Consultant Psychiatrist - Emergency Department Psychiatric Service

Overview

Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist with expertise in liaison or emergency psychiatry? We are recruiting for a part-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Emergency Department Psychiatric Service (EDPS) team working at the John Radcliffe Hospital ED (major trauma centre) and Horton Hospital (local ED) providing clinical leadership and medical input. You will be working closely with the staff in Emergency Departments to ensure equitable access to psychiatric assessment based on need and without discrimination and contributing to avoiding unnecessary admissions to Oxford University Hospital (OUH) or Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) inpatient services.

EDPS is commissioned by the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and delivered by Oxford Health NHS FT within the Emergency Departments (ED) of Oxford University Hospitals. You ll be working closely with Urgent Care Pathway (including crisis teams, voluntary partners including MIND, Oxfordshire Safe Haven, homelessness pathways as well as Thames Valley Police and South-Central Ambulance Service. We liaise regularly with mental health services across Oxfordshire including CAMHS, adult and older adult services, as well as with other Trusts when out-of-area patients attend ED.

The team is research-focussed and actively contributes to the work of the Oxford Centre for Suicide Research.

• Take responsibility for those patients seen by himself/herself, together with those patients seen by medical staff supervised by them.
• The expectation is that advice can be provided for patients from the age of 16 years upwards, and appropriate support and training can be provided if needed. CAMHS professionals are always available for advice and are consulted for all patients seen who are under 16 years.
• With consultant colleagues, as clinical leads, providing oversight and post-hoc feedback to on-call medical staff working in EDPS.
• Provide senior clinical advice to non-medically qualified clinical staff in the team and review patients seen by them if necessary.
• Take responsibility for managing complex patients particularly where there are significant risks of harm, with the expectation of appropriate risk-taking when necessary.
• Undertake Mental Health Act assessments on patients assessed by EDPS where necessary, which are required to be in-person, and this may mean travelling to the Horton Hospital for this purpose.
• Contribute to MDT meetings across the system where appropriate/necessary including risk panels, discharge planning meetings from wards and multi-professional meetings in the community.

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”.

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”.

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 35 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Dr Smita Pandit

Job title:

Associate Medical Director Email address: mhdirect Telephone number:

Applicants Interested In This Post Are Encouraged To Contact Consultants, Dr Kezia Lange and Dr Kathleen Kelly by calling EDPS and leaving a message on Tel:

AMD:
Dr Smita Pandit Tel:
Email: mhdirect (PA: Danniella Woodward).