Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry (Harness CMHT) in London

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Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

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Job overview: CNWL is looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Consultant to join the Harness Community Mental Health Team. This full-time position would be excellent for someone wanting to broaden their experience of community psychiatry and develop their clinical skills in a supportive and challenging environment. The team is well established with good support from senior clinical and managerial colleagues.

Main duties of the job:

• 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.
• To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services.
• To comply with the Trust's agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions.
• 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.
• Domiciliary visits to provide assessment and treatment services as a member of the CMHT.
• 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.

Person specification:

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.

Clinical skills, knowledge & experience:

• Excellent knowledge in specialty.
• Excellent clinical skills using bio‐psycho‐social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
• Wide range of specialist and sub‐specialist experience relevant to working in community services within NHS or a comparable service.

Academic skills & lifelong learning:

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
• Participated in continuous professional development.
• Participated in research or service evaluation.
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit.
• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
• Experienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change.

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run. Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period. If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.