Job summary
We are seeking a full time Specialty Doctor for a 4 month fixed term post within the CRHT team.
This post is based within the
Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment (CRHT) in Shropshire. You will be expected to provide community care and treatment, with the facility for assessment of referred service users, flexible review of complex service users in line with Supervision and timely discharge in liaison with General Practitioners. Service Users will present with a range of mental health difficulties and need.
It will also be essential to be a S12 approved doctor who can make recommendations for formal treatment and admissions to hospital. The role involves travel and seeing patients at various settings within the care group.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with our Consultant Psychiatrists, assessing new referrals/admissions to the team, provide support to the Mutli-Disciplinary Team decision making, prescribing medications and treatments as per Trust and national guidance.
Professional duties of the post
- To comply with all Trust policies and the Living Our Values Framework.
- To maintain professional registration with the GMC and a full Licence to Practice, be engaging in appraisal, revalidation and job planning.
- To comply with Trust mandatory training
- To operate with transparency, including maintenance of an electronic diary
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for full details
- To ensure, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, regular effective review of the care of patients in the clinical pathway via individual assessments and follow up appointments, MDT meetings and sometimes the Care Programme Approach (CPA) review.
- To provide emergency assessment as part of crisis team caseload at various settings e.g home, A&E, Custody, wards. This also includes attending and making recommendations under MHA.
- To provide evidence based care
- To be recovery focused
- To provide cross-cover (emergency and prospective) for other colleagues between two crisis team in care group by mutual agreement
- To communicate with all key partners in an appropriate and timely way including service users, carers and General Practitioners.
- To work within the requirements of service contracts including compliance with nationally agreed quality standards
- To fully utilise Trust IT systems as appropriate to enable fulfilment of clinical duties; including launch of the electronic prescribing system
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for full details
- To ensure, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, regular effective review of the care of patients in the clinical pathway via individual assessments and follow up appointments, MDT meetings and sometimes the Care Programme Approach (CPA) review.
- To provide emergency assessment as part of crisis team caseload at various settings e.g home, A&E, Custody, wards. This also includes attending and making recommendations under MHA.
- To provide evidence based care
- To be recovery focused
- To provide cross-cover (emergency and prospective) for other colleagues between two crisis team in care group by mutual agreement
- To communicate with all key partners in an appropriate and timely way including service users, carers and General Practitioners.
- To work within the requirements of service contracts including compliance with nationally agreed quality standards
- To fully utilise Trust IT systems as appropriate to enable fulfilment of clinical duties; including launch of the electronic prescribing system
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Candidates will need to hold a Postgraduate degree in Psychiatric Medicine MD/MRCPsych
- Minimum of 3 years' experience which should be part of structured training programme leading to postgraduate degree.
Desirable
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary settings
- Able to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
Safety and Quality
Essential
- Commitment to participate in annual appraisal and revalidation.
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Understands the principles of Audit and a willingness to participate.
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warnings, restrictions and conditions on practice
- Evidence of previous clinical audit
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Candidates will need to hold a Postgraduate degree in Psychiatric Medicine MD/MRCPsych
- Minimum of 3 years' experience which should be part of structured training programme leading to postgraduate degree.
Desirable
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary settings
- Able to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
Safety and Quality
Essential
- Commitment to participate in annual appraisal and revalidation.
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Understands the principles of Audit and a willingness to participate.
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warnings, restrictions and conditions on practice
- Evidence of previous clinical audit
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).
