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Job summary

Main area
Psychiatry
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
310-MED-6407154
Employer
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Mulberry 2
Town
Cambridge
Salary
£52,530 - £82,400 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/07/2024 23:59

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Locum Specialty Doctor in Inpatient General Adult Psychiatry

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor

Job overview

This Specialty Doctor post in Adult Psychiatry is located in the Cambridge area of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will work with the Consultant Psychiatrist primarily to provide medical input to the patients on Mulberry 2.

This is a 6-month post on a fixed term basis.


Supervision and training from the Consultant Psychiatrists will be provided.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

-        Assess newly admitted patients for their physical and mental health needs including risk.

-        Take active steps to address the identified needs in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.

-        Liaise with other health professionals and other voluntary and third sector agencies.

-        Work with MDT in discharge planning.

-        Attend team meetings and routine clinical handovers.

-        Guide and support other junior doctors in day to day functioning of the unit and distribution of workload.

-        Actively participate in local and trust wide educational activities. The services regularly have medical student attachments and involvement in teaching is encouraged.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This Specialty Doctor post in Adult Psychiatry is located in the Cambridge area of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will work with the Consultant Psychiatrist primarily to provide medical input to the patients on Mulberry 2.

This is a 6-month post on a fixed term basis.

Supervision and training from the Consultant Psychiatrists will be provided.

The post holder will:-

-        Assess newly admitted patients for their physical and mental health needs including risk.

-        Take active steps to address the identified needs in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.

-        Liaise with other health professionals and other voluntary and third sector agencies.

-        Work with MDT in discharge planning.

-        Attend team meetings and routine clinical handovers.

-        Guide and support other junior doctors in day to day functioning of the unit and distribution of workload.

-        Actively participate in local and trust wide educational activities. The services regularly have medical student attachments and involvement in teaching is encouraged.

Other responsibilities

If the post holder proves to be both successful and committed at Specialty Doctor level, there is the possibility of further career development.  All career grade doctors are required to maintain their education, professional development, and accreditation. Appropriate time and financial support are available for this purpose. The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for continuity of patient care. 

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration and licence to practice
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Eligible for approval under Section 12 of the MHA 1983
Desirable criteria
  • MRCPsych or equivalent

Entry criteria for the grade

Essential criteria
  • Completed minimum of 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or equivalent) of which 2 will be in a specialty training programme in psychiatry or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty or
  • Shall have equivalent experience and competencies.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven experience of good working relationships
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary working

Skills/Knowledge/Ability

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to mental health
  • Decision-making and problem solving skills.
  • Ability to make decisions and carry out responsibilities without direct supervision.
  • Ability to take a clinical lead under the supervision of the Consultant.

Qualities/Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Able to demonstrate reflective practice.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in PeopleDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.NHS Rainbow badgeStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Prince's Trust - Proud to support the Prince's trust - Youth can do itArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rosanna Sabatino
Job title
Associate Clinical Director and Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
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