Specialty Doctor in Adult Psychiatry (Community Mental Health Team)

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Banbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A community mental health provider in Banbury is seeking a Specialty Doctor to deliver exceptional care to adults. This part-time position offers opportunities for professional development and flexible working. Candidates should have a general medical qualification and relevant clinical experience. Join a well-staffed team dedicated to providing outstanding care in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

27 days annual leave increasing with tenure

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Discount

Qualifications

• At least four years' postgraduate training in relevant specialty.
• Experience in psychiatry at SHO/CT level.
• Excellent spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric expertise to the multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to treatment planning and reviews.
• Liaise with primary care services as needed.

Skills

Clinical responsibility

Collaborative work

Communication skills

Interest in teaching

Education

General medical qualification

MRCPsych or equivalent

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 a 0.6 WTE Specialty Doctor post available in our Banbury adult community mental health team. You will join a well-staffed community team. The role is part time but we will be happy to consider applications from candidates interested in a full time role.

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

As a Specialty Doctor in the team, you will join a multidisciplinary team providing high-quality mental health care to adults in the community. Please refer to the JD for further details.

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).

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
• 27 days annual leave up to 2 years service, 33 days after two years, plus bank holidays, rising to 35 days after 7 years 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 at Banbury mental health team undertaking assessments and providing treatment to adults of working age and working with their families. The specialty doctor is expected to work closely with other members of the team. Key components of the role include:

Providing Psychiatric expertise to the MDT

Contributing to assessments, treatment planning and reviews

Liaising with other services eg Primary care where appropriate.

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.

Job description as appendix

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

Desirable

• Experience at ST or SD level or equivalent

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

• Experience teaching medical undergraduates.

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