Consultant Psychiatrist, General Adult Psychiatry, Phoenix ward

Job responsibilities

A. Provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to Phoenix ward. The post holder will have responsibility for those patients seen by them, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by the post holder.

B. Work alongside the ward managers, modern matrons and the other Consultant Psychiatrists in the service to ensure the effective functioning and development of the inpatient service.

C. Provide direct clinical supervision and line management to the speciality doctors and any residents placed with the team. This will include 1 hour per week psychiatry supervision for each resident in an accredited training post. In addition, clinical supervision needs to be available daily for medical residents 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. The post holder is 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.

G. The post holder will fulfil the requirements for Mental Health Act work for patients admitted to Phoenix 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 of patients from the community. Appropriate transfer processes should be adhered to for accepting and discharging patients from the ward.

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 community teams to manage smooth and timely transfer into and out of the ward.

J. Contribute to developing and delivering improved clinical services as outlined in the National Service Framework for Mental Health, keeping AIMS accreditation and good rating from CQC.

K. Consultant cross-cover arrangement for annual leave, study leave, unplanned leave, and brief periods of sickness absence are with the Consultant on Ashurst Ward. Occasionally, cross cover arrangements may have to be negotiated with wards at Warneford Hospital. Providing cover to Ashurst consultant in their absence and conducting Health based place of safety assessments on the 2 sites at Littlemore is a core part of the job.

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 residents, on call, who take first line responsibility for referrals from the community. The ST4 or ST6 residents also provide second line support to ST1 to ST3 residents on shift duty at the main hospital sites.

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, psychology, or other studies

Training

Essential

• Higher specialist training in 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.

Desirable

• Sub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post such as working in in-patient and PICU settings as a specialist trainee or Consultant.

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

• Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions.
• 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.
• Good spoken and written English.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals.
• 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.
• Consultant Appraiser
• Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
• Supervision of advanced level trainees
• Research experience and skills

GMC

Essential

• Full GMC registration
• Meets specifications set out in GMC guidance: duty of doctor

Desirable

• Specialist Register

Skills

Essential

• Good IT skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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).