Consultant Psychiatrist in Learning Disability
British Medical Journal
- Banbury, Oxfordshire
- £99,532-131,964 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- The Consultant will provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the LDT. Medical responsibility for patients usually remains with the GP, except where a medical member of the LDT takes a patient on for continuing treatment. The post holder will have responsibility for those patients seen by himself/herself, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by the post holder
- The post holder will work alongside the team manager and the other Consultant Psychiatrists in the team to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service
- The consultant will provide direct clinical supervision and line management to the trainees and speciality doctors and any senior trainee placed with the team. This will include 1 hour per week clinical supervision for trainees and a pro rata equivalent level of supervision to speciality doctors- in conjunction with other consultants. This will be in line with the trust supervision policy
- The consultant will be expected to provide direct clinical care and ensure medical involvement in complex case reviews
- Providing timely written correspondence to relevant professionals documenting assessments, on-going management, progress, and eventual discharge using Trust IT and clinical records system - training will be provided where needed. Completion of complex case review documentation when necessary.
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job responsibilitiesPlease refer to the attached JD for more information on the job or please get in contact with the belowPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist's Guidelines)
- Eligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act) Approval
- Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological or other studies
- Section 12 (Mental Health Act) Approval
Essential
- CCT in Learning Disability Psychiatry OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry OR within six months of achieving CCT in Learning Disability Psychiatry at the time of interview
- Higher specialist training in psychiatry in approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country, or previous consultant experience relevant to this post
- Sub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post
Essential
- Ability to undertake full range of consultant responsibilities
- Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
- Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively
- Commitment to active clinical governance
- Ability to promote effective team working
- Capacity to prioritise workload
- Active participation in clinical audit
- Commitment to interagency partnership working
- Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and staff of other organisations. Good spoken and written English.
- Work collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals.
- Must have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their carers.
- Experience in supervising and teaching core psychiatric trainees
- Application of research evidence to clinical practice
- Relevant experience of the administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
- Inter-agency partnership working and development
- Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching
- Supervision of advanced level trainees
- Research experience and skills