Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry

The Specialty Doctor will work in an effective partnership with the team medical clinical leader and other senior clinicians in the service to:

1. Support the MDT in timely completion of specialised clinical assessments for people who are referred to the SGS to provide a diagnostic formulation and treatment plan

2. Provide medical input to MDT discussions for allocation of treatment pathways

3. Contribute to pharmacological treatment pathway for treatment initiation and follow-up, as well as prescription management

4. Act as professional liaison for advice on management of service users professionally referred to the SGS while under secondary mental health services

5. Where appropriate, undertake brief psychological treatments under the supervision of the senior psychological team.

The Specialty doctor will additionally support the team to work in line with agreed pathways, policies and guidelines, with a focus on delivery of outcomes and may undertake clinical audit and service evaluations under the support of the clinical leads. Where appropriate ensure there is effective training, ongoing professional development and professional supervision for all staff. Where appropriate support the team to use data and information to deliver against the contract and ensure quality of services.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Qualifications

Essential: - Recognised basic Medical Degree; - Full GMC Registration with or recognised equivalent; - Grade ST3+; - Considerable experience in general adult psychiatry.

Experience