Specialty Doctor - Luton CMHT

NHS; Luton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Luton is seeking a Specialty Doctor with a minimum of 2 years experience in clinical psychiatry to provide clinical support and work closely with a consultant psychiatrist. The role offers avenues for further training in Psychiatry as well as opportunities for progression within the specialty. Candidates should hold medical qualifications and possess strong clinical skills along with the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in clinical psychiatry practice.
• Approval under Section 12(2) of Mental Health Act 1983, or plan to gain approval within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support for assessment and management of mental health problems.
• Work closely with the consultant psychiatrist and Multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Clinical experience in psychiatry

Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams

Effective communication skills

Risk assessment expertise

Education

Medical graduation

Fully registered with the General Medical Council

Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Job description

This post would be ideally suited for a Specialty Doctor, who has a minimum of 2 years experience in clinical psychiatry practice, and is interested working in a specialty doctor position in psychiatry outside of a Training position.

A successful candidate would have the option of continuing ongoing work in a specialty doctor position, or considering the option of applying for Specialty Training in Psychiatry in the future.

Analternative career path would be progression as a specialty doctor and with the possibility of gaining a Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) via Article 14 route once required experience can be evidenced in the future.

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

Main duties of the job

Details in attached JD

Duties of the post:? 10 PAs? The specialty doctor will work closely with the consultant psychiatrist and Multi Disciplinaryteam, and will provide clinical support for the assessment and management of mental healthproblems on a routine and emergency basis.? On average 10 Programmed Activities per week will be devoted to Direct Clinical Care. Care of patients in the community in Luton CMHT area, in the Functional Model.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

Details in attached JD

Duties of the post: 10 PAs The specialty doctor will work closely with the consultant psychiatrist and Multi Disciplinaryteam, and will provide clinical support for the assessment and management of mental healthproblems on a routine and emergency basis. On average 10 Programmed Activities per week will be devoted to Direct Clinical Care. Care of patients in the community in Luton CMHT area, in the Functional Model.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Medical graduation
• Fully registered with the General Medical Council
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
• Approval under Section 12(2) of Mental Health Act 1983, or plan to gain approval within 6 months of appointment.

Knowledge and Experience

• At least 2 years experience of psychiatry clinical practice post medical qualification
• Appreciation and social and cultural factors of relevant to psychiatric practice
• Experience of and commitment to clinical care of individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions
• Experience of clinical work in Acute Adult Psychiatry
• Experience of Quality Improvement projects & Clinical Audit
• Good working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act

Organisational Skills/Abilities

• Ability to work as a part of multidisciplinary, multi-model team
• Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
• Consultation skills to services, teams and individuals
• Commitment to working in multidisciplinary setting
• Commitment to working with service users on service development

Clinical Skills

• Ability to work in multidisciplinary team and provide leadership for the team
• Self-motivating and innovative
• Clear, effective communication style
• Expertise in risk assessment
• A balanced approach to risk management, based on warm therapeutic interactions with service users
• Confident in therapeutic risk taking
• Commitment to clinical governance and QI
• Flexibility and ability to work under pressure.
• Ability and commitment to work with carers and families
• Ability to adjust therapeutic approaches according to service users' cultural needs

Teaching and Supervision

• Good teaching and communication skills
• Experience of teaching

Research and Audit

• Experience of research work, or service evaluation, especially in psychosis and cultural psychiatry

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.