Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist interested in being a part of the delivery and further development of ground-breaking Mental Health Services?

The Trust is seeking to recruit to a new Community Adult of Working Age Consultant post based in Wantage, that is part of the well-established South Oxon Adults Community Mental Health Team.

You will work alongside a dynamic multidisciplinary team made up of a variety of individuals including psychiatrists, psychologists, community psychiatric nurses, approved social workers, occupational therapists and support workers, providing the individual with a whole range of support.

The team aim to support people to live actively and fully by connecting with the GPs, other service users, community services, partnership organisations, family and carers.

Main duties of the job

We work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with a strong and supportive clinical network of Consultants underpinned by a culture of compassionate leadership and are committed to both staff development and job enrichment.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as good by the CQC. The Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership is an exciting partnership that formally brings together six local mental health organizations from the NHS and the charity sector: Connection Floating Support, Elmore Community Services, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxfordshire Mind, Response and Restore.

The aim is to work much more closely with each other and with people who have mental health problems, their carers and families to make it easier for people to get the best possible patient focused support when they need it.

We have a strong tradition as a leading Trust for teaching, training and research, with close links to both the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University.

We are offering unique opportunities to combine leadership, management, clinical/educational supervision and safeguarding lead roles with clinical duties, and we support flexible working practices.

The Trust can offer a generous relocation package and a welcome incentive is available for specific roles within our directorates, in addition to the annual leave, study leave, pension and wellbeing support that is available.

To find out how our unique reward and benefits package can be adapted to suit you, please get in touch.

Job description Job responsibilities

The post holder will work in the team that covers Wantage and Faringdon (W+F) and their surrounding areas.

The Wantage and Faringdon Team will cover a primarily urban ( with some rural) 18 to 65 age group population of 27,518.

For a detailed list of the roles and responsibilities for this post, please see the attached job description.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist's Guidelines)
• Approved clinician Status and section 12( MHA) Approval are essential. Candidates who are in the process of getting AC approval will be considered. Eligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act) Approval

Desirable

• Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological, or other studies or postgraduate teaching qualification

Training Essential

• Higher specialist training in general adult psychiatry approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country, or previous consultant experience relevant to this post
• CCT in Psychiatry; OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview; OR CESR

Desirable

• Sub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post

Clinical Experience Essential

• Experience of close collaborative work with social care and other agencies

Desirable

• Application of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical 22 agencies and policy developments for this care group
• Development of close collaboration with primary care services
• Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in this specialty

Skills and Knowledge Essential

• a) Leadership skills - Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
• b) Organisation and management skills - Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively
• Commitment to active clinical governance
• Ability to promote effective team working
• Capacity to prioritise workload
• Active participation in clinical audit
• Commitment to interagency partnership working
• c) Communication skills - Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues, and staff of other organisations. Good spoken and written English.
• d) Professional approach - Work collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals.
• e) Personal skills - Must have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their carers.
• f) Teaching experience - Experience in teaching core psychiatric trainees or other post graduate medics.
• Research - Application of research evidence to clinical practice
• Research experience in mental health. E.g., Experience of recruiting to trials or supporting trials.

Desirable

• Relevant experience of the administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
• Inter-agency partnership working and development
• Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
• Supervision of advanced level trainees
• Research experience and skills
• Experience in supervising and teaching core psychiatric trainees
• High quality research as evidenced by publications and citations.

Other requirements Essential

• a) GMC registration -Full
• b) Transport - Mobility as required for the post
• c) Professional attributes - Meet specifications set out in GMC Guidance: Duties of doctor
• d) IT Skills - Good IT skills including typing

Desirable

• Driving licence and own transport

Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Address
Wantage Community Hospital

Oxford

OX12 7AS

Employer's website
https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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