specialty doctor

Assisting with discharge of patients from secure and in-patient care. Facilitating step-down care from medium or low secure units, supporting patients with severe mental illnesses living in the community, and preventing hospital readmission. The specialty doctor is expected to provide critical psychiatric care to mentally disordered offenders. They lead risk assessments, manage caseloads, prevent relapses, and coordinate with multi-agency teams, including probation and police, to safely integrate patients into society and prevent reoffending.

• MB BS or equivalent qualification
Desirable
• MRCPsych
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications.
Eligibility Essential
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Transport Essential
• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Clinical Skills, Knoweldge & Experience Essential
• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning Essential
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
• Ability to work in and lead team
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation.
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes, Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
• MB BS or equivalent qualification
Desirable
• MRCPsych
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications.
Eligibility Essential
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Transport Essential
• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Clinical Skills, Knoweldge & Experience Essential
• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning Essential
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
• Ability to work in and lead team
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation.
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes, Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
  
  This role will be supported by a £12,000 relocation allowance
• 'Holiday of a lifetime scheme': Consultants and SAS doctors can bank/accrue annual leave over a period of up to 5 years, to facilitate an extended period of leave. The scheme enables the opportunity for planning a 'holiday of a lifetime' or extended paid break, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are also offering:
• Up to £12k relocation expenses
• Dedicated SPA time of up to 25% of working hours
• £2000 annual paid study leave (on application and approval) in addition to CPD
• NHS benefits package including contributory pension, redundancy. Including paid annual leave, sick leave and maternity leave.
• Appraisals and revalidation completed by the Trust
• Friendly Colleagues
• Encouragement and support for areas of special interest
• Subsidised gyms and free physio service
• We have a strong education reputation and close ties with both The University of Cambridge and The University of East Anglia
• Well established county wide teaching program
• Access and encouragement to partake in research and a well-established research network within the Trust
• Support for Quality Improvement, Audit and Service development
• Forward thinking, clinically lead and innovative trust
• Flexibility can be considered for a degree of remote working