Job overview
Please note that this is an internal only role and therefore only current employees of Oxford Health are eligible to apply.
Are you an outstanding Consultant Psychiatrist seeking an opportunity to work within the Aylesbury Community Mental Health Team based at the Whiteleaf Centre, in Buckinghamshire?
You will provide clinical leadership to the Aylesbury CMHT.
The Trust is committed to high quality teaching and training for medical students, post graduate trainees in psychiatry, speciality doctors, students and other professionals. The consultant will provide direct clinical supervision and line management with opportunities to develop your skills in these areas.
Oxford is rated the top medical school in the world in THES ratings, and Psychiatry is rated by students as being the best specialty rotation on the course. Oxford has a track record of encouraging medical students to pursue psychiatry as a career, with 7% of graduates citing psychiatry as their first-choice career, equal highest of any UK medical school.
Main duties of the job
The CMHTs undertake non-emergency assessment and medium-long term treatment. They work alongside independent Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams. Referrals will soon be triaged by the Mental Health Gateway (a Single Point of Access) which operates independently from the CMHT providing comprehensive triage (including supporting information) prior to assessment. Staff within the CMHTs work to consultants and catchment areas that correspond as closely as possible to specific geographical areas and GP surgeries (PCNs), to allow maximum familiarity with these patients and better links with the corresponding GPs.
The CMHT provides recovery focused evidence-based treatment for patients with severe and enduring mental illness. Oxford Health is currently undergoing a wide-ranging piece of transformation work under the umbrella of the Community Mental Health Framework. This involves clearly defining the role of the CMHT and the interventions it offers in the evolving mental health landscape across primary and secondary care. Oxford Health has also developed a new set of Core Clinical Standards in order to provide a more flexible approach than was offered under CPA (mirroring work at a national level).
Oxford Health is an ambitious Trust dedicated to innovating, evaluating and implementing new treatments, procedures and services.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:“Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are:“Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
* 33 days annual leave per annum pro-rata on appointment to the grade increasing to 35 days after seven years seniority
* 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
* Close relationship with Oxford University Psychiatric Department
* Flexible working arrangements are supported where appropriate
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for a detailed overview of the role and responsibilities.
Person specification
Ability
Essential criteria
* Ability to undertake full range of consultant responsibilities
Essential criteria
* a) Leadership skills: 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
* b) Organisation and management skills: 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
* c) Communication skills: 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.
* d) Professional approach: Must have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their carers.
* e) Personal skills: Experience in supervising and teaching core psychiatric trainees
* f) Teaching experience: Application of research evidence to clinical practice
Desirable criteria
* Relevant experience of the administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff Inter-agency partnership working and development
* Undergraduate and postgraduate
* Supervision of advanced level trainees
* Research experience and skills
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist’s Guidelines)
* Approved clinician Status and section 12( MHA) Approval are essential. Candidates who are in the process of getting AC approval will be considered. Eligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act)
* Full GMC registration with license to practice
Desirable criteria
* Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological or other studies or postgraduate teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in this specialty
* Experience of close collaborative work with social care and other agencies
Desirable criteria
* Application of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group
* Development of close collaboration with primary care services
* Experience of early intervention in psychosis services and knowledge prodromal states for psychosis
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in this speciality. Experience of close collaborative work with social care and other agencies
Desirable criteria
* Application of evidence- based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group. Development of close collaboration with primary care services. Experience of early intervention in psychosis services and knowledge prodromal states for psychosis.
Training
Essential criteria
* CCT in Psychiatry; OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview; OR CESR
* Higher specialist training in general adult or child and adolescent psychiatry in approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country, or previous consultant experience relevant to this post.
Desirable criteria
* Sub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to the post.
Other requirements
Essential criteria
* a) GMC registration Full
* b) Transport Mobility as required for the post
* c) Professional attributes Meet specifications set out in GMC Guidance: Duties of doctor
* d) IT Skills Good IT Skills including typing
Desirable criteria
* Driving licence and own transport
Documents to Download
Consultant (PDF, 371.3KB)
Recruiter Contact Details
Name: Dr Owen Curwell - Parry
Title: Associate Medical Director
Email: owen.curwell-parry@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01865 901338
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