LAS CT General Adult Psychiatry

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Locum Appointment for Service (LAS) in General Adult inpatient care. You will play a crucial role in supporting Consultant Psychiatrists in ward duties, ensuring patient assessments and management of physical health needs. This position offers an opportunity to work in a collaborative environment with experienced professionals in a dynamic healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the General Medical Council.
• A higher degree such as MD or PhD.
• Approval under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Responsibilities

• Support Consultant Psychiatrists in running the ward.
• Review patients' mental state alongside senior doctors.
• Assess and manage patients' physical health needs.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Patient Management

Communication

Education

Higher degree (MD or PhD)

Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Job description

This is a LAS (Locum Appointment for Service) in General Adult inpatient at CT (Core Trainee) covering the inpatient service and the Out of Hours On Call Rota.

The post holder can be expected to work either exclusively on one of the five adult wards or split equally between 2 wards, depending on the need of the service that will be determined near the date of the role commencing, under the direct supervision of a Consultant Psychiatrist or Specialty Doctor/s on the ward/s.

All wards have at least 2 resident doctors, and the responsibilities listed below will be shared with them equitably and based on individual developmental needs.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to support the Consultant Psychiatrists and ward Specialty Doctors in the day-to-day running of the ward. This could include:

• Reviewing patients' mental state alongside senior doctors in the team or, where appropriate, on their own.
• Assessing and managing patients' physical health needs and seeking advice from relevant colleagues in doing so where required. This may require liaising with medical professionals at the local acute hospital, Royal Berkshire Hospital.

About us

At Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, our mission is to maximise independence and quality of life. Our vision is to be the best place to give care, the best place to get care.

The main centres of population are Reading in the West of the County and Slough in the East. Within Berkshire, there are also major populations at Newbury, Wokingham in the West, and Bracknell, Maidenhead, Windsor, and Ascot in the East, as well as many significant urban developments in smaller towns forming essentially a single conurbation along the M4 Corridor.

Berkshire is characterized by concentrations of population and large rural areas. It includes some of the most affluent and least deprived communities in the country but also has pockets of markedly deprived wards. The Trust is part of two Integrated Care Systems (Frimley ICS and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire West ICS) and partners with six local unitary authorities.

Job responsibilities

The post holder can be expected to work either exclusively on one of the five adult wards or split equally between 2 wards, depending on the need of the service that will be determined near the date of the role commencing, under the direct supervision of a Consultant Psychiatrist or Specialty Doctor/s on the ward/s.

All wards have at least 2 resident doctors, and the responsibilities listed below will be shared with them equitably and based on individual developmental needs.

Person Specification

Fully registered with the General Medical Council

• Fully registered with the General Medical Council
• A higher degree such as MD or PhD
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or an equivalent qualification
• Approval under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983, or a plan to gain approval within 6 months of appointment.

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 to submit for a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.