Specialist Doctor in EIS and At-Risk Mental State Services

Specialist Doctor in EIS and At-Risk Mental State Services

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Are you a Specialist Doctor with passion and experience working within Psychiatry? We have an opportunity to recruit a Specialist Doctor working in the Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) and At-Risk Mental State (ARMS) Services across Dorset.

As a Specialist Doctor, you will provide clinical expertise across Dorset in the assessment and management of a broad range of mental health conditions including psychosis. In the EIP team, the specialist doctor will be involved in new patient assessments, medical reviews, CPA reviews, mental health act assessments, mental health review tribunals, and making decisions about discharging patients. This is often in the home setting. You must have excellent communication, organisational, and management skills. It is a Pan Dorset service, with a multidisciplinary model of team working and close interface with primary care. As a Specialist Doctor, you will liaise closely between EIP and ARMS service and primary care. The age range for EIP service is 14-65 and 14-35 for ARMS.

This is a part-time General Adult Specialist Doctor post of 8 PA and we are committed to enabling flexible working and would welcome a discussion on how this could be achieved for you.

We would love to hear from you to discuss how together we might design this role around you and your specialist interests. Please contact Simon Potterton at spotterton@nhs.net or on 01202 584336.

Main duties of the job

You will provide sound clinical experience in areas such as assessment and management of a broad range of mental health conditions including psychosis; mental state examinations; risk assessments; medical treatments; multidisciplinary model of team working; interface with primary care; cross-cultural psychiatry.

The EIP team are based in the Hillcrest Unit in Bournemouth.

The post also attracts 10 days per year of study leave and an annual study leave budget of up to £1000.

This post attracts a relocation package of up to £10,000 if relocating to Dorset. In addition, we offer a commitment to flexible working, career development opportunities, and our excellent NHS benefits.

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 of ways 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 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

• General medical Qualification e.g. MBBS, or equivalent and hold a Licence to Practise.
• Full GMC Registration.
• MRCPsych or recognised equivalent, e.g., membership of a psychiatry college in another country.
• Further academic qualifications such as MRCGP, MRCP, or research degree/diploma.

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Shall have completed a minimum of 12 years' medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years' experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.
• 3 years core training in psychiatry or equivalent.
• Experience of work in the NHS for at least two years.
• Have good organisational skills and able to organise own work and direct junior staff.
• To demonstrate ability to work as a member of a team and participate actively in team building.
• More extensive experience e.g., in medicine, or General practice.
• Teaching Experience.
• Research Experience.
• Management Experience.

Management Skills

• Understand the importance of working with managers in the interest of good patient care.
• Able to prioritise work as needed.
• Evidence of management/Leadership skills training.
• To understand principles of multi-disciplinary team working.
• Interest in undertaking management roles e.g., Lead clinician.
• Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff.

Leadership Skills

• Understand principles of leadership and give examples of leadership in own practice.
• Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
• To be able to prioritise work to meet competing clinical demands.

Clinical Governance

• To understand and actively support the principles of Clinical Governance including audit and outcome measures.
• To demonstrate a good understanding of continuing professional development needs and revalidation.
• To have an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning.

Supervision of Junior medical Staff

• Knowledge of requirements for supervision and appraisal of junior medical staff.

Research and Audit

• Experience of carrying out an audit project.
• Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
• Ability to supervise junior medical staff and/or other staff from the MDT to undertake research projects.
• Published audit project.
• Ability to critically appraise published research.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

£96,990 to £107,155 a year p.a pro rata for part time