This is an exciting opportunity to recruit a full-time specialty doctor for 12 months working in Learning Disability Psychiatry (Intellectual Disability Psychiatry) with Purbeck and Ferndown Community Learning Disability Teams in Dorset.

The post holder will provide a community psychiatry service for adult patients with Learning Disabilities in the Purbeck and Ferndown areas (without epilepsy management). Epilepsy management is provided by the specialist Dorset Epilepsy Services from within the neurology service.

The post holder will be supported by colleagues experienced in Learning Disability Psychiatry, and work within a well-developed integrated Community Learning Disability Team supported by the Intensive Support Team.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will provide psychiatric input into the Purbeck and Ferndown Community Learning Disability Teams and also into the Intensive Support Team for patients already open to the Purbeck and Ferndown CLDTs.
• The post holder will be expected to work with the community teams to cover routine and emergency work and to keep waiting lists within the Trust agreed limits. This has been within four weeks for routine referrals from April 2011.
• The Ferndown and Purbeck CLDTs have a duty system which involves non-medical staff. The post holder will be expected to provide opinions and advice to colleagues covering mental health act work if they are not section 12 approved. As a guide, the current post holder is section 12 approved and typically attends fewer than 5 Mental Health Act Assessments per year.
• The post holder will be asked to take part in the best fitting on call rota depending on experience and whether the successful applicant is s12 approved.
• The postholder will provide medical cross cover for annual, study and emergency sick leave with medical colleagues in the adult LD psychiatry service.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots ofways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• General medical qualification e.g. MBBS, or equivalent and hold a Licence to Practise.
• A minimum of four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis)

Desirable

• MRCPsych or recognised equivalent, e.g., membership of a psychiatry college in another country.

Eligibility

Essential

• Must demonstrate interest and ability to apply psychiatric practice to the patient group of individuals with Learning Disabilities, a significant proportion of who also have other neurodevelopmental conditions.

Desirable

• Experience of medicine outside psychiatry e.g., general practice, medicine.

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Knowledge and experience in psychiatry
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement.
• High level of clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wider medical knowledge.
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
• Make decisions based on evidence and experience including contribution of others.
• Good written and oral communication skills.

Desirable

• Section 12(2) approval.

Leadership Skills

Essential

• Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

• Understand principles of leadership and give examples of leadership in own practice.

Clinical Governance

Essential

• An understanding of the importance of Clinical Governance in the NHS organisations and importance in patient care.
• Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy, and legislation

Self-Awareness

Essential

• Have an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning.
• Have an understanding of the stresses involved in being a specialty doctor and how to manage these appropriately.

Dorset HealthCare Values

Essential

• Proactive, respectful, supportive, reliable, and trustworthy, and positive

Management Skills

Essential

• Understand the importance of working with managers in the interest of good patient care.
• Able to manage priorities.

Desirable

• Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff

Employer details

Employer name

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hillcrest

31 Slades Farm Road

Bournemouth

BH10 4EU

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