Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will work alongside community-based consultant colleagues to provide medical leadership for an experienced multi-disciplinary mental health team delivering assessment and treatment for patients with both functional and organic illness.
The post holder will have a key role in developing links with the wider MDT and with colleagues in primary care.
The post holder will work closely with consultant colleagues within the crisis home treatment teams, liaison psychiatry and the inpatient wards to ensure patient care is well co-ordinated.
The job plan is flexible to take account of clinical and professional interests, including time within the job plan for suitably qualified and motivated individuals to develop interests such as teaching and research.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Entry on the GMC Specialist Register
2. MRCPsych (or equivalent)
3. Approved Clinician Status or eligible to attend training.
4. CCT in Psychiatry of Old Age/Dual. Candidates with a CESR or appropriate experience will be considered equally and are encouraged to apply.
Desirable criteria
1. MD or PhD
2. Diploma in geriatric medicine
3. Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Experience
Essential criteria
1. Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Old Age
Desirable criteria
1. Experience of research and service development
Characteristics
Essential criteria
1. Ability to work in a team.
2. Caring attitude to patients and colleagues
3. Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
4. Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the context of the service within the wider context of developments in the NHS. First-hand experience of developing services in a constantly changing environment and to tight budgetary restraints would be an advantage.
5. Candidates need to be effective teachers and trainers and be able to guide their own continuing education and training.
Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.
We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:
1. Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
2. Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
3. Children and young people's mental health services;
4. Children's community services in Peterborough;
5. Social care;
6. Ground-breaking research.
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.
CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.
Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.
Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.
If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
1. Job Description/Person Specification (PDF, 696.3KB)
2. CPFT Values (PDF, 114.7KB)
3. CPFT Mindful Employers (PDF, 51.3KB)
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