Specialty Doctor In Psychiatry

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are delighted to offer an exciting new opportunity to work as a Specialty Doctor in the Andover community mental health team for the Mid and North Hampshire area.

You would be working with a fun, compassionate team that deliver high quality care to people experiencing mental illness. The team are highly skilled and offer a wide range of NICE-approved interventions. The team is based at the CMHT base in Andover.

This is a 6 months fixed-term contract which has arisen due to a junior doctor gap. There is flexibility to work whole or split days, and this can be agreed in consultation with the clinical teams.

If you are interested in this post we would welcome contact via email or phone.

Maja Meerten -- maja.meerten@southernhealth.nhs.uk

Alice Oates -- alice.oates@southernhealth.nhs.uk

We look forward to talking with you about working within our services.

Main duties of the job

This post is for a full time 10 PA (or job share) Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry in the Andover General Adult Community Mental Health Team.

The Andover CMHT is led by a Band 8 service Manager Mandy James with support from two nursing team leads John Smith and Michelle Taylor. There are 6 CPNs and 2 support workers that provide regular patient support and contact on a daily basis as well as run the depot and clozapine clinics. Medical staff include 3 Consultant Psychiatrist 0.6WTE, 0.7 WTE and 0.7WTE as well as a GP VTS trainee. The post holder will receive regular supervision from a named Consultant Psychiatrist. There is robust psychological therapy service, with colleagues, including CBT, DBT, EMDR therapists led by a Band 8 Psychologist.

This post would be for 10 sessions, 7.5 DCC and 2.5 SPA, time table to be agreed at appointment. A sample work week would include attendance at the team Multidisciplinary meeting, scheduled Outpatient clinics, community visits and supporting colleagues with clinical queries related to the allocated patch.

The post holder will have access to a shared office and be provided with the required IT and administrative support. Our admin and reception staff are the backbone of the service and include our Admin manager Hayley Jeen, three administrative staff and a receptionist.

About us

Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?

Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?

We want to meet you!

Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.

Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.

Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:

Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.

Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.

Date posted

25 October 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,530 to £82,400 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-MNH-MED-017

Job locations

Andover War Memorial Hospital

Charlton Road

Andover

Hampshire

SP10 3LB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Recognised basic Medical Degree
Full GMC Registration with license to practice
4 years post graduate training since first obtaining registration including adequate experience in the specialty; OR shall have obtained experience and competencies

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Recognised basic Medical Degree
Full GMC Registration with license to practice
4 years post graduate training since first obtaining registration including adequate experience in the specialty; OR shall have obtained experience and competencies

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).