Job overview

This vacancy has arisen to cover a vacant Specialty Doctor post within the Coventry Community Learning Disability Team.
This replacement post will have a job plan comprising of 7.5 PAs for Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 2.5 PAs for Supporting Professional Activities (SPA). There is the option of flexible working. 
Trust is keen to continue to develop community services, with the aim of avoiding hospital admissions, where possible and safe to do so. The post carries no responsibility for inpatients.
The speciality doctor  will work in the CLDT providing catchment area services to Coventry.   They will also work with the Learning Disability Intensive Support Team (IST) for clients from this catchment area. The CLDT accepts new referrals via the trust-wide Single Point of Access and internal referrals from anywhere within the Trust

Main duties of the job

•    To provide assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients with a range of psychiatric conditions who have, or are suspected as having, a learning disability. 
•    To evaluate, manage and give advice on the interaction between psychiatric conditions and associated physical and psychological conditions.
•    To take a lead role in multidisciplinary reviews for complex cases, particularly where aspects of the Mental Health Act and public safety need to be given consideration.
•    To work with local services to develop robust care pathways, to allow transition into and out of services, in addition to movement between parts of the services, with an aim to avoid hospital admissions where it is safe and appropriate to so.

•    Liaise with mental health professionals from the area the patient originates from as well as outside organisations such as the relevant Local Authority and independent sector provider organisations.
•    Comply with any appropriate quality standards applicable to the service and would be expected to support any new standards as they arise.
•    Provide cross-cover (emergency and prospective) for other speciality colleagues within the Specialty. Annual leave cover for this post will be drawn from team consultants. 
•    Take part in Mental Health Assessments. In order to fulfil this function it is expected that post holder will hold, or apply for, Section 12(2) . 

Working for our organisation

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.