Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry - M3/CRHTT
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £59,175.00 to £95,400.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £59175.00 - £95400.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB21 5EF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9310-25-0579 |
Summary
Mulberry 3: The 16 bedded inpatient recovery unit is responsible for delivering evidence-based inpatient interventions. The focus is on enabling patients to attain a state in which they feel clinically safe to take on the challenges that exist in the community. Recovery principles are at the heart of the interventions that are delivered. The unit covers the geographical area of Cambridge City and the surrounding villages. The post holder will work with the Consultant Psychiatrist primarily to provide medical input to the patients on Mulberry 3. The post holder will: Assess newly admitted patients for their physical and mental health needs including risk Take active steps to address their identified needs in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team Liaise with other health professionals and other voluntary and third sector agencies Work with MDT in discharge planning Attend team meetings and routine clinical handovers Guide and support other junior doctors in day to day functioning of the unit and distribution of workload Actively participate in local and Trust-wise educational activities. The services regularly have medical student attachments and involvement in teaching is encouraged. CRHTT, Cambridge The crisis team base is located on our Fulbourn Hospital site. The post holder will work with the Consultant Psychiatrist primarily to provide medical input to the community within the Cambridge city and neighbouring villages. The post holder will provide crisis team medical cover, joining the Cambridge CRHT, which aims to treat patients entering the secondary mental health care who are likely to be returned to their normal functioning within approximately 2-3 weeks. Supervision and training from the Consultant Psychiatrists will be provided. The post holder will: - Assess newly referred patients who are either referred from the community services or from the A&E- Patients who need home treatment will be reviewed regularly to make a follow-up plan- Attend team meetings and routine hand overs- Risk assess patients who are in the community and plan further management- Working with a multi-disciplinary team- Actively participate in local and trust wide educational activities. The services regularly have medical student attachments and involvement in teaching is encouraged. The post holder will be expected to take part in regular supervision, annual appraisal and annual job planning.