Speciality Doctor in Old Age Psychiatry

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information regarding the Trust and the role please see the attached full job description. Alternatively please contact us.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• MRCPsych or equivalent
• Full GMC registration (or eligible)
• Minimum of 4 years SHO or higher grade in psychiatry.
• Previous old age psychiatric experience
• Eligibility or approval under Section12 of the Mental Health Act

Desirable

• Additional Postgraduate Qualifications
• Publications or experience in writing psychiatric legal reports.
• Management training

Behaviours and Values

Essential

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of an MDT.
• Able to form a good working relationship with the peer group.
• Willingness to undertake training and CPD in areas appropriate to this post.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Willingness to participate in in-house training.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
• Ability to present complex information to a variety of audiences including courts and tribunals.
• Ability to motivate and develop junior Medical Staff and other MDT members.
• To balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole
• An understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate.
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Post holder will need to take initiative and work in a self-directed manner.
• An understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate.

Desirable

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Stuart Road

Stuart Road

Corby

NN17 1RJ

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)