• Job Description

  Req#: C9363-25-0516?language=en&page=30&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for an enthusiastic, and motivated specialist doctor to join our outstanding community Service.

  This post is for a doctor who has a completed a minimum of 12 years' medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification.

  A minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years' experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted. The doctor should be section 12(2) MHA 1983 approved (or achieve within 6 months of appointment), if not have Approved Clinician (AC) status/approval and be on the AC register.

  A successful candidate would have the option of continuing ongoing work in a specialist doctor position, or be supported to pursue other routes for career. For example support to gain a Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)

  The post-holder would be expected to work autonomously and will be integral to a multidisciplinary team, accessing local CPD activities as appropriate.

  Main duties of the job

  • 10 PAs
  • The specialist doctor will work closely with other medical staff and multidisciplinary team, and will provide clinical support for the assessment and management of mental health issues on a routine and emergency
  • On average 8 Programmed Activities per week will be devoted to Direct Clinical Care and 2 SPA (structured programmed activities).
  • Assess new referrals and review existing patients. 6 out-patient clinics per week(as per the job plan) either at Charter House/Floball house)
  • Additional clinics to see patients in emergency &/ or virtual/telephone contact with patients and their carers to manage urgent
  • CPA reviews, Medical reviews, Professional meetings, Multi-disciplinary Team meetings, Case Conferences and home visits as
  • Liaise with team members and provide advice to support them.
  • Triage referrals regularly with Team Manager, team members and VSCE colleagues to provide a safe, prompt and appropriate service to the patients.
  • Provide face to face and telephone liaison support to other secondary mental health teams, General Practitioners and Primary care Link workers
  • Mental Health Act (day time rota) every 4-6 weeks (If Section 12/2 approved)

  About us

  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.

  Details

  Date posted

  23 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £96,990 to £107,155 a year PA

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  363-MRBED7224477

  Job locations

  Biggleswade Hospital

  Potton Road

  Biggleswade

  SG18 0EL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Medical graduation
  • Fully registered with the General Medical Council

  Desirable

  • Higher degree
  • Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
  • Approval under Section 12(2) of Mental Health Act 1983, or plan to gain approval within 6 months of appointment.

  Knowledge and Experience

  Essential

  • At least three years experience of psychiatry clinical practice post medical qualification
  • Appreciation and social and cultural factors of relevant to psychiatric practice
  • Experience of and commitment to clinical care of individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions

  Desirable

  • 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

  • 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

  Clinical Skills

  Essential

  • Ability to work in multidisciplinary team and provide leadership for the team
  • Self-motivating and innovative
  • Clear, effective communication style
  • Expertise in risk assessment
  • A balanced approach to risk management, based on warm therapeutic interactions with service users
  • Confident in therapeutic risk taking
  • Commitment to clinical governance and QI
  • Flexibility and ability to work under pressure.
  • Ability and commitment to work with carers and families
  • Ability to adjust therapeutic approaches according to service users' cultural needs

  Teaching and Supervision

  Essential

  • Good teaching and communication skills
  • Experience of teaching

  Research and Audit

  Essential

  • Audit experience

  Desirable

  • Experience of research work, or service evaluation, especially in psychosis and cultural psychiatry

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Medical graduation
  • Fully registered with the General Medical Council

  Desirable

  • Higher degree
  • Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
  • Approval under Section 12(2) of Mental Health Act 1983, or plan to gain approval within 6 months of appointment.

  Knowledge and Experience

  Essential

  • At least three years experience of psychiatry clinical practice post medical qualification
  • Appreciation and social and cultural factors of relevant to psychiatric practice
  • Experience of and commitment to clinical care of individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions

  Desirable

  • 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

  • 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

  Clinical Skills

  Essential

  • Ability to work in multidisciplinary team and provide leadership for the team
  • Self-motivating and innovative
  • Clear, effective communication style
  • Expertise in risk assessment
  • A balanced approach to risk management, based on warm therapeutic interactions with service users
  • Confident in therapeutic risk taking
  • Commitment to clinical governance and QI
  • Flexibility and ability to work under pressure.
  • Ability and commitment to work with carers and families
  • Ability to adjust therapeutic approaches according to service users' cultural needs

  Teaching and Supervision

  Essential

  • Good teaching and communication skills
  • Experience of teaching

  Research and Audit

  Essential

  • Audit experience

  Desirable

  • Experience of research work, or service evaluation, especially in psychosis and cultural psychiatry

  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).

  Additional information

  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

  East London NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Biggleswade Hospital

  Potton Road

  Biggleswade

  SG18 0EL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East London NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Biggleswade Hospital

  Potton Road

  Biggleswade

  SG18 0EL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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