Specialty Doctor - Bromley MHLT | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a professional to contribute medical insights within a multidisciplinary team. The role involves providing support to patients on their journey towards improved independence and engagement with mental health services. Responsibilities include attending clinical meetings, facilitating patient development goals, and handling associated administrative tasks. Ideal candidates should have experience working in mental health settings.

Qualifications

• Provide medical and psychiatric input for patients referred to the MHLT.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team including nursing staff and other professionals.
• Provide support to therapeutic interventions.
• Perform associated administrative tasks related to patient records.

Responsibilities

• Attend and participate in team meetings and clinical reviews.
• Support patients in developing daily living skills and strategies.
• Improve engagement with mental health services and social networks.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide medical and psychiatric input for patients referred to the MHLT.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team including nursing staff and other professionals.
• Provide medical input to the service, support other members of the clinical team, and provide support to therapeutic interventions where appropriate.
• Perform associated administrative tasks, including attending regular meetings with nursing and secretarial staff, dealing with requests for prescriptions, reviewing blood results, ECGs, neuroimaging and other medical reports, and completing clinical entries on RiO (the Trust electronic medical record) and associated letters and administrative tasks such as making and validating clinical entries and assisting in the completion of risk assessments.
• Attend and actively participate in relevant team referral, case load zoning and review meetings.
• Participate in new referral assessments and clinical reviews with other members of the MDT in either of the wards.
• Work in a flexible manner as dictated by clinical need within the terms of the job plan and contract.

Patient Development Goals

• Develop daily living skills and coping strategies and work towards greater independence.
• Develop a hopeful view of their future and realistic goals for their occupational, self‑care, leisure, environmental and psychological needs.
• Increase stability in their life and their carers' lives.
• Improve engagement with the mental health services.
• Improve social networks and social inclusion.
• Have fewer hospital admissions or spend less time in hospital if admission is essential.
• Promote independence through facilitating service users in moving on to less supported accommodation.

Disability Confident