Locum Consultant Bank

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen  to join the Oxford City and North East Adult Mental Health Team via the oxford health bank

This position would allow for 8 PA's

Working via the Medical Staff Bank is a great way to achieve more flexible shift patterns and a better work-life balance, and where you can gain valuable experience.

Main duties of the job

There are various shifts available  in the below specialties across different sites in Oxfordshire,  Buckinghamshire  and Wiltshire

• CAMHS
• General Adult
• Older Adult
• Forensic
• Inpatient wards
• Learning Disability's
• CMHT

This role is to support as a Consultant Psychiatrist in the Chiltern Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical leadership and expert psychiatric input to the team, including complex case formulation, risk assessment and decision-making in high-risk or diagnostically challenging presentations.
• Provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to AMHT. The post holder will have responsibility for those patients seen by himself/herself, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by the post holder such as trainees. •    Act as a senior clinical decision-maker within MDT forums and provide specialist psychiatric advice across the service, supporting recovery-oriented, trauma-informed and evidence-based care. •    Work alongside the whole AMHT team managers, service manager and the other consultant psychiatrists in the service to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service.  •    Provide direct clinical supervision and line management to the trainees and speciality doctor and any senior trainee placed with the team. This will include 1 hour per week psychiatry supervision for each trainee in an accredited training post.  In addition, clinical supervision needs to be available and ensured daily for medical trainees and a pro rata equivalent level of supervision needs to be provided for speciality doctors. •    Provide direct clinical care and ensure medical involvement in the CPA process and weekly multidisciplinary ward rounds. Family meetings, professionals’ meetings, further ad hoc patient reviews and seclusion reviews are expected as part of this role. The consultant will be expected to adhere to good clinical practice based on research evidence. •    The post holder will contribute to referral management with the team manager and leadership team. The post holder will jointly review care plans with care coordinators and attend daily FACT meetings. •    The Consultant will provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the team. Medical responsibility for patients usually remains with the GP, except where a medical member of the team takes a patient on for continuing treatment. The post holder will have responsibility for those patients seen by himself/herself, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by the post holder. The post-holder will be required to undertake MHA assessments and undertake RC responsibility for patients as required.   •    The post holder will fulfil the requirements for Mental Health Act work for patients under their care. This specifically relates to the preparation of reports for Tribunals and Managers meetings, as the Responsible Clinician. Appropriate transfer processes should be adhered to for accepting and discharging patients from inpatient wards under the MHA act. •    Work collaboratively with other agencies, in particular liaison with staff from other teams, AMHTs, primary care mental health teams, crisis and home treatment teams, etc.   •    Contribute to developing and delivering improved clinical services as outlined in the National Service Framework for Mental Health.