SAS Doctor in Triborough LD Behavioural Intensive Support Service

Job responsibilities

Clinical duties and opportunities

1. Providing a good standard of practice and care You will undertake Clinical assessment of Adults with Learning Disability, and Autism / mental illness / behaviours of concern You will ensure that all new patients referred to the service are clinically assessed appropriately. Often assessments are collaborative with the multidisciplinary team. You will provide regular reviews for patients as appropriate, informing your clinical supervisor and team as needed about any risks and management difficulties. You will maintain accurate, legible, contemporaneous and useful clinical records for all patients in whose care you are involved and this will be recorded on The Trust Information System.

2. Decisions about access to care

You will use the Results of The Clinical Assessment to Ensure Effective Patient Management

Under the supervision of clinical supervisor, you will prescribe pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for the patients that you are working with. Assess their medical and other clinical needs; where necessary, refer them promptly to other professionals as directed by your clinical supervisor.

3. Treatment in urgent situations

You will review people for urgent psychiatric assessment(s) during the day where needed and where this is possible.

4. Maintaining good medical practice

You will maintain and Use Systems to Update Knowledge and its Application to Any Aspect of your Professional Practice

You will participate in clinical work and Departmental activities and will contribute to meeting these objectives.

5. Teaching and training, appraising and assessing

You will plan, deliver and evaluate teaching and learning in a variety of environments

You will plan and participate in the teaching of other professionals including medical students where needed, under the supervision of senior colleagues

You will Assess, Appraise and Evaluate Learning and Learners

You will participate in the assessment of others, using multi-sourcefeedback tools.

You will remain fully compliant with Mandatory training, Trust Appraisal and Revalidation policy.

6. Relationships with patients

Professional and Patient Relationships

7. Dealing with problems in professional practice

Conduct or Performance of Other ColleaguesIf you become aware of problems with the conduct or performance of aColleague, you must bring this to the attention of a senior colleague.

Complaints and Formal InquiriesYou must always cooperate fully with any complaints procedure orformal inquiries.

Indemnity Insurance

8. Working with colleagues

Continuously Promote Values Based Non Prejudicial Practice

Work Effectively as a Member and a Leader of Multidisciplinary Team.

Demonstrate Appropriate Leadership QualitiesDuring this employment you will be a full member of the multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) and will attend their weekly meetings.

Communicate Effectively with Other Healthcare Professionals

You will keep clear, accurate and contemporaneous clinical records. You will send regular written reports on patients to general practitioners and other professionals involved in patient care.

Appropriately Assume, Delegate and Devolve Responsibility

Access Advice, Assistance and Second Opinion when Delegating and Making Other Referrals.

9. Maintaining probity

Ensure that Reports, Evidence and Documents You Have Any Responsibility for, Are Complete, Accurate and Honest.

Properly Manage Financial and Commercial Dealings

Avoid conflicts of interest and advise others on preventing and dealing with conflicts of interest

10. Health

Ensure that Your Health and The Health of Others Does Not Put Patients At Risk

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• oPrimary Medical degree
• oFull GMC registration

Desirable

• oMRCPsych Paper A or equivalent
• oPost-graduate psychiatric training
• oSec 12 approval

Previous Experience

Essential

• oCompleted at least 2 years of full time post graduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) in mental health including in LD
• oExperience of being on-call

Desirable

• oPsychiatric Training/experience
• o2 years work experience in LD
• oClinical audit
• oTeaching others
• oWorking with an MDT
• oExperience of being on-call

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• oAbility to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach
• oAble to work effectively in a team
• oAble to build constructive relationships
• oPerson-centred in clinical approach
• oAbility to perform full physical examinations and to undertake basic routine tests such as venepuncture, ECG, Q Risk determination
• oBasic IT skills

Desirable

• oAdvanced IT literacy
• oCognitive assessment using screening tests

Other

Essential

• oCommitment to multi-disciplinary team working
• oCommitment to Continuing Personal Development
• oAbility to be flexible and work as part of a changing, dynamic team and organisation
• oSickness (or attendance) record that is acceptable to the Trust
• oAbility to work on own initiative

Desirable

• oContribution to the development of a service
• oEffective teaching skills
• oInvolvement in Quality Improvement

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).