About this role
Job summary
Join us as a Trust Grade Doctor in General/Older Adult Psychiatry. There are posts available in various locations around Coventry and Warwickshire.
Main duties of the job
The key responsibilities of the role will be:
- To see new patients and selected follow up patients under senior supervision.
- To maintain case records, complete discharge summaries, liaise with GP's and other staff appropriately as required.
- To contribute to the provision of high-quality services for people within psychiatry by continual development of practice in the light of evidence-base, and clinical standards.
- Commitment to maintaining a high quality of service to patients by continual development of practice in the light of research evidence and by audit against clinically relevant standards.
- In addition, individual staff have a role in suggesting and implementing improvement to services and in exercising professional responsibility for both them and their MDT within an open "no-blame" culture.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include
- excellent learning and development opportunities, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support groups
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the role please see attached job description and person specification.
Please note this post may close early if sufficent applications have been received.
Person Specification
Shortlisting
Essential
- Fully registered with GMC with a license to practice
- MBBS or equivalent
- Undertaken Foundation Training or equivalent experience
- Experience in Psychiatry
- Experience in the NHS
Desirable
- ILS certification
- Experience of working an out of hours rota
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Address
Dependant on placement
CV2 2TE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)