OXFORD DEANERY SPECIALTY TRAINING PROGRAMME IN PSYCHIATRY
About Oxford Deanery
The Oxford Deanery covers the counties of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, with Banbury and Milton Keynes in the North, to Reading and Slough in Berkshire and High Wycombe and Aylesbury in the West.
The Oxford Deanery is part of NHS South of England which comprises South Central, South West and South East Coast Strategic Health Authorities. The Oxford Deanery is responsible for the training of some 1500 trainees.
The Oxford Deanery is a relatively small deanery with a defined geographical area which serves as a single unit of application. In the majority of cases successful candidates will be asked to preference their choice of location for either one or two years. Some programmes will require successful candidates to indicate a location and specialty. Future placements will usually be based on individual training and educational needs. Please note that applications are to the Oxford Deanery as a whole. This may mean that you may be allocated to any geographic location within the Oxford Deanery depending on training needs.
The Psychiatry Training Programme
The psychiatry training programme is a 3 year programme, starting at CT1. During this time, the trainee's work will be monitored for satisfactory progress and subject to annual reviews in the form of ARCPs. Progression on the programme will be dependent upon these reviews.
Clinical care will be delivered at a range of sites requiring trainees to travel effectively and efficiently to, for example: Trust sites, patient’s homes, police stations, clinics and other associated sites. Travel costs from base location to other sites will only be reimbursed for business mileage (valid insured drivers/vehicles) and journeys using all forms of public transport (including taxis) will be reimbursed at the public transport rate.
The posts on this rotation have been approved for Specialist Training by the GMC & RCPsych. The programme is designed to equip the trainee for Higher Specialist Training in their chosen specialty. The Postgraduate Dean has confirmed that this post has the necessary educational and staffing approvals.
The programme is based in several different Trusts throughout the Oxford Deanery so trainees may find themselves employed by any of the following Trusts and placed in any of the following hospitals/sites:
Oxford Deanery Core Training Programme in Psychiatry (Years 1- 3).
Description of the Programme The current 59 posts are provided by five NHS Trusts:
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT) Milton Keynes Community Health Services (MKCHS) West London Mental Health Care Trust – Broadmoor Hospital (Broadmoor) Southern Health (Learning Disability Trust covering Oxfordshire and Hampshire; previously Ridgeway Partnership)
The Programme has close links with the University of Oxford through the Department of Psychiatry based in Oxford. There are variable numbers of academic clinical fellowship placements available on the programme. Currently at CT1 level there is one post.
Further details on these training providers and the sites of training are available on their websites: www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk; www.berkshire.nhs.uk; http://www.mkchs.nhs.uk; www.wlmht.nhs.uk. http://www.ridgeway.nhs.uk/
Trainees should be able to travel effectively and efficiently to all Trust and associated sites for work purposes.
Distribution of Workplace based learning posts across Trusts The programme is committed to the principles of workplace based learning and assessment. Workplace based learning opportunities are provided that adhere to the Royal College’s post-graduate training curriculum. These opportunities aim to provide trainees with competency specific learning outcomes addressed to their individual needs.
The overall distribution of the workplace base learning posts across each Trust is as follows:
Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire 31 Berkshire 14 Milton Keynes 6 Broadmoor 6 Ridgeway 2 The ACF posts are currently linked to posts in Oxford Health.
The more specific distribution of the training posts across the four Trusts in the Core Training Programme is provided in Table 1. The specialty training posts in OHFT include academic clinical fellowship (ACF) posts across each year.
Table 1 Overview of placements available at CT1-3 years
Trust CT1 CT2 CT3 Oxfordshire & 9 10 12 Buckinghamshire Berkshire 6 3 5 Milton Keynes 3 3 0 Broadmoor 0 3 3 Ridgeway 0 1 1 Total 18 20 21
Training Opportunities across the ST1-3 Programme The programme provides workplace based training opportunities across each of the current specialty areas in psychiatry in addition to academic, addictions and eating disorder training opportunities. The number of posts available in each specialty is as follows:
General Adult 23 Older Adults 11 Eating Disorders 1 Learning Disability 2 Child & Adolescent 6 Addictions 2 Forensic 11 Psychotherapy 3
ACF posts These are linked academically to the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. Clinically they are linked to educational supervisors in older adult, adult and child & adolescent posts.
