Consultant in General Adult Psychiatrist South Oxon Adult

1 week ago

Wallingford, United Kingdom Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Are you a doctor interested in an exciting role in Oxfordshire delivering high quality mental health care in the community?

Oxford Health is looking for a 1 WTE consultant psychiatrist, who is an experienced and dynamic medical professional, to provide clinical leadership to the Adult Community Mental Health team. The team is part of the well-established South Oxon Adults Community Mental Health Team.

The Trust is committed to high quality teaching and training for medical students, post graduate trainees in psychiatry, specialty doctors, students and other professionals. The consultant will provide direct clinical supervision and line management with opportunities to develop your skills in these areas.

Oxford is rated the top medical school in the world in THES ratings, and Psychiatry is rated by students as being the best specialty rotation on the course. Oxford has a track record of encouraging medical students to pursue psychiatry as a career, with 7% of graduates citing psychiatry as their first-choice career, equal highest of any UK medical school.

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people. We support flexible working practices.

Main duties of the job

With the changing circumstances of modern mental healthcare, the ability to adapt and demonstrate new ways of working is essential. You will have experience of working in General Adult Psychiatry and have great interpersonal skills working with colleagues to work collaboratively with our team managers, and to provide leadership and clinical expertise to our highly skilled and committed multidisciplinary teams.

The Consultant will provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the community mental health team. The post holder will have responsibility for those patients seen by himself/herself, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by the post holder.

The post holder will assess new routine, urgent and emergency referrals from other agencies alongside other clinicians, provide consultation to non-medical clinicians and offer ongoing management for patients requiring longer term care.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:  Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team

Our values are:  Caring, safe and excellent

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development 33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 35 days with continuous service NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers Competitive pension scheme Lease car scheme Cycle to work scheme Employee Assistance Programme Mental Health First Aiders Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply) Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

The trust offers a generous relocation package and works hard to accommodate flexible working patterns for staff.

We have good supervision and operational structures and an excellent track record of CPD. There are good links with Oxford University, with opportunities for teaching, research and offering placements to trainees.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The Consultant will provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the team. Responsibility for the physical health care of patients usually remains with the GP. The post holder will have responsibility for those patients seen by himself/herself, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by the post holder. The post holder will work alongside the team manager and the other Consultant Psychiatrists in the team to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service. Contribution to developing and delivering improved clinical services as outlined in the National Service Framework for Mental Health and the Mental Health Long Term Plan. Involvement in Primary care network development and partnership working is an important part of this job.

For full details please see job description in the attachments.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist's Guidelines) Approved clinician Status and section 12( MHA) Approval are essential. Candidates who are in the process of getting AC approval will be considered. Eligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act) Approval

Desirable

Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological, or other studies or postgraduate teaching qualification

Training
Essential

Higher specialist training in general adult psychiatry approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country, or previous consultant experience relevant to this post CCT in Psychiatry OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview OR CESR

Desirable

Sub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post

Clinical Experience
Essential

Experience of close collaborative work with social care and other agencies

Desirable

Application of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group Development of close collaboration with primary care services Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in this specialty

Ability
Essential

Ability to undertake full range of consultant responsibilities

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively Commitment to active clinical governance Ability to promote effective team working Capacity to prioritise workload Active participation in clinical audit Commitment to interagency partnership working Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues, and staff of other organisations. Good spoken and written English. Work collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals. Must have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their carers. Experience in teaching core psychiatric trainees or other post graduate medics. Good IT skills including typing

Desirable

Relevant experience of the administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff Inter-agency partnership working and development Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching. Supervision of advanced level trainees Research experience and skills Experience in supervising and teaching core psychiatric trainees

Research
Essential

Application of research evidence to clinical practice Research experience in mental health. E.g., Experience of recruiting to trials or supporting trials.

Desirable

High quality research as evidenced by publications and citations

Registration
Essential

Full GMC Registration

Other
Essential

Meets specifications set out in GMC guidance: duties of a doctor

Desirable

Active involvement in research collaborations or networks

Transport
Essential

Mobility as required for the post

Desirable

Driving licence and own transport

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