Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist (Psychological Medicine)

Applications are invited for this post in Psychological Medicine / Liaison Psychiatry at Oxford University Hospitals NHSFT.
The post-holder will join the flagship Acute Trust Psychological Medicine Centre, which comprises 13 consultant psychiatrists and more than 40 psychologists.
A variety of soft skills and experience may be required for the following role Please ensure you check the overview below carefully.
Oxford University Hospitals offers a remarkable opportunity to excel in the field of Psychological Medicine.
The award-winning Psychological Medicine Centre provides an innovative, fully-integrated approach to meeting psychological and psychiatric needs within medical and surgical specialties and across the lifespan.
Our psychiatrists and psychologists work as members of medical and surgical teams.
As well as seeing patients and families in the inpatient and outpatient settings, they support their colleagues to deliver holistic, biopsychosocial care for all the Trust's patients.
Our unique setting provides an exceptional range of clinical exposure.
The Trust provides the full spectrum of secondary and tertiary specialties and our consultant team boasts several members with subspecialty expertise including maternity, neuropsychiatry, psycho-oncology, ITU psychiatry, and child and adolescent liaison psychiatry.
Join us at Oxford University Hospitals Psychological Medicine Centre where your skills will thrive, your expertise will be honed, and your contribution to patient care will make a significant impact.
Main duties of the job The specialty area for this post will be predominantly in maternity services, but there is scope to work in other areas our service covers in parallel to maternity, and in due course other specialties too.
The appointee will work alongside a large number of psychiatrists and psychologists, who are integrated into medical teams across the Trust.
This is a Trust appointment with a base at the John Radcliffe Hospital site.
The appointment is on a whole-time basis.
However applications are welcome from those who wish to job share.
Any person who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will also be considered eligible to apply for the post.
If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with the clinical lead and consultant colleagues.
This post would suit a psychiatrist with a CCT in adult psychiatry or a dual CCT in adult and old age psychiatry and experience of working in an acute hospital setting.
An endorsement in liaison psychiatry is not essential.
Senior trainees in the final months of their training are eligible to apply.
About us Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country.
It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
The Trust is committed to be an active partner in healthcare innovation, research and workforce education, with the aim of forming an effective bridge between research in basic science and in healthcare service provision, and the delivery of evidence-based, best practice care, turning today's discoveries into tomorrow's care.
Job description Job responsibilities The John Radcliffe Hospital provides a full range of acute medical and surgical services including maternity, trauma, intensive care, cardiothoracic and clinical neurosciences services.
This post is predominantly focused on maternity services, providing integrated input for inpatients, running standalone psychiatry outpatient clinics for maternity patients, joint outpatient clinics with obstetricians, supervising mental health midwives and involvement in various maternity MDTs.
The time spent seeing patients as part of the integrated team working and other activities will be agreed with the post-holder in their collaboratively produced job plan, which will in turn reflect the agreement with the relevant medical service.
As an indicator of the direct patient care activity a consultant working in the medical team might expect to see on average 10 new and 20 follow patients each week.
As part of the consultant (emergency cover, daytime) rota, periodically the post-holder will also be expected to work at any of the Trust's other locations: the Churchill Hospital which houses various specialties including renal and transplant, intensive care, haematology, oncology and palliative care services; the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, a specialist orthopaedic hospital, which also houses rheumatology and rehabilitation; and the Horton General Hospital (HGH) in Banbury, a smaller associated District General Hospital.
The psychiatric service to the emergency departments is provided by the local mental health trust.
The post-holder will be a consultant of the Acute Trust and will work as a member of one or more of the Trust's medical teams.
The post-holder will have the opportunity to collaborate with academic colleagues on relevant clinical research projects.
Person Specification Qualifications/Training Essential CCT in general adult psychiatry/ old age psychiatry or shortly to achieve CCT at time of interview (within 6 months) or CESR GMC with licence to practice Successfully completed training in general psychiatry/old age psychiatry including some recent experience in a medical setting Recognised Medical Degree Desirable CCST sub-specialty accreditation in liaison psychiatry or CCT in general adult psychiatry with equivalent to one year's supervised training in liaison psychiatry Section 12 and Approved Clinician (or eligibility for Section 12 and Approved Clinician) Training in other relevant specialties Experience Essential Significant recent experience in adult and/or old age psychiatry Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems Desirable Experience working in medical settings Previous experience of working at consultant level Skills and Knowledge Essential Evidence of ability to provide leadership to a multidisciplinary clinical team at the level required of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
Effective administrative and time management skills.
Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork.
Able to work flexibly in response to the changing needs of services.
Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills Good written English.
Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work effectively with physicians, surgeons, nurses and other staff who have not had specific mental health training.
Evidence of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training including medical students.
Ability to provide training and education to staff who have not had specific mental health experience / training.
Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities.
Evidence of understanding of clinical research and experience of audit and/or research.
Desirable Evidence of reflection on own practice.
Training or experience in clinical management.
Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS Evidence of significantly enhanced capability in a relevant area of psychiatry.
Evidence of ability to effectively explain psychiatric illness and treatments to other professionals and patients.
Evidence of skill in training and supervising (non-mental health trained) medical, nursing and other staff.
Experience of effective participation in delivering clinical research.
Other Requirements Essential Transport and availability: Must have access to appropriate transport to undertake duties linked to the post.
Employer details Employer name Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address John Radcliffe Hospital Headley Way, Headington Oxford OX3 9DU #J-18808-Ljbffr