Workplace based learning opportunities in each Specialty Training year This section outlines the types of workplace based training opportunities (posts) available across each of the specialty training years. Year One Workplace based learning posts The type of post available in Core Training year one across each Trust (and different geographic locations within the larger trusts) is presented in table 2. There are ten posts in General Adult Psychiatry and eight in the Psychiatry of Older Adults.
Table 2 CT1 Workplace Based Learning Posts
Job.No. Location Trust Specialty Clinical Trainer 1 Warneford, OBMH Adult Geaney Oxford 2 Warneford H, OBMH Adult Shaw Oxford 3 Littlemore MHC, OBMH Adult Davison Oxford 4 Tindal Centre OBMH Adult Johnson/ Aylesbury Vassos 5 Haleacre Unit, OBMH Adult Sharma Amersham 6 Fulbrook Centre, OBMH Older adult Pearce Oxford 7 Tindal Centre, OBMH Older adult Murray Aylesbury 8 Fulbrook Ctr, OBMH Older adult Wilkinson Oxford 9 Fiennes Centre, OBMH Older adult Bannister Banbury 10 Wexham Park, BHFT Adult Edirisinghe Slough 11 Heatherwood BHFT Adult Sodhi Hospital, Ascot 12 Heatherwood BHFT Adult Clifford Hospital, Ascot 13 Prospect Park BHFT Older adult Solomon Hospital 14 Prospect Park BHFT Older adult Fussell Hospital, Reading 15 Heatherwood BHFT Old Age Bedi Hospital, Ascot 16 Queensway Clinic, MKPC Adult Malanda Bletchley 17 Milton Keynes H MKPC Adult Malik
18 Milton Keynes H MKPC Older adult Nazir Year Two Workplace based learning posts The distribution of posts in Core Training year two is presented in Table 3. This year includes posts in the following specialties: General Adult 6 Older Adults 2 Learning Disability 1 Child & Adolescent 3 Eating Disorders 1 Forensic 5 Psychotherapy 1 Addiction 1 CT2 Posts
Job Location Employing Speciality Clinical No. Trust Trainer 1 Warneford OBMH Adult Sargent Oxford 2 Elms Centre Banbury OBMH Adult Barrera
3 Boundary Brook OBMH Child & Stewart House adolescent 4 Boundary Brook OBMH Child & Perkins House adolescent 5 Oxford Clinic OBMH Forensic Gordon Littlemore 6 Marlborough House OBMH Forensic Thirumalai MK 7 Littlemore MHC OBMH Eating Park disorders 8 Tindal Centre OBMH Adult Dauncey Aylesbury 9 Sefton House High OBMH Addiction Reid Wycombe 10 Tindal Centre OBMH Adult Robertson Aylesbury 11 Winterbourne Ho. BHFT Psychother Lang Reading apy 12 St Marks Hospital BHFT Older adult Dawson Maidenhead 13 BAU Wokingham BHFT Child & Affonso adolescent 14 Milton Keynes MKPC Adult Edgar Hospital 15 Milton Keynes MKPC Older adult Razzak Hospital 16 Milton Keynes MKPC Adult Hassan Hospital 17 Amersham GH Ridgeway Learning Banerjee Disability 18 Broadmoor Hosp WLMHT Forensic Ross
19 Broadmoor Hosp WLMHT Forensic Sengupta
20 Broadmoor Hosp WLMHT Forensic Dillon Year Three Workplace based learning posts The distribution of posts in Specialty Training year three is presented in Table 4. This year includes posts in the following specialties:
General Adult 7 Old Age 1 Learning Disability 1 Child & Adolescent 3 Addictions 1 Forensic 6 Psychotherapy 2
