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 an Adult of Working Age Community Consultant. The post holder will be based at the Elms Centre in Banbury and will work as part of the wider North and West Consultant Leadership Team
Come and join a team that is part of the well-established community mental health service
This services forms part of the Adult patient pathway and works in conjunction with our Inpatient teams, crisis resolution and home treatment teams, as well as early intervention
Main duties of the job
You will work alongside a dynamic multidisciplinary team made up of a variety of individuals and professions including psychiatrists, psychologists, community psychiatric nurses, approved social workers, occupational therapists, and support workers, providing the individual with a whole range of support and care to enable the service users pathway to recovery and to provide patient centred care.
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.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description for more details about the main responsibilities of the role and about the trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description for more details about the main responsibilities of the role and about the trust
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMembership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist's Guidelines)
- oApproved clinician Status and section 12(MHA) Approval are essential. Candidates who are in the process of getting AC approval will be considered. Eligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act) Approval
Desirable
- oHigher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological, or other studies or postgraduate teaching qualification
Training
Essential
- oHigher specialist training in general adult psychiatry approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country, or previous consultant experience relevant to this post
- oCCT 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
- oSub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oExperience of close collaborative work with social care and other agencies
Desirable
- oApplication of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group
- oDevelopment of close collaboration with primary care services
- oExperience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in this specialty
Ability
Essential
- oAbility to undertake full range of consultant responsibilities
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- oAbility to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
- oAbility to understand how organisations work most effectively
- oCommitment to active clinical governance
- oAbility to promote effective team working
- oCapacity to prioritise workload
- oActive participation in clinical audit
- oCommitment to interagency partnership working
- oMust have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues, and staff of other organisations. Good spoken and written English.
- oWork collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals.
- oMust have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their carers.
- oExperience in teaching core psychiatric trainees or other post graduate medics.
- oApplication of research evidence to clinical practice
Desirable
- oRelevant experience of the administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
- oInter-agency partnership working and development
- oUndergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- oSupervision of advanced level trainees
- oResearch experience and skills
- oExperience in supervising and teaching core psychiatric trainees
Research
Essential
- oResearch experience in mental health. E.g., Experience of recruiting to trials or supporting trials.
Desirable
- oHigh quality research as evidenced by publications and citations.
Other requirements
Essential
- a)GMC registration, oFull
- b) Transport, oMobility as required for the post
- c) Professional attributes, oMeet specifications set out in GMC Guidance: Duties of doctor
- d) IT skills, oGood IT skills including typing
Desirable
- oDriving licence and own transport
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMembership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist's Guidelines)
- oApproved clinician Status and section 12(MHA) Approval are essential. Candidates who are in the process of getting AC approval will be considered. Eligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act) Approval
Desirable
- oHigher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological, or other studies or postgraduate teaching qualification
Training
Essential
- oHigher specialist training in general adult psychiatry approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country, or previous consultant experience relevant to this post
- oCCT 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
- oSub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oExperience of close collaborative work with social care and other agencies
Desirable
- oApplication of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group
- oDevelopment of close collaboration with primary care services
- oExperience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in this specialty
Ability
Essential
- oAbility to undertake full range of consultant responsibilities
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- oAbility to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
- oAbility to understand how organisations work most effectively
- oCommitment to active clinical governance
- oAbility to promote effective team working
- oCapacity to prioritise workload
- oActive participation in clinical audit
- oCommitment to interagency partnership working
- oMust have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues, and staff of other organisations. Good spoken and written English.
- oWork collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals.
- oMust have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their carers.
- oExperience in teaching core psychiatric trainees or other post graduate medics.
- oApplication of research evidence to clinical practice
Desirable
- oRelevant experience of the administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
- oInter-agency partnership working and development
- oUndergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- oSupervision of advanced level trainees
- oResearch experience and skills
- oExperience in supervising and teaching core psychiatric trainees
Research
Essential
- oResearch experience in mental health. E.g., Experience of recruiting to trials or supporting trials.
Desirable
- oHigh quality research as evidenced by publications and citations.
Other requirements
Essential
- a)GMC registration, oFull
- b) Transport, oMobility as required for the post
- c) Professional attributes, oMeet specifications set out in GMC Guidance: Duties of doctor
- d) IT skills, oGood IT skills including typing
Desirable
- oDriving licence and own transport
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
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).
