Psychiatry Locum Appointment in Service (LAS) Grade 1-2

ELFT has long been recognized as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. 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 – 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.

Job Overview

This is an excellent opportunity to work in psychiatry and develop your skills in a supportive, high-quality and well-led mental health service. We are looking for a CT LAS doctor to join our dynamic team of junior doctors across the service. We have a post in the area of adult psychiatric inpatient ward.

The LAS CT1-2 will be responsible for patient management under the supervision of the Consultant. They will be offered to take part in the City and Hackney on-call rota. We would support involvement in local academic programme and training opportunities.

Main duties of the job

The LAS CT1-2 will be expected to see new patients, provide regular review of mental state for patients under the care of the team, take part in MDT meetings, and more. The post-holder will become skilled at clerking in acutely unwell patients, attending to their physical as well as mental health issues, and developing treatment plans in liaison with senior psychiatric staff in the team.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Education, training and qualifications

• Medical qualification
• Full GMC Registration

Previous Experience

• Completion of pre-registration medical posts (Foundation Training)

Desirable criteria

• Previous psychiatry experience

Skills And Abilities

• Psychiatric consultation skills
• Good time management
• Good standards of documentation
• Ability to appropriately seek advice

Knowledge

• Knowledge of basic psychiatry
• Knowledge of basic psychopharmacology

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of de-escalation techniques and rapid tranquilisation

Other requirements relevant to the post

• Enthusiasm for working in psychiatry
• Understanding of Confidentiality
• Ability to work as a team member
• Probity

Making Things Better

Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don’t stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.

Our Community

We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.

Staff and Service Users United

We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.

Diversity

ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.

Other Reasons To Apply

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.

What Next?

If you like the sound of ELFT, don’t waste a moment. We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now!

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