Job Location Employi Specialty Clinical CT3 Posts No ng Trainer Trust 1 Oxford Clinic, OBMH Forensic Hancock Littlemore 2 Rectory Ctr, OBMH Addictions Critchlow Oxford 3 Amersham HC OBMH Child & Wolde- adolescent Giorgis 4 Oxford Clinic, OBMH Forensic Fazel Littlemore Job Descriptions and 5 Warneford H, OBMH Psychotherapy Stegen/ Oxford Bowden Educational 6 Julier Ctr, OBMH Adult O’Leary Supervisors Bicester Details of individual 7 Warneford H, OBMH Adult Shaw posts and the linked Oxford educational 8 Warneford, OBMH Adult Bale supervisors are Oxford provided on the Trust 9 Tindal Centre, OBMH Psychotherapy Newrith websites. Aylesbury 10 High Wycombe OBMH Child & Acharya/ adolescent Pat-Fong MRCPsych Course 11 Manzil Centre, OBMH Adult outreach Tsatalou The programme Oxford includes a highly 12 Slade House, Ridgew Learning dis. Andrews regarded MRCPsych Headington ay course that provides 13 3 Craven Road, BHFT Child & Vogt support for candidates Reading adolescent preparing for College 14 Prospect Park, BHFT Adult Parry Examinations. The Reading course supports 15 Prospect Park, BHFT Adult Ahmad Reading CRHTT learning opportunities 16 Wexham Park, BHFT Adult D’Souza that are provided in the Slough workplace. The 17 Wexham Park, BHFT Older Adult Eastwood Course learning Slough activities are based in 18 Broadmoor H, WLMHT Forensic Sengupta Crowthorne 19 Broadmoor H, WLMH Forensic Das Crowthorne 20 Broadmoor H, WLMH Forensic Dillon Crowthorne Oxford. Currently the Part I learning activities are on Tuesday afternoons; the part II learning activities are on Thursday afternoons.
In addition each Trust provides “in-house” formal educational opportunities – journal clubs, case presentation days etc in addition to training opportunities in audit and ECT.
Programme personnel
The programme is managed by a programme director, college tutors and associate tutors from each Trust and the Programme’s MRCPsych course organiser. Each is highly committed to postgraduate training and development. Their details are as follows:
Head of School Denis O’Leary, OBMH (Denis.O’[email protected])
Training Programme Farooq Ahmad ([email protected]) Director (Core)
Associate TPD (Core) Subimal Banerjee ([email protected])
College Tutors Digby Quested OHFT ([email protected]) Mark Parry West Berks ([email protected]) David McDonald East Berks ([email protected]) Abdul Razzak MKCHS ([email protected]) Samrat Sengupta Broadmoor ([email protected])
Associate Tutors Gerti Stegen OHFT ([email protected]) Alastair Reid OHFT ([email protected])
MRCPsych course
Organiser Digby Quested OHFT ([email protected])
Administrators Training Programme Jan Harris ([email protected]) MRCPsych Course Bridget Burchell (([email protected]) Teaching
All posts are supported with a one hour weekly dedicated supervision session by Clinical Supervisor (CS), two monthly session with Educational Supervisor (ES) and weekly sessions for local teaching programme, psychotherapy training and the MRCPsych course.
Main Conditions of Service Appointments to this programme are subject to the Terms and Conditions of Service (TCS) for Hospital Medical and Dental Staff (England and Wales). In addition appointments are subject to: Applicants having the right to work and be a doctor or dentist in training in the UK Registration with the General Medical Council Pre-employment checks carried out by the Trust HR department in line with the NHS employment check standards, including CRB checks and occupational health clearance.
