Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry (Harness CMHT)

Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry (Harness CMHT)

To manage, appraise and provide professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director.

To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder, operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.

To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly through the trusts clinical information systems.

To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.

To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.

To attend and participate in the academic program of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD program.

To participate annually, as a minimum, in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernization.

To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.

To comply with the Trusts agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services Assessment of new patients and clinical supervision of assessments carried out by other team members.

Full participation in the multidisciplinary team providing care in the community.

Senior medical responsibility for the care carried out by the Community Mental Health Team for both CPA and LPC patients.

Review and monitoring of the caseload to ensure appropriate care packages are put in place and discharges facilitated to maintain patient flow.

Contribution to the continuous development of the Community Mental Health Team, and to other parts of the Service as required.

Domiciliary visits to provide assessment and treatment services as a member of the CMHT Domiciliary assessments in response to emergencies Research, in terms of personal projects and clinical audits as part of clinical governance.

Involvement in joint planning of future service development.

Occasional psychiatric assessments of residents who may be in crisis in another borough.

Close liaison with the wards to facilitate admission and discharge planning.

Liaison with HTT, Psychiatric Liaison Services, AMHP services and Forensic Services in the borough.

• South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust
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