About this role
Job summary
We're looking for 3 Specialty Doctors to join our team of life savers and life changers who share our values to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we're proud to be the difference improving lives every day.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our acute inpatient and crisis mental health teams. Successful applicants will be given the opportunity to preference and negotiate bespoke job plans across the below services:
Our Endcliffe Ward (PICU)
Our brand new Dovedale 2 Ward
Our Urgent and Crisis Service
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it's part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we'll explore what works for you and the role.
Main duties of the job
Attendance at ward team meetings and chair these meetings when required. Medical leadership to the multidisciplinary ward team. Medical/psychiatric assessments for care planning and risk assessment. Formulation and delivery of appropriate pharmacological and psychological interventions to aid recovery. Undertake Seclusion reviews as necessary. Attendance at Tribunal hearings for people detained under Mental Health Act. Completion of administrative tasks necessary for clinical responsibilities. Writing of Mental Health Review Tribunal Reports or reports to other agencies. Liaison with members of other teams to transfer patients into and out of inpatient service. Attendance at CPA reviews and pre-discharge planning meetings. Clinical supervision of junior medical staff Teaching of undergraduate medical students. Attendance at weekly CPD sessions. Attendance at Monthly Governance meetings and Leadership meeting. Will be supported through monthly clinical supervision.
About us
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of.
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Job description Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Personal Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply Now to view in Trac.
A total of 30 sessions is available across the below services to be mutually agreed with successful applicants through a preferencing process:
Endcliffe Ward (10 sessions)
Dovedale 2 Ward (10 sessions)
Urgent and Crisis Service (10 sessions)
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills Essential
Effective leadership skills Ability to deliver care in collaboration with service users and their families/carers. Ability to supervise junior staff Awareness of the funding arrangements in the NHS and recent NHS developments Ability to interpret published research and to apply research findings to clinical practice.
Desirable
Experience of involvement in service development and/or reconfiguration Practical experience of research Sympathetic to the Trust's mission
Training & Qualifications Essential
MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice Section 12 (2) MHA 1983 approved OR eligibility for S12 approval.
Desirable
MRCPsych or equivalent Training in evidence-based interventions Approved Clinician (AC) status/eligibility to be on the AC register.
Experience Essential
2 years Foundation experience or equivalent. 2 years Core Psychiatry experience or equivalent. Experience of leading a multi-disciplinary team. Experience in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates. Experience in medical audit & understanding of clinical governance principles
Desirable
Teaching/presentation experience (e.g. conference presentation, EBM, research experience). Experience of adult acute and crisis and/or psychiatric inpatient care A detailed knowledge of the Mental Health Act, the functions of the Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers' Hearings Experience of writing reports of and attending Managers' Hearings and MHA Tribunals. Experience networking and building collaborative working relationships across a range of stakeholders to improve patient care pathways and experience.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Various Sites
Centre Court, Atlas way
Sheffield
S4 7QQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)