Job summary
We are seeking a 10 pa SAS doctor to work in an inpatient setting on Bracken Ward, which is based at the Airedale Centre for Mental Health.
This post will be to support a Consultant Psychiatrist (who will be newly recruited to an inpatient post on Bracken Ward). There has been a reconfiguration of Community and In-patient Services in Working-age Adult Mental Health services from a continuity of care model to a functional model of care in 2019.
The aspiration is to have a similar model in OPMH services, owing to the benefits observed with this model in Adult Mental Health services.
This post would be a newly created post, allowing it to free up more time for existing OPMH Consultant colleagues for more community work. At this point, Community Consultant colleagues will continue to have responsibility for their service users on the Dementia Assessment Unit on a sector basis.
Come and create the future with us!
Closing Date: 15th August
Short Listing Date: W/C 16th August 2022
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
The role of the SAS doctor in the OPMH service will be to provide support to the Airewharfe Memory assessment and Treatment Service (MATS) and supporting service users under the CMHT stream (who will either have an established diagnosis of Dementia or non- dementia related psychiatric illness).
Service users will either be seen in a clinic or as home visits. Support may rarely be given to seeing patients very well known to the Team on the Airedale Hospital acute wards.
What you will get:
- Supportive and friendly colleagues
- Personalised Coaching and Mentoring
- Weekly academic teaching
- Fortnightly Consultant Balint group
- Leadership and Development opportunities, including opportunity to become an appraiser and support to complete teaching certificate
- Generous study leave allowance (averaging 10 days per year and up to 30 days leave over 3 years with a budget of £1000 per annum)
- In addition to the annual leave entitlement as per the terms and conditions of Consultant contract, 10 days additional (on pro-rata basis) Time Off In Lieu.
- Generous relocation allowance (if applicable)
- Advanced health and wellbeing offers.
About us
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual's needs.
The Trust's purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical duties
- To provide enthusiastic, and flexible, support and input on Bracken Ward alongside the Inpatient Consultant, Ward Manager and other service leaders.
- To support in the assessment and management of patients and devising or helping to devise appropriate treatment plans and medication regimes.
- To support the team in risk assessment and management skills in the care of people with severe mental illness
- To support the Consultant (who has Approved Clinician Status under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983) as needed for Approximately one (or a maximum of two) Mental Health Review Tribunals/Hospital Managers Hearings per week).
- To ensure excellence in the delivery of evidence-based treatments
- To act as a source of support, advice and information to patients and their carers, team members and other professionals
- Attending Daily Safety Huddle Meetings
- Attending weekly team meetings
- To develop strong working relationships with Community OPMH Consultant colleagues and stakeholders within the acute care pathway.
- To occasionally support any inpatients detained (those who otherwise would have been on Bracken Ward), under the Mental Health Act, on the wards of Airedale General Hospital (acute Trust) on an occasional basis. There will be a Consultant colleague having RC responsibility for this.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical duties
- To provide enthusiastic, and flexible, support and input on Bracken Ward alongside the Inpatient Consultant, Ward Manager and other service leaders.
- To support in the assessment and management of patients and devising or helping to devise appropriate treatment plans and medication regimes.
- To support the team in risk assessment and management skills in the care of people with severe mental illness
- To support the Consultant (who has Approved Clinician Status under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983) as needed for Approximately one (or a maximum of two) Mental Health Review Tribunals/Hospital Managers Hearings per week).
- To ensure excellence in the delivery of evidence-based treatments
- To act as a source of support, advice and information to patients and their carers, team members and other professionals
- Attending Daily Safety Huddle Meetings
- Attending weekly team meetings
- To develop strong working relationships with Community OPMH Consultant colleagues and stakeholders within the acute care pathway.
- To occasionally support any inpatients detained (those who otherwise would have been on Bracken Ward), under the Mental Health Act, on the wards of Airedale General Hospital (acute Trust) on an occasional basis. There will be a Consultant colleague having RC responsibility for this.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBChB, MBBS or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in General Adult Psychiatry (at least three years' experience)
- Current and relevant knowledge of the principles of General Psychiatry Registered for CPD.
Desirable
- Clinical Experience in a setting working in a multi-cultural, multiethnic setting
- Previous experience in acute inpatient setting/ PICU
- 'Good Standing' for CPD
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBChB, MBBS or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in General Adult Psychiatry (at least three years' experience)
- Current and relevant knowledge of the principles of General Psychiatry Registered for CPD.
Desirable
- Clinical Experience in a setting working in a multi-cultural, multiethnic setting
- Previous experience in acute inpatient setting/ PICU
- 'Good Standing' for CPD
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
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).
