Specialist Doctor

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Houghton Regis; Sur place; GBP 42 000 - 62 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

East London NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Specialist Doctor in Psychiatry to work within a multidisciplinary community team in Dunstable, with 8 Direct Clinical Care sessions weekly and 2 sessions for professional activities.

The post requires at least 12 years of clinical psychiatry experience and involves managing referrals, outpatient clinics, home visits, and liaison with GPs and other care teams, under consultant supervision.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of experience in clinical psychiatry practice.
• Eligible for UK specialist registration and/or MRCPsych/RCPsych eligibility.
• Enthusiastic and motivated to work in a specialist psychiatry role within the community.

Responsabilités

• Provide clinical support for assessment and management of mental health problems.
• Work within Dunstable CMHT in the Functional Model.
• 8 Programmed Activities per week devoted to Direct Clinical Care; 2 sessions for professional activities.
• Assess new referrals and review existing patients; conduct 6–7 outpatient clinics weekly at base or GP surgeries.
• Attend CPA meetings, professional meetings, case conferences and home visits as required.
• Liaise with team members; provide face-to-face and telephone contact for urgent queries; triage referrals.
• Provide liaison with secondary mental health teams, General Practitioners and Primary care workers.

Connaissances

Clinical psychiatry

Autonomous practice

Team collaboration

Mental health assessment

Clinical governance

CPD access

Formation

Medical degree (MBBS)

UK Specialist registration

Description du poste

The post-holder will work under the supervision of a consultant psychiatrist and will be integral to a multidisciplinary team, accessing local CPD activities as appropriate.

• 10 PAs
• The specialist doctor will work autonomously to a level of defined competencies, as agreed with the local clinical governance framework.
• Specialist Doctor will provide the expertise in specialized area and work closely with the consultant and multi disciplinary team.
• The doctor will provide clinical support for the assessment and management of mental health problems on a routine and emergency basis.
• 8 Programmed Activities per week will be devoted to Direct Clinical Care. Care of patients in the community in Dunstable CMHT, in the Functional Model.
• 2 Sessions will be for supporting professional activities
• Specialist Doctor will assess new referrals and review existing patients. 6 to 7 out-patient clinics per week either at the base of the Dunstable CMHT or designated GP Surgery.
• Additional clinics to see patients in emergency & provide telephone contact with patients and their carer's to manage urgent queries.
• CPA meetings, Professional meetings, Case Conferences and home visits as necessary.
• Liaise with team members and provide telephone and face to face contact to members of the team and see patients urgently.
• Triage referrals regularly in Blended triage meetings to provide a safe, prompt and appropriate service to the person who was referred.
• Provide face to face and telephone liaison service to other secondary mental health teams, General Practitioners and Primary care workers

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. As above. Please refer to attached JD for more details.

• 10 PAs
• The specialist doctor will work autonomously to a level of defined competencies, as agreed with the local clinical governance framework.
• Specialist Doctor will provide the expertise in specialized area and work closely with the consultant and multi disciplinary team.
• The doctor will provide clinical support for the assessment and management of mental health problems on a routine and emergency basis.
• 8 Programmed Activities per week will be devoted to Direct Clinical Care. Care of patients in the community in Dunstable CMHT, in the Functional Model.
• 2 Sessions will be for supporting professional activities
• Specialist Doctor will assess new referrals and review existing patients. 6 to 7 out-patient clinics per week either at the base of the Dunstable CMHT or designated GP Surgery.
• Additional clinics to see patients in emergency & provide telephone contact with patients and their carer's to manage urgent queries.
• CPA meetings, Professional meetings, Case Conferences and home visits as necessary.
• Liaise with team members and provide telephone and face to face contact to members of the team and see patients urgently.
• Triage referrals regularly in Blended triage meetings to provide a safe, prompt and appropriate service to the person who was referred.
• Provide face to face and telephone liaison service to other secondary mental health teams, General Practitioners and Primary care workers
• We are looking for an enthusiastic, and motivated Specialtistdoctor to join our outstanding communityService. This post would be ideally suited for a doctor, who has a minimum of12 years experience in clinical psychiatry practice, and is interestedinworking in a specialistdoctor position in psychiatry outside of aTrainingposition.