Consultant Psychiatrist, Adult Psychiatry, Phoenix ward

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare organization in Oxford is seeking a clinical leader to guide a multidisciplinary team. The role involves consultant responsibilities for ward patients and emphasizes safeguarding and welfare promotion. We offer a competitive package including recruitment bonuses, relocation allowance, and various employee benefits. Ideal candidates should have proven experience in clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary setting.

Benefits

£15,000 recruitment bonus

Relocation allowance up to £8,000

33 days annual leave

NHS Discounts

Competitive pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Must have clinical leadership experience in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities are essential.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team.
• Assume consultant responsibility for patients admitted to the ward.

Job description

Overview

The post-holder will provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team on the ward along with the ward manager and modern matron and will assume consultant responsibility for patients admitted to the ward.

Induction and Recruitment

All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale. Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.

Working Arrangements

We\'re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life. Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values - safe, caring and excellent. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

About Oxford Health and Trust Values

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). 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 work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you\'re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you. We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Inpatient Team and Care Coordination

There are approximately 7 male admissions per week in Oxfordshire. Inpatients are treated by a multidisciplinary team led by a consultant and the expectation is that there is shared responsibility for clinical management at an appropriate level. All inpatients have a care coordinator (either existing or allocated) and it is expected that the CCO is actively involved in inpatient care, thereby forming a link to AMHTs.

What we offer

• £15,000 recruitment bonus (subject to Terms and Conditions)
• Relocation allowance up to £8,000 to eligible successful candidate
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 33 days annual leave per annum/pro-rata increasing to 35 days after seven years seniority
• 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 apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team