Specialty Doctor in Adult PsychiatryNHS

Job summary

The CPT provides a flexible service to all adults within the psychosis clusters who currently require secondary community mental health care in the locality. The post holder will be responsible for service users who fulfil the agreed inclusion criteria who live in the London Borough of Greenwich.

Main duties of the job

To support the consultant and multi-disciplinary teams in providing and developing an effective Service. To run clinics in the community, to allow time for emergency patients and home visits when required

To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.

To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly to the Information Department, in keeping with trust policies and procedures.

To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.

To participate in annual appraisal.

To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme and teaching with Social Care, Acute and Community Paediatrics, junior psychiatric staff and local GPs.

To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval as required, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.

Job description

Oxleas has a successful Medical Education Team that supports high quality training for doctors and we recognise that SAS doctors make significant contributions to the advancement of psychiatry in areas of education, leadership, research and governance. We would expect a SAS doctor to promote, participate in individual and team learning and contribute to educational events for patients.

About us

At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.

Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts.

"We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it's a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it's a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people's lives."

Ify Okocha

Chief Executive