Overview
The post is focused on Acute General Medicine within the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with opportunities to work across other specialties within the Trust and to collaborate on clinical research. The role is predominantly in acute general medicine but will also involve working in the psychiatric, medical and surgical teams across the Trust’s hospitals.
Responsibilities
• Deliver integrated acute psychiatric care within general medical teams. • See approximately 10 new and 20 follow‑up patients each week, in line with a consultant’s patient care activity in a similar role. • Participate in emergency cover rota (daytime) and, as required, work at Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre or Horton General Hospital. • Lead multidisciplinary clinical teams, contribute to clinical governance, risk management and audit. • Provide training and education to medical, nursing and allied health staff who may not have specific mental health training. • Engage in teaching and supervision of medical students, trainees and other staff. • Perform and support clinical research and audit activities.
Qualifications & Requirements
* CCT in general adult psychiatry, old age psychiatry or CESR; or CCT expected within six months of interview.
* GMC licence to practice.
* Successful completion of general psychiatry/old‑age psychiatry training and recent experience in a medical setting.
* CCST sub‑specialty accreditation in liaison psychiatry or equivalent to one year of supervised training in liaison psychiatry.
* Section 12 and Approved Clinician status (or eligibility).
* Significant experience in adult and/or old‑age psychiatry at consultant level.
* Evidence of decision making at consultant level and management of complex clinical problems.
* Leadership experience in a teaching hospital multidisciplinary clinical team.
* Effective administrative and time‐management skills.
* Evidence of successful teamwork and collaboration.
* Flexibility to respond to changing service needs.
* General computer and information‑technology skills.
* Good written English, highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to explain psychiatric illness and treatments to other professionals and patients.
* Experience supervising non‑mental‑health trained staff.
* Evidence of contribution to clinical governance, risk management and audit.
* Understanding of clinical research and audit or research experience.
* Evidence of reflection on own practice.
* Training or experience in clinical management.
* Knowledge of NHS organisation.
* Evidence of enhanced capability in a relevant psychiatric area.
Transport & Availability
Must have access to appropriate transport to undertake duties linked to the post.
Applications are invited for the post of Psychological Medicine / Liaison Psychiatry at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post-holder will join the flagship Acute Trust Psychological Medicine Centre, comprising 13 consultant psychiatrists and over 40 psychologists.
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