Locum Specialty Doctor

2 weeks ago


Bristol City Centre, United Kingdom Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Remote Work Freelance Full time

The Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Locum Specialty Doctor to join the CAMHS psychiatry workforce supporting 3 part-time consultant psychiatrists.

This is an existing 5 PA post and the majority of the work in this role will involve specialist assessment and treatment for young people with eating disorders. This will involve offering psychiatry reviews when needed and prescribing for cases where there is significant co-morbidity.

The role involves overseeing the physical health of the children and adolescents referred into the service and who are open to the Eating Disorder service.

This requires knowledge and understanding of the MEED guidelines and liaison with Paediatric/Medical colleagues when needed.

The Eating Disorder team use evidence based practice for the treatment of eating disorders, including the Family based treatment ( FBT) model.

Main duties of the job

To assess and treat children and young people in North Bristol CAMHS, supporting the consultant psychiatrists

To attend weekly CAMHS MDT meetings and to support the team with medical input as required particularly in the care and management of young people with eating disorders.

To undertake urgent psychiatric assessments when necessary and liaise with other parts of the service, GPs, key partner agencies

Write up all their notes using the Trusts Electronic Record system IAPTUS which also records time and date of entry. The post holder is personally responsible for entering their notes onto the system themselves.

Ensure effective and timely documentation and communication of clinical decision making and management plans

The post holder is expected to seek Section 12 approval, but this is not a requirement of the post.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B& NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Basic Medical Qualification (MBBS or equivalent)

Desirable

  • Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
  • Section 12 Approval

Eligibility

Essential

  • Eligible for Full GMC registration with a licence to practise at time of confirmation of appointment.
  • Completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in Psychiatry or as a fixed term specialty trainee in Psychiatry or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to manage own time and workload and prioritise clinical work
  • Ability to appraise own performance
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

Desirable

  • Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills

Research and Audit

Essential

  • Ability to critically appraise published research.
  • Experience of carrying out an audit project

Desirable

  • Experience in involvement in a research project and publication.
  • Interest in research

Knowledge

Essential

  • Up to date knowledge of issues in Mental Health Service for this specialty.

Teaching

Essential

  • Commitment to teaching other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

  • Teaching of undergraduate students
  • PGCME or equivalent/aspiration to attain a postgraduate teaching qualification

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