Job summary
Clinical Fellows in Interventional Psychiatry
A Clinical Fellow post is available for 12 months from 5th February 2025within the Interventional Psychiatry Service based at the Warneford Hospital Oxford.
This is a unique opportunity to gain experience of rapidly acting antidepressants, especially ketamine, associated group psychotherapy, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). The Oxford IPS ketamine clinic has treated over 300 patients with over 3000 IV and 9000 oral doses of ketamine and has a full programme of NHS and self-pay clinics.
The name 'Interventional Psychiatry Service' reflects the new modalities of treatment for resistant affective disorders which are provided through what was formally the ECT service. These currently include ketamine, related rapidly acting antidepressants administered by a variety of routes, repetitive transcranial magnetic simulation (rTMS), transcranial direct current stimulation as well as electroconvulsive therapy.
Main duties of the job
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Experience offered includes:
- Assessment and review for ketamine or TMS treatment
- Administration of ketamine and TMS
- Teaching, supervising and covering ECT
- Facilitating ketamine preparation, integration and relational dynamic psychotherapy groups
- Sub-investigator on clinical studies
- Participation in journal club and other educational events
- Service development tailored to Fellow's interests
- Time and support for external training
This post does not have educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean and will not be recognised for training. It does not attract out of hours supplement.
About us
OXFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION TRUST AND RESEARCH
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) http://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/ is a research-active Trust http://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/research undertaking studies ranging from small educational projects through to very complex and intensive Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPS) across a variety of disciplines from dementia, mental health, community health, children and young people services.
OHFT is one of only two Trusts in the country to host a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/. In partnership with Department of Psychiatry https://www.psych.ox.ac.uk/, this supports infrastructure for experimental medicine, as does the the NIHR funding for the Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford. There are also research 3T MRI and MEG facilities on the Warneford site. The Department of Psychiatry has an international reputation for research with major funding streams including the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Wellcome Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will find the full detailed job description which includes the main responsibilities in the attached document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will find the full detailed job description which includes the main responsibilities in the attached document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Should have GMC registration and licence to practice in UK
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
- Up to date Good Clinical Practice (research)
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing serious psychiatric illness
- Experience of assessing suicide risk.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering ECT treatment
Ability
Essential
- To exercise an intermediate level of clinical responsibility as delegated by the consultant in charge.
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 research and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their carers
- Must have experience of teaching medical undergraduates and have an interest in teaching Interest in participating in research
- Experience of delivering individual psychological treatments
Desirable
- Experience in delivering clinical research. Publications in scientific journals
- Experience of delivering group psychotherapy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Should have GMC registration and licence to practice in UK
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
- Up to date Good Clinical Practice (research)
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing serious psychiatric illness
- Experience of assessing suicide risk.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering ECT treatment
Ability
Essential
- To exercise an intermediate level of clinical responsibility as delegated by the consultant in charge.
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 research and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their carers
- Must have experience of teaching medical undergraduates and have an interest in teaching Interest in participating in research
- Experience of delivering individual psychological treatments
Desirable
- Experience in delivering clinical research. Publications in scientific journals
- Experience of delivering group psychotherapy
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).
