Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Oxford City and North East Adult Mental Health Team via the oxford health bank

This position would allow for 8 PA's

Working via the Medical Staff Bank is a great way to achieve more flexible shift patterns and a better work-life balance, and where you can gain valuable experience.

Main duties of the job
There are various shifts available in the below specialties across different sites in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Wiltshire

• CAMHS
• General Adult
• Older Adult
• Forensic
• Inpatient wards
• Learning Disability's
• CMHT

This role is to support as a Consultant Psychiatrist in the Chiltern Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team.

About us
We recognise you are invaluable to us and in return for your hard work and professionalism to help us deliver high levels of care we can offer you the following:

• Weekly Pay or monthly pay
• Choose the shifts you want that fit with your work life balance.
• Flexible working opportunities which allows you to work shifts around your availability in a variety of areas to develop your knowledge and experience

Job responsibilities
Provide senior clinical leadership and expert psychiatric input to the team, including complex case formulation, risk assessment and decision-making in high-risk or diagnostically challenging presentations. Provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to AMHT. 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 such as trainees. Act as a senior clinical decision-maker within MDT forums and provide specialist psychiatric advice across the service, supporting recovery-oriented, trauma-informed and evidence-based care. Work alongside the whole AMHT team managers, service manager and the other consultant psychiatrists in the service to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service. Provide direct clinical supervision and line management to the trainees and speciality doctor and any senior trainee placed with the team. This will include 1 hour per week psychiatry supervision for each trainee in an accredited training post. In addition, clinical supervision needs to be available and ensured daily for medical trainees and a pro rata equivalent level of supervision needs to be provided for speciality doctors. Provide direct clinical care and ensure medical involvement in the CPA process and weekly multidisciplinary ward rounds. Family meetings, professionals meetings, further ad hoc patient reviews and seclusion reviews are expected as part of this role. The consultant will be expected to adhere to good clinical practice based on research evidence. The post holder will contribute to referral management with the team manager and leadership team. The post holder will jointly review care plans with care coordinators and attend daily FACT meetings. The Consultant will provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the team. Medical responsibility for patients usually remains with the GP, except where a medical member of the team 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 be required to undertake MHA assessments and undertake RC responsibility for patients as required. The post holder will fulfil the requirements for Mental Health Act work for patients under their care. This specifically relates to the preparation of reports for Tribunals and Managers meetings, as the Responsible Clinician. Appropriate transfer processes should be adhered to for accepting and discharging patients from inpatient wards under the MHA act. Work collaboratively with other agencies, in particular liaison with staff from other teams, AMHTs, primary care mental health teams, crisis and home treatment teams, etc. Contribute to developing and delivering improved clinical services as outlined in the National Service Framework for Mental Health.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• GMC registration and full licence to practice
• Primary medical degree
• Consultant experience with Adults of Working Age

Desirable

• GMC specialist registration (psychiatry)
• CCT

Qualifications
Essential

• Section 12
• AC Registered
• Specialist Register
• Medical Degree - MD or PhD

Desirable

• Able to drive?

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.