Specialty Doctor in Adult Psychiatry, Witney
Witney, Full Time, Permanent
Expires: 09/10/2025, NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
About the Role
Are you a specialty doctor seeking a new opportunity within the Adult Community Mental Health Team based in Witney Oxfordshire? Please note this is an internal vacancy and only employees of Oxford Health are eligible to apply.
As a Specialty Doctor, you will join a multidisciplinary team providing high-quality mental health care to adults in the community, based within the Witney mental health team, undertaking assessments and providing treatment to adults of working age and their families.
Main duties of the job
The key components of the role include:
* Providing Psychiatric expertise to the MDT
* Contributing to assessments, treatment planning and reviews
* Liaising with other services e.g. Primary care where appropriate
* Supporting quality improvement and service developments
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work. We provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. 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”. We offer a wide range of benefits including:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Individual and Trust wide learning and development
* 33 days annual leave per annum/pro-rata increasing to 35 days after seven years seniority
* NHS Discount
* Lease car scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
* Staff networking and support groups
Person specification
Qualifications
* Some or all parts of MRCPsych or equivalent
Training
* Shall have completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
* Attendance at MRCPsych course or equivalent Section 12 (2) approval: Mental Health Act, 1983
Clinical Experience
* Held appointments in psychiatry at SHO/CT or equivalent
* Experience at ST or SD level or equivalent
Skills and Knowledge
* To exercise an intermediate level of clinical responsibility as delegated by the consultant in charge
* Ability to work through a collaborative multi-disciplinary framework
* Ability to contribute to effective team working. Capacity to prioritise workload
* 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
* Interest in teaching
* Experience teaching medical undergraduates
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