Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry Frays Ward (Hillingdon) in City of London

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Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry Frays Ward (Hillingdon)

Speciality Doctor

Main area Paediatrics Grade Speciality Doctor Contract Permanent: Fixed Term Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 333-G-HM-SA-0005

Site Frays Ward, Hillingdon Hospital CNWL Town Uxbridge, Middlesex Salary £61,542 - £99,216 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/10/2025 15:00

Job overview

Specialty Doctor Frays Ward

Hillingdon Mental Health Hospital

Permanent, Full-Time 10PAs

We are seeking a Specialty Doctor for Frays Ward, Acute Service at Riverside Centre at Hillingdon Hospital who is looking to increase their experience in psychiatry.

The post holder will be expected to provide in-patient care for all patients admitted to the Frays Ward under the supervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist.

In addition, the post holder will be expected to undertake assessments, in conjunction with nursing or other members of the multi-disciplinary team, of those referred to the service. This will include providing support and advice to referring services should admission not be required.

The person should be a good communicator and works well in a team. They should have some experience and knowledge of physical health conditions.

Further Information and Arrangements to Visit:

Dr Andrea Tocca, Clinical Director Hillingdon Mental Health Services and Associate Medical Director for Place Integration Goodall

Gail Golbourn, Inpatient and Acute Service Manager, Gail.Golbourn@nhs.net , Tel 07539 592251

Main duties of the job

Frays Ward is part of the Acute Service Line at Riverside Centre, on the Hillingdon Hospital site, which consists of the following:

• Frays Ward – 18 beds Acute Ward - male
• Crane Ward -18 beds Acute Ward - female
• Colne Ward – 8 beds PICU - male

Acute wards provide service to patients aged 18 and over who are residents of the London Boroughs of Hillingdon, whilst the Colne Ward is a Trust-wide provision. A proportion of patients come from other boroughs under the CNWL services, if no available beds were available at the time of admission. The nursing and medical teams are complemented by a range of therapy staff such as: Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Sports instructor and Peer Support Worker.

Working for our organisation

As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visit our website.

We 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.

The teams are passionate about providing outstanding joined up care for our patients and their families and are always looking for ways to develop and improve the service, in line with the changing needs of our service users.

There are many good reasons to choose to come and work with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) which is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs.

CNWL Trust Vision: Wellbeing for life; We work in partnership with all who use our services to improve health and wellbeing. Together we look at ways of improving an individual’s quality of life, through high quality healthcare and personal support.

The Trust has developed four core Values which form a framework for how we deliver services and relate to one another. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

Our Values: Compassion, respect, empowerment and partnership.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

1. Detailed clerking, history taking and initiation of all necessary investigations and assessments for patients.

2. Establishing, initiating and evaluating treatment plans and risk assessments in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and under the supervision of the Specialist Grade doctor.

3. Interviewing relatives and informal carers of patients as required.

4. Undertaking the relevant referrals to other disciplines and services both within the multi-disciplinary team as well as to services and resources external to the service

5. Observation of Trust, BMHS and local policies and procedures; including those related to medicines management and physical healthcare.

6. Preparation and presentation of medico-legal reports, including those for Managers hearings and Medial Health Review Tribunals for in-patients.

7. The post holder will complete full risk assessments of all in-patients in conjunction with the MDT.

8. The post-holder will liaise with all external agencies as required.

9. The post holder is expected to be part of the 2nd on-call rota (1 in 10) with attendance to the wards at weekends.

1. The Trust expects Speciality Doctors to participate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Specialty Doctors are entitled to a maximum of 30 days paid study leave within any three-year period, and although there is no specific budget for CPD, each request for training will be considered in line with both the needs of the post-holder and the service and will be supported by local budgets where appropriate

2. The Trust also has an appraisal process in place, and the post holder will be required to undertake an annual appraisal and maintain a Personal Development Plan.

3. If not already a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists doctors are encouraged to become an Affiliate of the College.

STUDY AND TRAINING

1. This is not an approved training post. It is therefore suitable for those doctors who do not have to be in an approved training post or who wish to gain further experience prior to undertaking further specialist training.

2. Formal in-service training on site includes an academic afternoon, case discussions and a journal club.

3. The post holder will be expected to teach as part of the internal trainees teaching programme and to medical students from Imperial College.

4. It is mandatory for the post holder to complete some training i.e. Fire and Safety (annually), Clinical Risk Management (3 yearly) and Control & Restraint (annual refreshers).

Person specification

Education and Qualifications Training

• Primary Medical Degree
• Full GMC registration
• GMC Licence to Practice
• MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent
• An additional post graduate qualification of relevance to (own specialty)
• Section 12 approved

Experience

• Experience in the field of general adult psychiatry
• Four years of full-time postgraduate training, at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty
• Experience of service development/business planning
• High level knowledge of planned developments at a national level to improve efficiency and deliver quality services
• Excellent communication and empathic skills
• Timely and effective verbal and written communication skills with patients, carers, colleagues and multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Experience of team working
• Sound organisational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Awareness of legal responsibilities relevant to the role, such as around mental capacity and deprivation of liberty; data protection; equality and diversity.

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’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

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

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.