Specialty Doctor in Old Age Psychiatry - Willow Ward in Cambridge

Specialty Doctor in Old Age Psychiatry - Willow Ward

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor

Main area Old Age Psychiatry Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract 12 months (1 Years Fixed Term Contract) Hours Full time - 10 hours per week (40 hours per week) Job ref 310-MED-8096007-A

Site Willow Ward Town Cambridge Salary £63,696 - £102,689 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

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• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the assessment and management of patients with acute mental disorders.
• To work within the multidisciplinary specialist pathway and share responsibility for day to day management of the services, including the team’s physical health clinics.
• Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students and other disciplines.
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance, audit and research.
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing professional development (CPD).

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 andempowering 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.

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This appointment is attached to Willow Ward, Fulbourn hospital. The ward is an 18 bed mixed sex unit for older adults with functional mental illness for assessment and treatment. The post holder will:

• Provide medical input to the day to day functioning of the Ward including the admission and treatment of the patients.
• Psychiatric reviews of service users supporting a multidiscipline approach.
• Regular participation and contribution to team handovers, ward rounds, and multidisciplinary Care Programme Approach (CPA) reviews.
• Work effectively to facilitate timely discharge of patients from hospital.
• Ensure effective and timely documentation, including admission and discharge summaries, Mental Health Act reports, progress notes, and communicating clinical decision making and management plans to relevant parties.
• Liaise with partner agencies, including acute hospitals, social services, primary care and private and voluntary agencies to ensure effective joint working in the provision of care to service users, for example, in discharge planning.
• To undergo annual appraisal and job planning.
• To contribute to audit activities and ongoing research activities.
• Actively participate in local and trust wide educational activities. The services regularly have medical student attachments and involvement in teaching is encouraged.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and licence to practice with the General Medical Council
• MRCPsych or equivalent
• Approval under section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983

Experience

• 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
• Experience engaging in and delivering of clinical supervision and training.
• Proven experience of good working relationships within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of teaching and speaking to wider stakeholder groups.
• Experience in research and service evaluation work.
• Experience in old age psychiatry

Skills Knowledge and Ability

• Extensive knowledge of old age psychiatry, community mental health service delivery model(s) and research issues.
• Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to mental health and social care services.
• Decision-making and problem solving skills.
• Ability to travel effectively and quickly across large geographical area including rural areas.
• Experience in audit, investigation of complaints or similar.
• Understanding of use and need for, performance management information.
• Ability to work effectively with a range of stake-holders fostering collaborative working.

Qualities and Attributes

• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to foster good inter-team/interagency working relationships.
• Able to demonstrate initiative and be proactive.

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children’s community services in Peterborough;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity .

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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