Job summary
East London NHS Foundation Trust in Bedfordshire and Luton has a Specialty Doctor position based at Meadow Lodge in Ampthill.
This is an exciting time to join our Community Mental Health services as they undergo transformational change and develop new and integrated models of care for the benefit of the population we serve.
We are in a position to tailor posts according to your interest across our Community Mental Health directorate. We are keen to support our Specialty Doctors to develop sustainable and stimulating working patterns and we support flexible working arrangements.
We offer a generous relocation package of up to 8,000 and a range of initiatives to support new Specialty Doctors joining our organisation. We will design a work-plan and training package that can support your academic and leadership development and provide support to help you achieve your career objectives.
Main duties of the job
- The speciality doctor will work closely with the consultant psychiatrist and Multi Disciplinary team, and will provide clinical support for the assessment and management of mental health problems on a routine and emergency basis.
- On average 9 Programmed Activities per week will be devoted to Direct Clinical Care. Care of patients in the community in North Mid Beds-Ampthill area, in the Functional Model.
- Assess new referrals and review existing patients. 6 to 7 out-patient clinics per week either at Meadow Lodge (Ampthill CMHT) or designated GP Surgery.
- Additional clinics to see patients in emergency &/ provide telephone contact with patients and their carers to manage urgent queries.
- CPA meetings, Professional meetings, Case Conferences and home visits as necessary.
- Liaise with team members and provide telephone and face to face contact to members of the team and see patients urgently.
- Triage referrals regularly with Team Manager or Duty Worker to provide a safe, prompt and appropriate service to the person who was referred.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical graduation
- Fully registered with the General Medical Council
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines
- Approval under Section 12(2) of Mental Health Act 1983, or plan to gain approval within 6 months of appointment.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- At least three years experience of psychiatry clinical practice post medical qualification
- Appreciation and social and cultural factors of relevant to psychiatric practice
- Experience of and commitment to clinical care of individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions
Desirable
- Experience of clinical work in Acute Adult Psychiatry
- Experience of Quality Improvement projects & Clinical Audit
- Good working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act
ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS/ ABILITIES
Essential
- Ability to work as a part of multidisciplinary, multi-model team
- Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
- Consultation skills to services, teams and individuals
- Commitment to working in multidisciplinary setting
- Commitment to working with service users on service development
CLINICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team and provide leadership for the team
- Self-motivating and innovative
- Clear, effective communication style
- Expertise in risk assessment
- A balanced approach to risk management, based on warm therapeutic interactions with service users
- Confident in therapeutic risk taking
- Commitment to clinical governance and QI
- Flexibility and ability to work under pressure.
- Ability and commitment to work with carers and families
- Ability to adjust therapeutic approaches according to service users' cultural needs
TEACHING AND SUPERVISION
Essential
- Good teaching and communication skills
- Experience of teaching
RESEARCH AND AUDIT
Essential
Desirable
- Experience of research work, or service evaluation, especially in psychosis and cultural psychiatry
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical graduation
- Fully registered with the General Medical Council
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines
- Approval under Section 12(2) of Mental Health Act 1983, or plan to gain approval within 6 months of appointment.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- At least three years experience of psychiatry clinical practice post medical qualification
- Appreciation and social and cultural factors of relevant to psychiatric practice
- Experience of and commitment to clinical care of individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions
Desirable
- Experience of clinical work in Acute Adult Psychiatry
- Experience of Quality Improvement projects & Clinical Audit
- Good working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act
ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS/ ABILITIES
Essential
- Ability to work as a part of multidisciplinary, multi-model team
- Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
- Consultation skills to services, teams and individuals
- Commitment to working in multidisciplinary setting
- Commitment to working with service users on service development
CLINICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team and provide leadership for the team
- Self-motivating and innovative
- Clear, effective communication style
- Expertise in risk assessment
- A balanced approach to risk management, based on warm therapeutic interactions with service users
- Confident in therapeutic risk taking
- Commitment to clinical governance and QI
- Flexibility and ability to work under pressure.
- Ability and commitment to work with carers and families
- Ability to adjust therapeutic approaches according to service users' cultural needs
TEACHING AND SUPERVISION
Essential
- Good teaching and communication skills
- Experience of teaching
RESEARCH AND AUDIT
Essential
Desirable
- Experience of research work, or service evaluation, especially in psychosis and cultural psychiatry
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).
