Specialty Doctor in Adult Psychiatry (Abingdon AMHT)

Specialty Doctor in Adult Psychiatry (Abingdon AMHT)

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 1 WTE Specialty Doctor post available in our Abingdon adult community mental health team. You will join a well-staffed community team

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 please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast 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"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 32 - 35 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

The Specialty Doctor Psychiatrist will be based at Abingdon 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.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Some or all parts of MRCPsych or equivalent

Training

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

Clinical Experience

• Held appointments in psychiatry at SHO/CT or equivalent
• Experience at ST or SD level or equivalent

Ability

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

Skills and Knowledge

• 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
• Teaching medical undergraduates.

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.

Abingdon Mental Health Centre, Abingdon Community Hospital

Abingdon Mental Health Centre, Abingdon Community Hospital