Speciality with Learning Disabilities

 

 

Doctors Direct have new opportunities for Speciality Doctor with Old Age Psychiatry experience. We have multiple roles at many sites across Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust providing community, inpatient and outpatient mental health care and learning disability inpatient services.

 

In this role you’ll diagnose and treat acute illnesses, chronic diseases, disability, and frailty. Your patients will often have several medical conditions and be taking a number of different medicines.

 

Some common conditions you’ll might treat include:

  • fractures
  • delirium
  • dementia
  • incontinence
  • poor mobility
  • frailty

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you’ll work closely with medical colleagues including GPs and other hospital doctors as well as experts in the community such as social workers. Your ability to collaborate and work well with others will be vital.

 

The role demands a strong sense of compassion and the ability to adopt a holistic, patient-centric approach. You’ll provide rehabilitation after illness and need a comprehensive knowledge of physical treatments, adaptations, and aids.

 

Responsibilities will include:

  • You will have input into various aspects of this well-established Older Adult Mental Health service, carrying out assessments and implementing treatment plans for patients with both organic and functional illnesses.
  • Providing specialist assessment and care planning in conjunction with service users and carers.
  • Evaluating treatment plans and undertaking discharge planning.
  • Responsible Clinician duties within the community team.
  • Being responsible for an agreed case load.
  • Responding to and informing referrers other professionals as necessary on decisions, care plans, policy, and best practice.
  • Providing clinical leadership within a collective leadership model.
  • Active participation in continuing professional development activities.

Details about the Role:

  • Specialty required: Old Age Psychiatry Speciality Doctor
  • Locations: Scunthorpe, Doncaster.
  • Start Date: ASAP-ongoing, no end date yet.
  • Days per week: Monday-Friday (occasional on calls)
  • Shift Pattern: 9:00-17:00, including on call occasionally.
  • Pay rate: £60-£75 per hour (depending on experience).
  • Payment method: PAYE we do NOT facilitate payment through LTD/umbrella companies

You will need to have the following key skills and experience:

  • To have a genuine passion for working with older adults.
  • To be able to work well in a team.
  • To have excellent leadership qualities.
  • To provide evidenced based care that is recovery focused.

The minimum requirements for the role are:

  • Valid GMC.
  • Right to work in the UK (we DO NOT provide sponsorship).
  • Clinical attachment complete.
  • Minimum 3 months paid UK experience.
  • S12 desirable

Not only do members of Doctors Direct help save money for the NHS, they receive fantastic benefits including;

  • First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust – access before they are made available to agency
  • Wellbeing incentives –take advantage of the wellbeing hub
  • Competitive pay rates – work this week, get paid next week
  • Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go – access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
  • Essential support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime
  • Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
  • Varied working options to suit your lifestyle – access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
  • Stakeholder pension scheme available

 

How to apply

To find out more about this opportunity and others please call Olimpia D’Amato on 03330 143 652 to speak to our dedicated Specialist Recruiter. If you’d like to apply, please email your CV to doctorsjobs@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk.

 

Disclaimer

As an equal opportunities' organization, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.