Trust Grade Doctor - Bristol

Job overview

We are seeking Trust Grade Doctors to join our inpatient services across the Trust.

These are well-supported posts where a Trust Grade doctor can gain a great deal of experience and knowledge working within an established multi-disciplinary team, treating a range of acutely unwell patients within locked and open ward settings.

The post holder will find opportunity to develop their careers within an environment where education and development are encouraged, and where there is scope for the role to evolve. There is the opportunity to enhance knowledge about the legal aspects of psychiatric care.

Although this post is not recognised for training, there will be one hour of protected supervision with the supervising Consultant each week. There are also weekly journal clubs and academic meetings the post holder can attend.

There are 7 posts available. Please specify on your application which post(s) you are interested in.

Post 7: Cove/Dune Ward (Later life inpatient Psychiatry), Longfox Unit, Weston General Hospital, Weston-super-Mare

Main duties of the job

As the post holder you will provide support and clinical assistance to the consultant psychiatrist with regard to the care of patients.

You will be involved in the discharge and after care plans for each patient.

Working for our organisation

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Basic Medical Qualification (MBBS or equivalent)

Eligibilty

• Eligible for Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.

Aptitude, skills and knowledge

• Good core clinical skills.
• Ability to interview and assess patients and write comprehensive, clear medical notes.
• Good communication and language skills) the ability to communicate with clarity and intelligibility in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade, negotiate).

• Understanding of the Mental Health Act.
• Evidence of understanding and application of knowledge.
• Good organisational skills and time management.

Attitude

• Able to operate under pressure, cope with setbacks, self-aware

Research and Audit

• Experience in Audit. Evidence of Research undertaken.

Experience

• Can demonstrate an effective track record of working at F2 level or equivalent in a medical or psychiatry specialty.
• Evidence of achievement of foundation Year 2 competencies from a UKFPO-affiliated foundation programme (or working towards) or equivalent, in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical Practice
• A minimum of 4 months experience of working in a clinical setting in the NHS

• A minimum of 4 months working at F2 level experience working in a psychiatry specialty in the NHS.
• Can demonstrate an effective track record of working at Core trainee level or equivalent in a psychiatric specialty.
• Evidence of achievement of foundation Year 2 competencies from a UKFPO-affiliated foundation programme (or working towards completion in August 2025)

Team working

• Able to establish good working relationships with other members of the multidisciplinary team.

This includes people with a variety of disabilities and neurodivergent conditions (for example autism, ADHD, sensory, physical and learning disabilities).

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service users.

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Adverts normally close for application a few minutes before midnight on the closing date and we will let you know if we are offering you an interview by email via our recruitment system ‘TRAC’. We contact all applicants within 4 weeks after the closing date, so please check your emails regularly once you have submitted your application; you are welcome to contact us, via the TRAC system, if you have any queries about your application.

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