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Specialty Doctor in CAMHS Psychiatry - Low Secure Inpatient

Employer
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Southampton
Salary
£52,530 to £82,400 a year
Closing date
20 Jun 2024
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Specialty Doctor in Child and adolescent psychiatry in Austen House. This is a replacement post.

Specialised services, part of the Mental Health & Learning Disability division, consist of a range of specialist inpatient and community services for adolescents and adults.

Forensic services are a part of specialised services and include both in-patient and out-patient service provision.

Inpatient forensic services consist of the following:

*Ravenswood House -- adult medium secure hospital, 63 beds, male only

*Southfield -- adult low secure hospital, 28 beds, male and female

*Ashford -- adult low secure hospital for people with learning disabilities, male only

*Bluebird House -- adolescent medium secure hospital, 20 beds, male and female

*Austen House -- adolescent low secure hospital.

Community forensic services include:

*Outpatient Personality Disorders & Pathfinder service

*Specialist Community Forensic Team

*Community Forensic Learning Disability Team

*Stalking clinic

Main duties of the job

The Trust is seeking to appoint a speciality doctor to join the existing medical team at Austen House. The new speciality doctor will work at Austen House, low secure service

Austen House has an established multi-disciplinary team, with consultant and non-consultant medical staff, family therapy, psychology, occupational therapy, social work and nursing and health-care support work provision. There is a Physician Associate in post at Austen House, and a Core Training Doctor when the rotation supports this. The post holder will work with both the Physician Associate and Core Training Doctor to support the medical input for young people within the service.

The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical care with the medical team for patients admitted to Austen House. There will be opportunities to develop leadership skills in this post.

Austen House is supported by a Matron and Ward Manager. Annual leave and other leave will be cross covered within the team.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services. Our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust, is set to launch in July 2024.

The transformation will happen in staggered stages Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning in early May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent Trusts is anticipated to occur in July 2024, when the new organisation will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Recognised basic Medical Degree
  • Full GMC Registration with license to practice


Experience

Essential

  • 3 years full time hospital service in Psychiatry/Paediatrics or General medicine (CT3 or higher grade) since registration
  • Experience of assessing and treating patients in acute & community psychiatric settings


Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Austen House

Tatchbury Mount, Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2TA

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

348-SS-MED-4887

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