Consultant Psychiatrist - Assertive Outreach Team Oxford

The Methodist Church in Britain; Packmoor; Presencial; GBP 110 000 - 140 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

33 days annual leave + bank holidays

Competitive NHS pension

Learning and development opportunities

Protected SPA time

Relocation allowance up to £8,000

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Resumo da oferta

Oxford Health NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to lead the Assertive Outreach Team for adults with severe and enduring mental illness in Oxford city. The role emphasizes clinical leadership, governance and collaboration with families and partner agencies.

You will deliver evidence-based interventions, supervise medical staff, and contribute to training and research. Full GMC registration and eligibility for Specialist Register are required, with Section 12 approval or willingness

Qualificações

• Excellent working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and its application.
• Appreciation of ethnic minority issues and culturally sensitive practice.
• Understanding of social determinants affecting psychiatry and patient care.
• Strong teaching and communication skills for MDTs, learners and external partners.

Responsabilidades

• Provide clinical leadership and medical input for the Assertive Outreach Team.
• Deliver bio-psychosocial interventions to promote recovery and social inclusion.
• Be responsible for patients seen and supervise junior medical staff.
• Conduct expert assessments for patients with severe, enduring mental illness and complex needs.
• Hold clinical governance responsibilities as a team lead.
• Coordinate with other mental health teams for continuity of care and information sharing.
• Act as responsible clinician for outpatients under the Mental Health Act.
• Engage with patients, families, carers and external agencies.
• Contribute to training and education of medical students, residents and MDT members.

Conhecimentos

Mental Health Act knowledge

Cultural sensitivity

Social factors in psychiatry

Teaching and communication skills

Formação académica

Medical degree

Royal College of Psychiatrists Fellowship or Membership

MD/PhD (nice to have)

Descrição da oferta de emprego

This consultant psychiatry post leads medical input for the new Assertive Outreach Team at Oxford Health NHS Trust, which serves adults with severe, enduring mental illness. The core work is assertive engagement, bio-psychosocial treatment planning and risk formulation for around 90 patients across Oxford city, with joint working alongside partner agencies and families. As the team is still being built, the consultant also takes clinical governance responsibility. Fit depends on full GMC registration, Specialist Register eligibility or CCT within six months, and Section 12 approval or willingness to apply.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical leadership and medical input to the team across its designated catchment area
• Deliver evidence-based bio-psychosocial interventions to promote recovery and social inclusion, working with external agencies
• Take responsibility for patients you see and for those seen by medical staff you supervise
• Carry out expert assessments for referred people with severe, enduring mental health difficulties and complex needs
• Hold clinical governance responsibility as one of the team's clinical leads
• Liaise with other mental health teams to ensure continuity of care and appropriate information sharing
• Act as responsible clinician for outpatients under the Mental Health Act
• Communicate and liaise with patients, families, carers and other agencies
• Contribute to training team members and the wider Trust, including teaching medical students, resident doctors and MDT members

What’s required

Qualifications

• Medical degree
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration
• Eligibility for the GMC Specialist Register, or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of CCT at interview
• Eligibility for Section 12 approval / Approved Clinician status, or willingness to apply once in post

Experience

• Clinical work in psychiatry at SpR, SAS/specialist or consultant level within the last 3 years
• Experience of teaching resident doctors
• Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
• Experience of teaching non-medical mental health professionals
• Experience of research work and/or interpreting research findings and applying them to clinical practice

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent working knowledge and application of the Mental Health Act
• Appreciation of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to culturally sensitive practice
• Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry
• Good teaching and communication skills

Nice to have

• Higher degree such as MD or PhD
• Additional clinical qualifications
• Medical education qualification
• Experience of service development and introducing new mental health services
• Experience of working at consultant level in an Assertive Outreach Team
• Experience of grant-funded project work

What’s offered

• 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 35 days with continuous service
• Competitive pension scheme
• Access to tailored individual and Trust-wide learning and development
• Protected SPA time within the job plan
• Relocation allowance of up to £8,000 for external applicants, subject to eligibility
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme