Staff Grade Doctor

Priory Mildmay Oaks are recruiting for a Staff Grade Doctor.

Mildmay Oaks Hospital is a specialist in-patient service for people with learning disabilities and/or autism who suffer from any of mental health disorders, personality disorder and offending behaviours. Our patients may be detained under sections of the mental health act including hospital treatment orders and in some cases, deprivation of liberty safeguards (DOLS).

Mildmay Oaks has both low secure and locked rehabilitation provisions.

Rated Good by the CQC, we work collaboratively as a multidisciplinary team to support our patients and deliver treatment holistically to ensure that our patients are at the centre of their treatment. We collaborate with families, external professionals including care coordinators, social workers, commissioners and others, to ensure that we good communication and building positive relationships.

We are searching for a competent and skilled professional who has an interest in this area of psychiatry, is keen to develop their skills, learn and support other members of the team and ready to get involved as part of the team.

Experience of mental health and in-patient psychiatry is an essential requirement.
In addition, experience of managing people with learning disabilities and Autism is preferable.

Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams is required.

The successful applicant will;

• Undertake psychiatric and external assessments for clients referred to the unit to determine the appropriate level of care to be provided, under the direction and supervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist, and work with the unit multidisciplinary team to ensure delivery of the Care Programme.
• Prepare discharge summaries, reports and other associated documentation as necessary e.g. for CPA meetings, as directed and supervised by the Consultant Psychiatrist.
• Participation in learning activities and supervision.
• Participation in Clinical Governance activities, and account for contracted hours utilised in research, Continuing Professional Development and other non-clinical duties as necessary and in a timely manner.
• Working effectively with colleagues to ensure that clients have access to appropriate medical cover at all times, which will require participation in an on-call rota for the site.
• The post holder will be expected to support the GP in delivering physical health care and emergency treatment to patients in complex care.
• To support the RMO and GP in delivering a consistently high standard of medical care to all patients on site. Be responsible for inducting new RMP’s and providing cover for them when they are on compensatory rest periods.
• Share responsibility for taking bloods with the site phlebotomist and RMO as necessary.
• Arrange appropriate clinical tests and investigations and take responsibility for chasing up results and acting on them in a timely manner.
• Ensure physical observations by ward staff are carried out in accordance with medical instructions. Review physical observation findings and act upon them in a clinically appropriate manner.

We are searching for a competent and skilled professional who has an interest in this area of psychiatry, is keen to develop their skills, learn and support other members of the team and ready to get involved as part of the team.

Experience of mental health and in-patient psychiatry is an essential requirement.

In addition, experience of managing people with learning disabilities and Autism is preferable.

Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams is required.