This is a replacement post for a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist in the South Community Mental Health Hub, within a multidisciplinary team serving Kensington and Chelsea. The work centres on comprehensive assessment and NICE-concordant treatment for patients needing secondary community mental health input, alongside joint clinical leadership with the team manager. The post carries Responsible Clinician duties, teaching and a low-intensity on-call rota. Section 12(2) MHA approval is essential, with Approved Clinician status expected within three months of starting.
What the job involves
- Provide direct clinical assessments, consultations and medical input for patients under the South CMHH
- Provide joint clinical leadership with the team manager and another consultant colleague
- Hold overall Responsible Clinician responsibility, including care planning and risk assessment
- Attend and write reports for Mental Health Tribunals and Managers' hearings
- Maintain regular clinical liaison with inpatient consultants, other community teams and the Home Treatment Team
- Lead the team's performance culture with the manager, meeting quality and productivity targets
- Promote good physical and mental health care for all patients
- Take an active role in the postgraduate teaching programme, including the Wednesday academic meeting
- Teach medical students and support work experience students
- Supervise resident doctors to Royal College of Psychiatrists standards
- Take part in the KCW consultants non-resident on-call rota
- Sit on the CNWL Medical Staff Committee and service development committees, and take part in quality improvement and service evaluation projects
Qualifications
- Primary medical degree
- Inclusion on the Specialist Register, or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration
- Section 12(2) MHA approval
- Approved Clinician (AC) approval
Experience
- Assessment and treatment of mental disorders in an acute psychiatric setting
- Working in multidisciplinary teams
- Use of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act in an inpatient psychiatric setting
- Completed clinical audit projects
- Undergraduate and postgraduate trainee teaching
Skills & knowledge
- Proficient in risk assessment and management
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Sound organisational skills
Nice to have
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Higher degree (MSc, LLM, MD or PhD)
- Management and leadership training, or a management qualification
- Service development or business planning experience
- Completed research projects and peer-reviewed publications
- High-level knowledge of national developments to improve efficiency and quality
- Experience of teaching non-medical staff and carers
- Evidence-based medicine training and teaching, plus training in relevant therapies
What’s offered
- London weighting of £2,162 per annum, pro rata
- 3% on-call supplement
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
