Specialty Doctor

Job summary

Specialty Doctor in Adult Mental Health-Inpatients.

The successful applicant will support the acute inpatient team in providing day to day medical support to the Rotherham Acute Inpatient Wards.

The post will be based at Swallownest Court. Swallownest Court is in Rotherham with easy access to the M1 motorway and 20 minutes commute from Sheffield.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to provide psychiatric input to the in-patient unit acute wards and PICU. Depending on bed occupancy new admissions will be shared equally between the two acute wards. Patients admitted to the PICU will be managed by the PICU Consultant. Duties will include:

Psychiatric assessments and on-going management of patients admitted to one of the two acute in-patient Preparation of psychiatric reports for and attendance at Mental Health Act tribunals and internal Managers To support multidisciplinary meetings, ward rounds and CPA Supporting the Consultants in providing clinical leadership to the in-patient Play a supporting role in Business/Management Meetings for the In-patient Unit Supervision of medical and nursing staff in the The post holder will be involved in service development and the implementation of any changes to practice as required in line with evolving evidence and tailored to meet local need

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full registration with the GMC and license to practice

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