Specialty Doctor in Adult Psychiatry, Community AMHT City & North East

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Specialty Doctor Psychiatrist to join their Community Mental Health Team in Oxfordshire. This role offers the opportunity to deliver high-quality mental health care without on-call commitments. The ideal candidate will work closely with a dedicated team, providing assessments, treatment planning, and contributing to service improvements. With a focus on professional development, this position supports flexible working practices and offers excellent career progression opportunities. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to outstanding care and make a meaningful impact in the community.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

NHS Discount

Pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation

Career progression opportunities

Learning and development support

Staff networking and support groups

Qualifications

• General medical qualification required.
• Experience in psychiatry at SHO/CT level is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric expertise and treatment planning.
• Conduct assessments and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Psychiatric expertise

Communication skills

Teamwork

Clinical responsibility

Mental health knowledge

Education

General medical qualification

MRCPsych or equivalent

Tools

Trust IT and clinical records system

Job description

Are you a doctor interested in an exciting role in Oxfordshire delivering high quality mental health care in the community, with no on call commitment?

We have one 0.6 Specialty Doctor post available in an established Community Mental Health Team serving adults of working age in the City and North East AMHT, based at Warneford Hospital. The role is available for 12 months.

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people. We support flexible working practices. You will have clinical leadership opportunities to develop services across the patch and medical education/ supervision. We would be supportive of any post holder who wishes to aim towards CESR.

Main duties of the job

The Specialty Doctor psychiatrist will be based at Oak Team, Warneford Hospital. The specialty doctor is expected to work closely with other members of the team. Key components of the role include:

o Providing Psychiatric expertise to the MDTo Contributing to assessments, treatment planning and reviewso Liaising with other services eg Primary care where appropriate.o Supporting quality improvement and service developments

We have described the job in detail in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, but we would be delighted to answer any questions you might have and to find out more about you.

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the candidate guide to making an application which is attached to all roles. Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.

As a Trust we provide 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
• Individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount
• Pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups

Job description
Job responsibilities

The Specialty Doctor Psychiatrist will be based City AMHT, undertaking assessments, providing treatment and working with patients and their families. The specialty doctor is expected to work closely with other members of the team and to provide a range of assessment and treatment services. The role will be focussed on supporting the existing medical team in completing initial assessments and assessment follow up care and treatment for patients being referred into the team.

The specialty doctor will provide assessment and liaison with the referrer, including consulting to the referrer as required, management and treatment of patients under the supervision of a consultant. This includes: psychiatric evaluations and mental state examinations and prescription of appropriate treatments in line with NICE guidance. Work is undertaken with the multidisciplinary team and includes both routine, urgent and emergency referrals. Providing timely written correspondence to relevant professionals documenting assessments, ongoing management, progress, and discharge letters using Trust IT and clinical records system training will be provided where needed.

Active commitment to delivering the Trusts clinical governance agenda. The AMHT has its own governance agenda including audit, quality, patient experience, learning from incidents, patient safety initiatives and interrogation of data.

Contribution to developing and delivering improved clinical services as outlined in the National Service Framework for Mental Health and the Long term plan.

The post holders will be expected to contribute to the collection of data as required by the Trust and other relevant agencies. This includes the timely recording of clinical activity data, and participation in clinical audit - with appropriate administrative support.

The post holders will be expected to participate in and attend local teaching and training for specialty doctors and the wider medical community.

There are reciprocal arrangements for cross-cover between specialty doctor and consultant psychiatrists to provide advice and support to the multidisciplinary teams when medical colleagues are on leave.

The post holder will be expected to help triage referrals and attend MHA assessments and therefore S12 approval (or the ability to apply for it) is important. Referrals and caseloads vary depending upon the intensity of the work.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• General medical qualification

Desirable

• Some or all parts of MRCPsych or equivalent

Training
Essential

• Shall have completed at least four years' full-time Postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.

Desirable

• Attendance at MRCPsych course or equivalent Section 12 (2) approval: Mental Health Act, 1983

Clinical Experience
Essential

• Held appointments in psychiatry at SHO/CT or equivalent.

Desirable

• Experience at ST or SD level or equivalent

Ability
Essential

• To exercise an intermediate level of clinical responsibility as delegated by the consultant in charge.

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• To exercise an intermediate level of clinical responsibility as delegated by the consultant in charge.
• Ability to work through a collaborative multi-disciplinary framework.
• Ability to contribute to effective team working. Capacity to prioritise workload.
• 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.
• Interest in teaching

Desirable

• Teaching medical undergraduates.

Other Requirements
Essential

• Full GMC registration
• Driving Licence and own transport
• Good IT skills including typing

Professional Attributes
Essential

• Meet specifications set out in GMC Guidance: Duties of a Doctor

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