SAS Doctor in Triborough LD Behavioural Intensive Support Service

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical duties and opportunities  

1.    Providing a good standard of practice and care
•    You will undertake Clinical assessment of Adults with Learning Disability, and Autism / mental illness /  behaviours of concern 
•    You will ensure that all new patients referred to the service are clinically assessed appropriately. Often assessments are collaborative with the multidisciplinary team. 
•    You will provide regular reviews for patients as appropriate, informing your clinical supervisor and team as needed about any risks and management difficulties. 
•    You will maintain accurate, legible, contemporaneous and useful clinical records for all patients in whose care you are involved and this will be recorded on The Trust Information System.

2.    Decisions about access to care

•    You will use the Results of The Clinical Assessment to Ensure Effective Patient Management 

•    Under the supervision of clinical supervisor, you will prescribe pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for the patients that you are working with. Assess their medical and other clinical needs; where necessary, refer them promptly to other professionals as directed by your clinical supervisor.

3. Treatment in urgent situations

•    You will review people for urgent psychiatric assessment(s) during the day where needed and where this is possible.

4. Maintaining good medical practice

•    You will maintain and Use Systems to Update Knowledge and its Application to Any Aspect of your Professional Practice

•    You will participate in clinical work and Departmental activities and will contribute to meeting these objectives.

5.  Teaching and training, appraising and assessing

•    You will plan, deliver and evaluate teaching and learning in a variety of environments 

•    You will plan and participate in the teaching of other professionals including medical students where needed, under the supervision of senior colleagues

•    You will Assess, Appraise and Evaluate Learning and Learners

•    You will participate in the assessment of others, using multi-source
feedback tools. 

•    You will remain fully compliant with Mandatory training, Trust Appraisal and Revalidation policy.

6. Relationships with patients

•    Professional and Patient Relationships

7. Dealing with problems in professional practice

•    Conduct or Performance of Other Colleagues
If you become aware of problems with the conduct or performance of a 
Colleague, you must bring this to the attention of a senior colleague.

•    Complaints and Formal Inquiries
You must always cooperate fully with any complaints procedure or 
formal inquiries. 

•    Indemnity Insurance

8. Working with colleagues

•    Continuously Promote Values Based Non Prejudicial Practice

•    Work Effectively as a Member and a Leader of Multidisciplinary Team. 

•    Demonstrate Appropriate Leadership Qualities
During this employment you will be a full member of the multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) and will attend their weekly meetings. 

•    Communicate Effectively with Other Healthcare Professionals

•    You will keep clear, accurate and contemporaneous clinical records. You will send regular written reports on patients to general practitioners and other professionals involved in patient care. 

•    Appropriately Assume, Delegate and Devolve Responsibility

•    Access Advice, Assistance and Second Opinion when Delegating and Making Other Referrals. 

9. Maintaining probity

•    Ensure that Reports, Evidence and Documents You Have Any Responsibility for, Are Complete, Accurate and Honest. 

•    Properly Manage Financial and Commercial Dealings

•    Avoid conflicts of interest and advise others on preventing and dealing with conflicts of interest

10. Health

•    Ensure that Your Health and The Health of Others Does Not Put Patients At Risk