Job summary
Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist interested in a new challenge and interested in being a part of the delivery and further development of ground-breaking Mental Health Services?
The Trust is seeking to recruit a Consultant for our Acute Adult In-Patient Psychiatry Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The post holder will be based at Ashurst Ward on the Littlemore Mental Health Centre Site
Come and join a team that is part of the well-established Inpatient Mental Health service, working on a 11-bed psychiatric intensive care ward.
These services form part of the patient pathway and work in conjunction with our community mental health teams, crisis resolution and home treatment teams, as well as early intervention services.
You will work alongside a dynamic multidisciplinary team made up of a variety of individuals including psychiatrists, psychologists, community psychiatric nurses, approved social workers, occupational therapists, and support workers, providing the individual with a whole range of support.
We have a strong tradition as a leading Trust for teaching, training, and research, with close links to both the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University.
Main duties of the job
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as good by the CQC. The Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership is an exciting partnership that formally brings together six local mental health organizations from the NHS and the charity sector: Connection Floating Support, Elmore Community Services, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxfordshire Mind, Response and Restore. The aim is to work much more closely with each other and with people who have mental health problems, their careers, and families to make it easier for people to get the best possible patient focused support when they need it.
We are offering exciting opportunities to combine leadership, management, clinical/educational supervisor, and safeguarding lead roles with clinical duties, and we support flexible working practices.
We work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with a strong and supportive clinical network of Consultants underpinned by a culture of compassionate leadership and are committed to both staff development and job enrichment.
For further information please contact Dr Rob Bale Clinical Director on 01865 902759.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides 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
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
A. Provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to Ashurst ward. The post holder will have responsibility for those patients seen by himself/herself, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by the post holder.
B. Work alongside the team managers, modern matrons and the other Consultant Psychiatrists in the service to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service.
C. Provide direct clinical supervision and line management to the trainees and speciality doctor and any senior trainee placed with the team. This will include 1 hour per week psychiatry supervision for each trainee in an accredited training post. In addition, clinical supervision needs to be available and ensured daily for medical trainees and a pro rata equivalent level of supervision needs to be provided for speciality doctors.
D. Provide direct clinical care and ensure medical involvement in the CPA process and weekly multidisciplinary ward rounds. Family meetings, professionals meetings, further ad hoc patient reviews and seclusion reviews are expected as part of this role. The consultant will be expected to adhere to good clinical practice based on research evidence.
E. The post holder will contribute to referral management with the modern matron, ward manager and senior nurses. The post holder will jointly review nursing care plans with senior nursing staff, attend daily handover meetings, fortnightly business meeting, fortnightly learning from incidents meeting and weekly reflective practice meeting. They will work closely with the Patient Flow Team and Crisis and Home Treatment Team of the trust.
F. Expected to be eligible for Section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act. The Trust will support obtaining Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status if required. Health based place of safety assessments on the two Littlemore site are a core part of the job.
G. The post holder will fulfil the requirements for Mental Health Act work for patients admitted to Ashurst ward. This specifically relates to the preparation of reports for Tribunals and Managers meetings, as the responsibility devolves to the Consultant as the Responsible Clinician on admission. Appropriate transfer processes should be adhered to for accepting and discharging patients to Ashurst ward under the MHA act and MHA Part IV requirements should be fulfilled.
H. Provide timely written correspondence to relevant professionals, including MHA Tribunal reports documenting assessments, on-going management, progress, and eventual discharge using Trust IT and clinical records system training will be provided where needed.
I. Work collaboratively with other agencies, in particular liaison with staff from other teams to manage smooth and timely transfer into and out of the unit. The teams most involved with this will be the Adult Mental Health Teams, Acute Male Wards- Vaughan Thomas and Phoenix, Patient Flow Team and Crisis and Home Treatment Team.
J. Contribute to developing and delivering improved clinical services as outlined in the National Service Framework for Mental Health, maintaining AIMS accreditation and good rating from CQC.
K. Provide Consultant cross-cover to Phoenix Ward Consultant regularly, and other wards occasionally for for annual leave, study leave, unplanned leave, and brief periods of sickness absence.
L. Participate in the Oxfordshire Adult on-call consultant Rota (Currently approximately 1 in 26 Oxfordshire, category A, banded at 3%). There are usually two specialist registrars ST4 to ST6 trainees, on call, who take first line responsibility for referrals from the community. The ST4 or ST6 trainees also provide second line support to ST1 to ST3 trainees on shift duty at the main hospital sites.
M. Participate in a no Fixed Abode rota (NFA) which all consultants are rostered on for newly presented patients who have no fixed address in Oxfordshire but require allocation to a team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A. Provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to Ashurst ward. The post holder will have responsibility for those patients seen by himself/herself, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by the post holder.
B. Work alongside the team managers, modern matrons and the other Consultant Psychiatrists in the service to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service.
C. Provide direct clinical supervision and line management to the trainees and speciality doctor and any senior trainee placed with the team. This will include 1 hour per week psychiatry supervision for each trainee in an accredited training post. In addition, clinical supervision needs to be available and ensured daily for medical trainees and a pro rata equivalent level of supervision needs to be provided for speciality doctors.
