ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. Job Overview We are seeking to recruit ambitious and motivated Specialist doctor in psychiatry to join our team. Successful applicants will have completed a minimum of 12 years' clinical work since obtaining their primary medical qualification. A minimum of 6 years should have been in a relevant specialty. At ELFT, we will support you to develop your acreer as a SAS grade doctor. We have a supportive SAS doctor community with a SAS TUtor, IMG Lead and SAS Advocate. If you are interested in apply for CESR via the article 14 route in the future, we would like to offer you to gain the experience you need in to support you application. ELFT is a teaching Trust, rated Outstanding by the CQC which provide Mental health and Community Service across East London and Bedfordshire. We are proud of our field-leading Quality Improvement and Leadership Development programmes, as a new consultant you would be encouraged to pursue. We work closely with the Institute of Healthcare Improvement, and partners across the BLMK Integrated Care System to drive innovation in healthcare. Our staff are actively encouraged to engage in and lead transformation work. Main duties of the job 10 PAs/ Flexible The Specialist Doctor will work closely with the consultant psychiatrist of the team and will be responsible for the assessment and management of mental health problems on a routine and emergency basis. On average 8 Programmed Activities per week will be devoted to Direct Clinical Care. Direct Clinical Care duties The Post Holder Will: Work within a multidisciplinary setting offering psychiatric medical input in the assessment, treatment and care management of patients, carrying out all general duties including mental state examinations. Provide up to date, effective, safe medical care for patients in order to promote their recovery, and promote their insight with a view to relapse prevention. Provide physical care in liaison with primary care services and the in house GP services. Offer advice and support to other members of the team in issues related to his/her competence and expertise Full duties can be found in the Job Description Working for our organisation Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities Direct Clinical Care duties The Post Holder Will: Work within a multidisciplinary setting offering psychiatric medical input in the assessment, treatment, and care management of patients, carrying out all general duties including mental state examinations. Provide up to date, effective, safe medical care for patients in order to promote their recovery and promote their insight with a view to relapse prevention. Provide physical care in liaison with primary care services and the in-house GP services. Offer advice and support to other members of the team in issues related to his/her competence and expertise. Full duties can be found in the Job Description Person specification QUALIFICATIONS Essential criteria MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. Fully registered with the General Medical Council Desirable criteria A higher degree such as MD or PhD Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines) Eligible for Approved Clinician Status KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE Essential criteria At least twelve years experience post medical qualification with six years’ experience within psychiatry Appreciation and understanding of social and cultural factors relevant to psychiatric practice Experience of and commitment to clinical care of individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions Desirable criteria Experience of clinical work in Acute Adult Psychiatry Experience of Quality Improvement projects & Clinical Audit Good working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS/ ABILITIES Essential criteria Ability to work as a part of multidisciplinary, multi-model team Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that Consultation skills to services, teams and individuals Commitment to working in multidisciplinary setting Commitment to working with service users on service development Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team and provide leadership for the team Teaching and supervision Desirable criteria Good teaching and communication skills Experience of teaching TEACHING AND SUPERVISION Essential Criteria Good teaching and communication skills Experience of teaching RESEARCH AND AUDIT Essential Criteria Audit experience Desirable criteria Experience of research work, or service evaluation, especially in psychosis and cultural psychiatry Making Things Better Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don’t stand still So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services. We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel. Our Community We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care. Aiming High We were rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated ‘Outstanding’ again in 2018 and continue to be rate 'Outstanding' in 2021 We were named in the HSJ’s Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018. Staff and Service Users United We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us. We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients. Diversity ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace. Other Reasons To Apply As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply. What Next? If you like the sound of ELFT, don’t waste a moment. We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now As part of our recruitment process we may be required to share information you provide on the application form with NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) and/or other organisations for the purpose of the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of fraud or any other unlawful activity affecting the NHS. We also use third party providers to check and verify your qualifications who may be contacting you on our behalf to verify the same If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please consider that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. You must provide professional email addresses for all referees as we will contact them as soon as an offer has been made. Please note we do not request references prior to interviews. All applications made through NHS Jobs account will be processed by TRAC System. Please note that some emails may go to your spam/junk mailbox so make sure you check this regularly. Find us online at www.elft.nhs.uk | Find us on Facebook | Follow us on NHS_ELFT