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Job summary

Main area
Psychiatry
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
363-MRLB5095515-B
Employer
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
2nd Floor,
Town
Bedfordshire
Salary
£59,175 - £95,400 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/11/2024 23:59

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Specialty Doctor

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving 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 overview

We are seeking to recruit ambitious and motivated Specialty Doctors in psychiatry to join our Inpatient Team in Bedfordshire and Luton.

Successful applicants will have completed at least 4 years of postgraduate clinical experience at least two of which should be in a relevant Specialty.  

At ELFT, we will support you to develop your career as a SAS grade doctor. We have a supportive SAS doctor community with a SAS Tutor, IMG Lead and SAS Advocate.

ELFT is a teaching Trust, rated Outstanding by the CQC which provide Mental health and Community Service across East London and Bedfordshire.

 

Main duties of the job

10 PAs/ Flexible

The Specialty doctor will work closely with the consultant psychiatrist of the team and will be responsible for the assessment and management of mental health problems on a routine and emergency basis. On average 8 Programmed Activities per week will be devoted to Direct Clinical Care.

 

Direct Clinical Care duties

The post holder will:

  • Work within a multidisciplinary setting offering psychiatric medical input in the assessment, treatment and care management of patients, carrying out all general duties including mental state examinations.
  • Provide up to date, effective, safe medical care for patients in order to promote their recovery, and promote their insight with a view to relapse prevention.
  • Provide physical care in liaison with primary care services and the in house GP services.
  • Offer advice and support to other members of the team in issues related to his/her competence and expertise

**Full duties can be found in the Job Description

 

Working for our organisation

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

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Direct Clinical Care duties
 
The post holder will:
 
Work within a multidisciplinary setting offering psychiatric medical input in the assessment, treatment, and care management of patients, carrying out all general duties including mental state examinations.
Provide up to date, effective, safe medical care for patients in order to promote their recovery and promote their insight with a view to relapse prevention.
Provide physical care in liaison with primary care services and the in-house GP services.
Offer advice and support to other members of the team in issues related to his/her competence and expertise.
**Full duties can be found in the Job Description

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria
  • Medical graduation
  • Fully registered with the General Medical Council
Desirable criteria
  • A higher degree such as MD or PhD
  • 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 criteria
  • At least two 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 criteria
  • Experience of working in forensic settings
  • Experience of Quality Improvement projects & Clinical Audit
  • Good working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS/ ABILITIES

Essential criteria
  • 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 criteria
  • 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 criteria
  • Good teaching and communication skills
  • Experience of teaching

RESEARCH AND AUDIT

Essential criteria
  • Audit experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of research work, or service evaluation, especially in psychosis and cultural psychiatry

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Capital Nurse, LondonCommitted to being an Inclusive EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveHSJ Best places to workArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

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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Name
Syed Ashraf
Job title
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Email address
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