Speciality Doctor - Inpatient, Mill View Hospital

Transformationunitgm; Brighton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organisation is seeking a Specialty Doctor to join the team at Mill View Hospital, providing high-quality care and participating in a dynamic multidisciplinary team. Candidates will need to bring a strong medical background and excellent leadership skills, providing essential support to patients within the NHS framework while embracing opportunities for further professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Fully funded lifelong learning opportunities

Commitment to career development

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise.
• In good standing with the GMC.
• Experience in a relevant specialty training programme.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist medical and psychiatric assessment and treatment.
• Attend multidisciplinary team meetings and provide leadership.
• Carry out administrative tasks including documentation and reviews.

Skills

Clinical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Leadership

Teaching and training

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

4 years full-time postgraduate training or equivalent experience

Additional clinical qualifications

Job description

Speciality Doctor - Inpatient, Mill View Hospital

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor

Come and join us

We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

The Brighton and Hove Division have an exciting opportunity for a Specialty Grade doctor to join our acute services at Mill View Hospital in Hove. You will work with the Senior medical team and the wider MDT on the ward to provide excellent care to patients. You will have the opportunity to join the local and trust wider academic programme in Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

The 0.6 WTE Specialty Grade Doctor will provide specialist medical and psychiatric assessment and treatment including physical investigations of patients. You will provide medical leadership and attend to the ward multidisciplinary team meeting. You will support the senior medical team with weekly psychiatric assessment and reviews of the inpatient caseload. You will be the first medical response to psychiatric emergencies and medical seclusion reviews. You will carry out administrative tasks such as documenting ward reviews, completing discharge summaries, preparing reports for mental health act tribunals and referral letters to the medical hospital. You will be managing physical healthcare of patients on the ward.

Working for our organisation

At Sussex Partnership we are committed to providing opportunities forflexible working. If you would like to work differently or different hours to those advertised, please get in touch to discuss this in more detail.

We have outstanding countryside and beautiful beaches. We've got the sea, air and the sound of the surf. There's the hustle and bustle of Brighton and the scenic South Downs. Not only that, the Hampshire and Sussex coastline is the sunniest place to live in the UK (just ask the Met Office!). To find out more about what we offer please take a look at our careers portal:https://careers.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

We would love to hear from you if you want to find out more about this exciting opportunity. Please see our contact details below.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• 4 years at full-time postgraduate training or higher or equivalent experience with at least 2 years in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation.
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.