The employing Trust’s offer of employment is expected to be on the following nationally agreed terms:
Hours – The working hours for junior doctors in training are now 48-hours (or 52- hours if working on a derogated rota) averaged over 26 weeks (six months). Doctors in training also have an individual right to opt-out if they choose to do so, but they cannot opt-out of rest break or leave requirements. However, the contracts for doctors in training make clear that overall hours must not exceed 56 hours in a week (New Deal Contract requirements) across all their employments and any locum work they do. http://www.nhsemployers.org/PlanningYourWorkforce/MedicalWorkforce/EWT D/Pages/EWTD.aspx
Pay – you should be paid monthly at the rates set out in the national terms and conditions of service for hospital medical and dental staff and doctors in public health medicine and the community health service (England and Wales), “the TCS”, as amended from time to time. The payscales are reviewed annually. Current rates of pay may be viewed at http://www.nhsemployers.org/PayAndContracts/Pay %20circulars/Pages/PayCircularsMedicalandDental.aspx Part time posts will be paid pro-rata
Pay supplement –depending upon the working pattern and hours of duty you are contracted to undertake by the employer you should be paid a monthly additional pay supplement at the rates set out in paragraph 22 of the TCS. The current payscales may be viewed at http://www.nhsemployers.org/PayAndContracts/Pay %20circulars/Pages/PayCircularsMedicalandDental.aspx . The pay supplement is not reckonable for NHS pension purposes. The pay supplement will be determined by the employer and should be made clear in their offer of employment and subject to monitoring. Pension – you will be entitled to join or continue as a member of the NHS Pension Scheme, subject to its terms and rules, which may be amended from time to time. If you leave the programme for out of programme experience you may have a gap in your pension contributions. More information can be found at http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions
Annual Leave – your entitlement to annual leave will be five or six weeks per annum depending on your previous service/incremental point, as set out in paragraphs 205- 206 of the TCS. The TCS may be viewed at http://www.nhsemployers.org/PAYANDCONTRACTS/JUNIORDOCTORSDENTISTS GPREG/Pages/DoctorsInTraining-JuniorDoctorsTermsAndConditions150908.aspx
Sick pay – entitlements are outlined in paragraph 225 of the TCS.
Notice –you will be required to give your employer and entitled to receive from them notice in accordance with paragraphs 195-196 of the TCS.
Study Leave –the employer is expected to offer study leave in accordance with paragraphs 250-254 of the TCS. Local policy and procedure will be explained at induction.
Travel Expenses – the employer is expected to offer travel expenses in accordance with paragraphs 277-308 of the TCS for journeys incurred in performing your duties. Local policy and procedure should be explained at induction.
Subsistence expenses – the employer is expected to offer subsistence expenses in accordance with paragraph 311 of the TCS. Local policy and procedure should be explained at induction.
Relocation expenses – the employer will have a local policy for relocation expenses based on paragraphs 314 – 315 of the TCS and national guidance at http://www.nhsemployers.org/PAYANDCONTRACTS/JUNIORDOCTORSDENTISTS GPREG/Pages/DoctorsInTraining-JuniorDoctorsTermsAndConditions150908.aspx. You are advised to check eligibility and confirm any entitlement with the employer before incurring any expenditure.
Pre-employment checks – all NHS employers are required to undertake pre- employment checks. The employer will confirm their local arrangements, which are expected to be in line with national guidance at http://www.nhsemployers.org/RecruitmentAndRetention/Employment- checks/Pages/Employment-checks.aspx
Professional registration – it will be a requirement of employment that you have professional registration with the GMC/GDC for the duration of your employment. Though the post is covered by NHS Indemnity, you are strongly advised to register with the MPS for professional indemnity.
Health and Safety – all employers have a duty to protect their workers from harm. You should be advised by the employer of local policies and procedures intended to protect your health and safety and expected to comply with these. Disciplinary and grievance procedures – the employer will have local policies and procedures for dealing with any disciplinary concerns or grievances you may have. They should advise you how to access these, not later than eight weeks after commencement of employment.
Educational Supervisor – the employer or a nominated deputy (usually the Director of Medical Education) will confirm your supervisor on commencement.
General information on the Deanery’s management of Specialty Training programmes, including issues such as taking time out of programme and dealing with concerns or complaints, is available at www.oxforddeanery.nhs.uk and in the national ‘Gold guide’ to Specialty Training at http://www.mmc.nhs.uk Please ensure that you inform Oxford Deanery of any changes to your contact details.
October 2012