At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide psychiatric and physical health care to in-patients under Consultant supervision.
- Company: Join Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, a leading mental health provider.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and a focus on employee wellbeing.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team dedicated to mental health and community services.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of patients while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Must have GMC registration and two years' experience in psychiatry.
This appointment is to a Specialty Doctor in Forensic Psychiatry. Full registration with the General Medical Council is a requirement for appointment to the Specialty Doctor grade. Post-holders must have held a hospital appointment in the Senior House Officer / Core Trainee / Specialty Doctor (or equivalent) grade, including at least two years' experience in psychiatry.
Any Specialty Doctor who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification to the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with colleagues.
There is a resident on call rotation between the Specialty Doctor posts in the Hospital. There are 16 Specialty Doctor posts in total.
Main duties of the job
The Specialty Doctor provides both psychiatric and physical health care to in-patients under the supervision of a Consultant Psychiatrist. One Consultant Psychiatrist acts as a supervisor for the Specialty Doctor, meeting on a regular basis for feedback purposes / clinical supervision and mentoring. The Specialty Doctor will work with Consultant led multi-disciplinary teams.
The post-holder will review the patients' psychiatric care at regular intervals, update the medical records and liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team. This includes attendance at ward rounds and CPA Reviews in consultation with the patient's Consultant and providing reports as required. In particular, the Specialty Doctor will deputise for the Consultant in meetings where appropriate.
The post-holder will provide day to day medical care to patients under his / her care; this will be in collaboration with the Rampton Physical Health Centre.
Person Specification
- Experience
- Essential: Two years' experience in psychiatry
- Desirable: Experience in Forensic Psychiatry, Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Section 12 (2) Approval, Risk management linked to the provision of mental healthcare
- Qualifications and training
- Essential: Full registration with the General Medical Council, Three years Senior House Officer/CT3/Specialty Doctor or equivalent (need not necessarily be entirely within psychiatry)
- Skills
- Essential: Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work, Ability to appraise own performance, Multi-disciplinary team player, Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Desirable: Experience in providing written reports for legal purposes
- Knowledge
- Essential: Experience in the use of the Care Programme Approach
- Desirable: Knowledge of recent developments and treatment advances in the care of offenders, Knowledge of HCR-20, PCL-R and other risk assessment tools, Knowledge of NHS systems
- Teaching
- Essential: Ability to participate in CPD Programme and contribute to teaching
- Desirable: Teaching experience
- Research and audit
- Essential: Experience of participation in clinical audit
- Desirable: Experience of involvement in a research project and publication, Interest in research, Published audit project
- Management
- Essential: Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS, Ability to contribute to the Directorate and Organisation's Strategic Direction
- Aptitude and personal qualities
- Essential: Interest in welfare of mentally disordered offenders, Ability to deal effectively with pressure, Thoroughness and attention to detail, Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively, Reliability and honesty, Flexible approach to working practice, Positive approach to the job planning and appraisal process, Personable and willing to work in groups, Enjoy working in a challenging environment.
- Desirable: Evidence of leadership attributes, Motivational skills, Commitment to service development
- Other requirements
- Essential: Able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post, Able to fulfil all duties of the post, including on-call, Satisfactory clearances from enhanced DBS disclosure and health checks.
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