Trust Grade (CT1 equivalent) Old Age

at  Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will have commitments in the Forest centre, Spinney ward, the older adults’ in-patient’s unit at St Mary’s Hospital, Kettering which is in the north of the county. There may be referrals from GPs from adjacent Trust for patients who reside outside Northamptonshire catchment area but are registered with GPs in Kettering and Corby locality. There are no external responsibilities outside the inpatient role.
There will be reciprocal cover with foundation doctors based on the ward for annual, study and sick leave.

The post holder will be based at St Mary’s Hospital, Kettering, and will have secretarial support. There will be office space at the Forest Centre, St Mary’s Hospital with telephone and IT facilities.

• The post holder will work closely with a Consultant Psychiatrist and other ward doctors covering the ward.
• Provide clinical input for the assessment and treatment of patients as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team under the supervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist.
• Participation in ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings
• Take responsibility for carrying out clinical and administrative duties in relation to the care of patients including gaining experience in completing reports to First Tier Tribunal (Mental Health), Hospital Managers, Annual Statutory Reports to the MoJ and other statutory and non-statutory reports within the required timescales.
• All Clinical staff making entries into patient health records are required to follow the Trust standards of record keeping.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

The post holder will work closely with a Consultant Psychiatrist and other ward doctors covering the ward.

• Provide clinical input for the assessment and treatment of patients as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team under the supervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist.
• Participation in ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings
• Take responsibility for carrying out clinical and administrative duties in relation to the care of patients including gaining experience in completing reports to First Tier Tribunal (Mental Health), Hospital Managers, Annual Statutory Reports to the MoJ and other statutory and non-statutory reports within the required timescales.
• All Clinical staff making entries into patient health records are required to follow the Trust standards of record keeping.

Please refer the Job description for details