Employer Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Mulberry 2 Town Cambridge Salary £61,542 - £99,216 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/11/2025 23:59
Specialty Doctor - Mulberry 2
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Job overview
This Specialty Doctor post in Adult Psychiatry is located in the Cambridge area of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will work with the Consultant Psychiatrist primarily to provide medical input to the patients on Mulberry 2.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
* Assess newly admitted patients for their physical and mental health needs including risk.
* Take active steps to address the identified needs in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
* Liaise with other health professionals and other voluntary and third sector agencies.
* Work with MDT in discharge planning.
* Attend team meetings and routine clinical handovers.
* Guide and support other junior doctors in day to day functioning of the unit and distribution of workload.
* Actively participate in local and trust wide educational activities. The services regularly have medical student attachments and involvement in teaching is encouraged.
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 and empowering 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.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the evidence-based management of patients admitted to the unit for assessment and treatment of their psychiatric condition.
Management of patients admitted to Mulberry 2 in acute crisis of their mental health, under supervision of Consultant Psychiatrist.
To work with the multidisciplinary team on the unit and other teams within and outside the organisation and share responsibility with them for day-to-day management of the unit and seamless patient care.
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), supervision and medical appraisal.
Other responsibilities
If the post holder proves to be both successful and committed at Specialty Doctor level, there is the possibility of further career development. All career grade doctors are required to maintain their education, professional development and accreditation. Appropriate time and financial support are available for this purpose. The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for continuity of patient care.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* Full GMC registration and licence to practice
* MBBS or equivalent
* Eligible for approval under Section 12 of the MHA 1983
* MRCPsych or equivalent
Entry Criteria for the Grade
* Completed minimum of 4 years fulltime 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 or
* Shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
Experience
* proven experience of good working relationships
* Experience of multi-disciplinary working
Skills/Ability/Knowledge
* Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to mental health
* Ability to make decisions and carry out responsibilities without direct supervision
* Ability to take a clinical lead under the supervision of the Consultant.
* Decision-making and problem solving skills
* Ability to travel
Qualities/Attributes
* Approachable and flexible
* Reliable
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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