Applications are invited from candidates for a 6-month Core Trainee Locum Appointment in Service post in Psychiatry. The post is ideally suited to an individual who has satisfactorily completed Foundation Year 1/2 training and has 4 months psychiatry experience, and is considering a career in Psychiatry.
All applicants must hold full registration and license with the General Medical Council.
The post holder will be working with a team that may consist of Consultants, Specialty Doctors, Trust Doctors, Higher Specialty Trainees, Core Trainees, GP Trainees and Foundation Trainees. The post will have a generic clinical component in the relevant area. The post holder will have the relevant experience in psychiatry, required for the level of the trainee vacancy, including the assessment and management of acutely unwell psychiatric patients, provide essential medical care, assessing patient history and mental state, outpatient clinics, ward cover, in-patient reviews and procedures, audit and research.
There are no on call commitments attached to the post however the LAS can partake in the junior doctor rota on a locum basis where there are opportunities.
To agree a contract of employment
To comply with all GMC regulations as laid out in Good Medical Practice
The post holder will be expected to work as a professional, training within a multidisciplinary team, acknowledging different values and prospectives
To observe the Trusts agreed policies and procedures
To take responsibility for your own health and safety, complying with any safe working arrangements, policies and procedures which are in place
To comply with the Trusts requirements of appraisals
To complete the Trust and local induction as part of the onboarding process
To work appropriately and effectively within your clinical team within the limits of your competency under clinical supervision
In conjunction with colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met and to take part in medical audit and research as appropriate
To accept a duty to other staff and patients to ensure that any risks, incidents and hazards are reported and managed appropriately
To ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all times and that data belonging to the Trust is protected
All employees must comply with infection prevention and control mandatory training requirements specific to their role