatives and other professional agencies/stakeholders.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Principle responsibilities
The post holder will:
Facilitate, promote and supervise education,
clinical practice and audit.
Contribute to Quality Governance and attend
relevant clinical meetings.
Identify and contribute to others
clinical training needs.
Ensure the promotion of issues of equality,
diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation.
Ensure effective communication pathways.
Clinical:
Assess all patients by completing a thorough
history, mental state examination, case formulation and physical examination.
Responsible for the completion of necessary CPA,
Managers Hearings and Mental Health Tribunal reports in conjunction with the
Consultant Psychiatrist.
There will be occasions when it will be
appropriate to liaise with referring Consultant Psychiatrists or other clinical
colleagues.
Attend enhanced Care Program Approach meetings,
clinical reviews, Managers Hearings, Mental Health Review Tribunals Hearings
and other clinical meetings considered appropriate.
Facilitation of relevant clinical meetings.
In conjunction with the Consultant Psychiatrist,
the post holder will be expected to prescribe and review medication and manage
monitoring protocols.
Initiating treatment plans using the Care
Program Approach within the MDT setting, ensuring effective use of resources
and updating of plans within the agreed time limits.
Responsible for coordinating the smooth flow of
care from admission to discharge.
Maintain and monitor standards of care in line
with Options for Care principles and vision statement.
Ensure treatment is compliant with NICE and
other guidelines, including monitoring of prescribed medications and audits of
compliance.
Communication:
Liaise with all members of the MDT, GPs,
relatives and other professional agencies/stakeholders.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- The post holder will be compliant and GMC revalidated.
Experience
Essential
- Responsible for participation in the CPD, appraisal and revalidation process as required by the GMC and Royal College of Psychiatrists, identifying own/others mandatory professional and personal development and training needs.
- To participate and contribute appropriately in research, service modernisation and clinical governance.
- To respect and value the different therapeutic approaches within the multi-disciplinary team but ensure that the agreed philosophy and approach is adopted and followed.
- Responsible for ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times in accordance with the current Data Protection Legislation, policies and good practice.
- Responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies.
- Participate in joint working with appropriate experts/agencies.
- Participation in Continued Professional Development in order to keep abreast of current best practice and be aware of important developments within the field of medicine.
- The post holder will be supervised by the Consultant Psychiatrist to ensure annual appraisal of performance is undertaken which includes training needs analysis and personal development plan.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- The post holder will be compliant and GMC revalidated.
Experience
Essential
- Responsible for participation in the CPD, appraisal and revalidation process as required by the GMC and Royal College of Psychiatrists, identifying own/others mandatory professional and personal development and training needs.
- To participate and contribute appropriately in research, service modernisation and clinical governance.
- To respect and value the different therapeutic approaches within the multi-disciplinary team but ensure that the agreed philosophy and approach is adopted and followed.
- Responsible for ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times in accordance with the current Data Protection Legislation, policies and good practice.
- Responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies.
- Participate in joint working with appropriate experts/agencies.
- Participation in Continued Professional Development in order to keep abreast of current best practice and be aware of important developments within the field of medicine.
- The post holder will be supervised by the Consultant Psychiatrist to ensure annual appraisal of performance is undertaken which includes training needs analysis and personal development plan.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
