Job summary
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor - Home Treatment Team
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
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Job overview
Speciality Doctor – Home Treatment Team (HTT), Oldham. (10 PAs)
Job description is pending Royal College approval
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in the communities we serve. Our 3,600 dedicated staff have big ambitions, focussing on what we do best and building on our roots in our diverse communities to maximise people’s potential.
The Home Treatment Team (HTT) is based at Parklands within the Royal Oldham Hospital site in Oldham and is next to the Access Team, Health Support Team and inpatient wards.
Main duties of the job
HTT’s main role is to act as an alternative to admission, with active treatment in the community as well as supporting those in crisis for short periods of support (usually around 7 days). We also support patients from the ward (supported discharge and leave) as well as support community initiation of Clozapine when required. Occasionally we will also support other HTT patients when they move into our catchment area of Oldham.
The main role of the SAS post is to support the HTT in medical management, which includes reviews, discussions and supporting the two Board Rounds in the team on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. You will be based in the open plan HTT office with an enthusiastic and dedicated team (Team of the Year 2023 in the trust) of clinicians with an active manager (Nichola Madders), Clinical Leads (Tony and Chelsea), and a range of Band 6 and 5 practitioners as well as a pharmacist two days of the week. We are due to have our psychologist join us shortly.
Working for our organisation
You will be supervised by Dr Nihal Fernando, Consultant Psychiatrist, who is full time and always keen to engage, teach and support. You will have one session for CPD and have weekly dedicated supervision.
We have had a number of IMG and others in this post over the last 7 years and all have gone on to further their careers and to also return to the trust as consultants. Your development is a key part of the work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable criteria
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
ELIGIBILITY
Essential criteria
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
Desirable criteria
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Section 12 approved or within 3 months of approval
TRANSPORT
Desirable criteria
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & E
Essential criteria
- A minimum of 4 years post graduate experience, at CT, ST or Staff Grade level
- Experience relevant to working Age Psychiatry
- Experience of teaching and training Good knowledge in community psychiatry
- Evidence of experience and knowledge of a range of psychological interventions for this patient group
- Good clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable criteria
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Evidence of experience of and enthusiasm for service development and understanding of D.O.H strategy regarding this area of clinical work and the challenges and process of implementation.
- Recent experience and training in older age psychiatry with good working knowledge of assessment and management of people with dementia and delirium.
ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEA
Essential criteria
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Has actively participated in clinical audit.
Desirable criteria
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Nihal Fernando
- Job title
- Consultant Psychiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 716 2220
- Additional information
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