Specialty Doctor in Community General Adult Psychiatry - Peterborough

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties of the post

This appointment is attached to the Peterborough Adult Locality Team. Duties include assessment and management of patients newly referred to the teams as well as supporting the urgent care systems in both teams. The post holder will provide medical support and leadership to the multidisciplinary team of CPNs, Social Workers, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and other disciplines who will be available to support the post holder in conjunction with the incumbent Consultant Psychiatrists.

Training Opportunities

1. Opportunities to take part in mental health research projects.
2. Attendance at weekly education meetings.
3. Opportunities to undertake service audit, working within a Clinical Governance audit plan. Support is available through the Clinical Governance Committee Convenor and the Clinical Governance facilitator.
4. Specialty doctor peer group meeting to consider professional and work issues.
5. Other educational activities include:

Journal club/case conferences

Supervision with consultant

Community Adult Mental Health Services

Adult Community Care Adult Community services have recently been reorganized into five locality teams:

* Cambridge North Adult Locality team: Union House, Cambridge

* Cambridge South Adult Locality team: Union House, Cambridge

* Huntingdon Adult Locality team: Newtown Centre, Huntingdon

* Fenland Adult Locality team: Agenoria House, Wisbech

* Peterborough & Borders Adult Locality team: Gloucester Centre, Peterborough

These locality teams have replaced the Intake and Treatment Teams, Rehabilitation and

Recovery Teams, and Assertive Outreach teams. Each new locality team is delivering care and treatment following clinical pathways. The pathways cover the common mental health illnesses:

* Affective disorders including anxiety, depression, bi-polar disorder

* Recovery Psychosis longer term psychotic illness

The locality teams have strong links with the GPs and primary care services through senior mental health clinicians working with groups of GP practices.

Community care continue to provide two specialist services operating across all localities:

* CAMEO, which is an early intervention in psychosis service for people experiencing

their first episode psychosis

* Personality Disorders Community Service for people with personality disorder.

Teaching & Research

Cambridge offers unrivalled opportunities for research and for collaboration with University Departments and MRC Units. A wide range of research is conducted by the University Department of Psychiatry and by NHS staff, including psychosocial, cognitive, neuroendocrine and psycho-pharmacological studies into depression; epidemiological, molecular biological, neuropathological, neuropsychological and neurochemical studies into Schizophrenia and Alzheimers Disease; psychology; epidemiology and cognitive treatment of appetite disorders; psychosocial aspects of neurological disorders; care of the elderly in the community, evaluation of health services; psychiatric illness in mentally handicapped adolescents; child psychiatry; forensic psychiatry; and history of psychiatry.

There is also scope for research and teaching links with the University Department of Psychology and the Institute of Criminology.

Study and Training

1. a) The applicant is expected to participate in continuing professional development (CPD). Study leave is provided for this purpose, and the appointee will be entitled to apply to the Trust Study Leave Committee for a contribution to funding this activity
2. b) Study leave will be granted in accordance with paragraphs 250-254 of the Terms and Conditions of Service of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff and to local conditions agreed by the Study Leave Committee.
3. c) There is an active programme of weekly clinical meetings at The Cavell Centre in Peterborough, which all junior staff are encouraged to attend. A detailed programme is available from the postgraduate medical education centre administrator.
4. d) Teaching Programme Details:

Friday lunchtime

• Journal Club - Evidence Based using Critical Appraisal Skills
• Clinical case presentation
• Guest speakers

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration and licence with the General Medical Council
• MBBS or equivalent

Desirable

• MRCPsych or equivalent
• Approval under section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of good working relationships within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience engaging in and delivering of clinical supervision and training

Desirable

• Experience of teaching and speaking to wider stakeholder groups.
• Experience in research and service evaluation work.

Skills/Ability/Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive knowledge of general adult psychiatry, community mental health service delivery model(s) and research issues
• Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to mental health and social care services.
• Decision-making and problem solving skills.
• Ability to travel effectively and quickly across large geographical area including rural areas.

Desirable

• Experience in Early Intervention in Psychosis.
• Experience in audit, investigation of complaints or similar.
• Understanding of use and need for, performance management information.
• Able to make use of Information Technology.
• Ability to work effectively with a range of stake-holders fostering collaborative working.

Qualities/Attributes

Essential

• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to foster good inter-team/interagency working relationships.
• Able to demonstrate initiative and be proactive.
• Committed to personal and team development.

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

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Town Hall

Peterborough

PE1 1HJ

Employer's website

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