D. Provide direct clinical care and ensure medical involvement in the CPA process and weekly multidisciplinary ward rounds. Family meetings, professionals meetings, further ad hoc patient reviews and seclusion reviews are expected as part of this role. The consultant will be expected to adhere to good clinical practice based on research evidence.
E. The post holder will contribute to referral management with the modern matron, ward manager and senior nurses. The post holder will jointly review nursing care plans with senior nursing staff, attend daily handover meetings, fortnightly business meeting, fortnightly learning from incidents meeting and weekly reflective practice meeting. They will work closely with the Patient Flow Team and Crisis and Home Treatment Team of the trust.
F. Expected to be eligible for Section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act. The Trust will support obtaining Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status if required. Health based place of safety assessments on the two Littlemore site are a core part of the job.
G. The post holder will fulfil the requirements for Mental Health Act work for patients admitted to Ashurst ward. This specifically relates to the preparation of reports for Tribunals and Managers meetings, as the responsibility devolves to the Consultant as the Responsible Clinician on admission. Appropriate transfer processes should be adhered to for accepting and discharging patients to Ashurst ward under the MHA act and MHA Part IV requirements should be fulfilled.
H. Provide timely written correspondence to relevant professionals, including MHA Tribunal reports documenting assessments, on-going management, progress, and eventual discharge using Trust IT and clinical records system training will be provided where needed.
I. Work collaboratively with other agencies, in particular liaison with staff from other teams to manage smooth and timely transfer into and out of the unit. The teams most involved with this will be the Adult Mental Health Teams, Acute Male Wards- Vaughan Thomas and Phoenix, Patient Flow Team and Crisis and Home Treatment Team.
J. Contribute to developing and delivering improved clinical services as outlined in the National Service Framework for Mental Health, maintaining AIMS accreditation and good rating from CQC.
K. Provide Consultant cross-cover to Phoenix Ward Consultant regularly, and other wards occasionally for for annual leave, study leave, unplanned leave, and brief periods of sickness absence.
L. Participate in the Oxfordshire Adult on-call consultant Rota (Currently approximately 1 in 26 Oxfordshire, category A, banded at 3%). There are usually two specialist registrars ST4 to ST6 trainees, on call, who take first line responsibility for referrals from the community. The ST4 or ST6 trainees also provide second line support to ST1 to ST3 trainees on shift duty at the main hospital sites.
M. Participate in a no Fixed Abode rota (NFA) which all consultants are rostered on for newly presented patients who have no fixed address in Oxfordshire but require allocation to a team.
Person Specification
Training
Essential
- Higher specialist training in general adult or child and adolescent psychiatry in approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country, or previous consultant experience relevant to this post
- CCT in Psychiatry; OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview; OR CESR
Desirable
- Sub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist's Guidelines)
- Eligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act) Approval
- Approved Clinician status or Eligibility
Desirable
- Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological or other studies or postgraduate teaching qualification
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in this specialty
- Experience of close collaborative work with social care and other agencies
Desirable
- Application of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group
- Development of close collaboration with primary care services
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Leadership skills - Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
- Organisation and management skills - Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively
- Commitment to active clinical governance
- Ability to promote effective team working
- Capacity to prioritise workload
- Active participation in clinical audit
- Commitment to interagency partnership working
- Communication skills Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and staff of other organisations. Good spoken and written English.
- Professional approach - Work collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals.
- Personal skills - Must have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their carers.
- Teaching experience - Experience in supervising and teaching core psychiatric trainees
- Application of research evidence to clinical practice
Desirable
- Relevant experience of the administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
- Inter-agency partnership working and development
- Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- Supervision of advanced level trainees
- Research experience and skills
Ability
Essential
- Ability to undertake full range of consultant responsibilities
Other requirements
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- Mobility as required for the post
- Meet specifications set out in GMC Guidance: Duties of doctor
- Good IT skills including typing
Desirable
- Valid driving licence and own transport
- Specialist register
Person Specification
Training
Essential
- Higher specialist training in general adult or child and adolescent psychiatry in approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country, or previous consultant experience relevant to this post
- CCT in Psychiatry; OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview; OR CESR
Desirable
- Sub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist's Guidelines)
- Eligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act) Approval
- Approved Clinician status or Eligibility
Desirable
- Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological or other studies or postgraduate teaching qualification
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in this specialty
- Experience of close collaborative work with social care and other agencies
Desirable
- Application of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group
- Development of close collaboration with primary care services
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Leadership skills - Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
- Organisation and management skills - Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively
- Commitment to active clinical governance
- Ability to promote effective team working
- Capacity to prioritise workload
- Active participation in clinical audit
- Commitment to interagency partnership working
- Communication skills Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and staff of other organisations. Good spoken and written English.
- Professional approach - Work collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals.
- Personal skills - Must have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their carers.
- Teaching experience - Experience in supervising and teaching core psychiatric trainees
- Application of research evidence to clinical practice
Desirable
- Relevant experience of the administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
- Inter-agency partnership working and development
- Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- Supervision of advanced level trainees
- Research experience and skills
Ability
Essential
- Ability to undertake full range of consultant responsibilities
Other requirements
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- Mobility as required for the post
- Meet specifications set out in GMC Guidance: Duties of doctor
- Good IT skills including typing
Desirable
- Valid driving licence and own transport
- Specialist register
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
