Consultant Psychiatrist: Community Learning Disability

NHS; Banbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist specializing in Learning Disabilities to join a multi-disciplinary team in Banbury. This role involves providing clinical leadership, supervision for trainees, and direct patient care. Ideal candidates will hold relevant qualifications from the Royal College of Psychiatrists and possess strong communication skills. The position includes opportunities for career progression, generous leave entitlements, and benefits such as a relocation allowance and access to various NHS discounts.

Benefits

Relocation allowance

33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount programs

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Ability to undertake full range of consultant responsibilities.
• Experience supervising core psychiatric trainees.
• Good communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior medical input and clinical leadership.
• Direct clinical supervision to trainees and speciality doctors.
• Documentation of management and progress.

Skills

Consultant responsibilities

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Higher degree in relevant field

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist: Community Learning Disability

Are you are Consultant Psychiatrist within Adult Learning Disability seeking an opportunity to join a well-established multi-disciplinary Learning Disability team in Banbury?

You will have access to a specialist LD Pharmacist and support from Non Medical Prescribers.

You will have opportunities to have links with Oxford University and joint venture projects and will join a small specialist LD service with access to speciality doctors , working innovatively within mental health pathways and with mental health colleagues.

We offer up to £8,000 relocation allowance (for external applicants and subject to terms).

We encourage you to contact the hiring manager and arrange an informal visit should the role be of interest!

Main duties of the job

The Consultant will provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the LDT. Medical responsibility for patients usually remains with the GP, except where a medical member of the LDT takes a patient on for continuing treatment. 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

You will work alongside the team manager and the other Consultant Psychiatrists in the team to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service

The consultant will provide direct clinical supervision and line management to the trainees and speciality doctors and any senior trainee placed with the team. This will include 1 hour per week clinical supervision for trainees and a pro rata equivalent level of supervision to speciality doctors- in conjunction with other consultants. This will be in line with the trust supervision policy

The consultant will be expected to provide direct clinical care and ensure medical involvement in complex case reviews

Providing timely written correspondence to relevant professionals documenting assessments, on-going management, progress, and eventual discharge using Trust IT and clinical records system - training will be provided where needed. Completion of complex case review documentation when necessary.

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
• 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

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached JD for more information on the job or please get in contact with the below contact for further information

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist's Guidelines)
• Eligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act) Approval
• Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological or other studies
• Section 12 (Mental Health Act) Approval

Training

• CCT in Learning Disability Psychiatry; OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT in Learning Disability Psychiatry at the time of interview
• Higher specialist training in psychiatry in approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country, or previous consultant experience relevant to this post
• Sub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to undertake full range of consultant responsibilities
• 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 supervising and teaching core psychiatric trainees
• Application of research evidence to clinical practice
• 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.