Clinical Fellow in Interventional Psychiatry

Job overview

Clinical Fellows in Interventional Psychiatry

A Clinical Fellow post is available for 12 months from 6th August 2025 within the Interventional Psychiatry Service based at the Warneford Hospital Oxford. It is particularly suitable for those wishing to intercalate a year behind CT3 and CT4 but is open to others at later stages of training.

This is a unique opportunity to gain experience of rapidly acting antidepressants, especially ketamine, associated group psychotherapy, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). The Oxford IPS ketamine clinic has treated over 500 patients with over 3000 IV and 9000 oral doses of ketamine and has a full programme of NHS and self-pay clinics.

Main duties of the job

• Assessment and review for ketamine or TMS treatment
• Administration of ketamine and TMS
• Teaching, supervising and covering ECT
• Co-facilitating related psychotherapy groups – relational psychodynamic and compassion focussed
• Sub-investigator on clinical studies
• Participation in journal club and other educational events
• Service development tailored to Fellow’s interests
• Time and support for external training

This post does not have educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean and will not be recognised for training. It does not attract out of hours supplement.

Working for our organisation

OXFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION TRUST AND RESEARCH

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) http://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/ is a research-active Trust http://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/research undertaking studies ranging from small educational projects through to very complex and intensive Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPS) across a variety of disciplines from dementia, mental health, community health, children and young people services.

There are also research 3T MRI and MEG facilities on the Warneford site. The Department of Psychiatry has an international reputation for research with major funding streams including the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Wellcome Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will find the full detailed job description which includes the main responsibilities in the attached document.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Should have GMC registration and licence to practice in UK

• Some or all parts of MRCPsych or equivalent

Training

• Shall have completed at least four years’ full-time Postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.

• Up to date Good Clinical Practice (research)

Clinical Experience

• Experience of managing serious psychiatric illness
• Experience of assessing suicide risk.

• Experience of delivering ECT treatment

Ability

• To exercise an intermediate level of clinical responsibility as delegated by the consultant in charge.

Skills and Knowledge

• To exercise an intermediate level of clinical responsibility as delegated by the consultant in charge.
• Ability to work through a collaborative multi-disciplinary framework.
• Ability to contribute to effective team working. Capacity to prioritise workload.
• Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and staff of other organisations. Good spoken and written English.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals
• Must have interest in research and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their carers
• Must have experience of teaching medical undergraduates and have an interest in teaching Interest in participating in research
• Experience of delivering individual psychological treatments

• Experience in delivering clinical research. Publications in scientific journals
• Experience of delivering group psychotherapy