Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 222-MED-465
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hounslow West MINT
- Town
- Feltham
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Consultant
Consultant
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
We are delighted to advertise a Consultant Psychiatrist posts funded as part of our local transformation. This full time (10 PA) Consultant Adult Psychiatrist post will provide clinical leadership and psychiatric expertise to the PCN based multidisciplinary integrated community mental health teams. We are in a unique position in which each Consultant Psychiatrist is able to develop close links and work alongside GPs in just one PCN. Our community mental health offer (centred around the Primary Care Networks) enables comprehensive engagement with Integrated Care Systems using a whole person, whole population health approach. The model will utilise all the community resources available including health, social care, VCSE organisations and local communities and consider resources to support wellbeing outside of mental health services alone.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for dynamic individuals with at least 5 years experience of working in mental health services who are excellent clinicians, enthusiastic leaders and mentors and who are passionate about continuous service improvement. You should have good communication and interpersonal skills, a commitment to community care for people with mental illness, and be able to demonstrate an ability to work effectively and flexibly with a multi professional team.
Candidates should be a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (or equivalent), and have their CCT or be eligible for inclusion on specialist registrar.
The roles report directly to the Clinical Director, Clinical Lead and Service Manager.
Interviews are planned for September 2024
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable criteria
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- MRCPsych
- Additional clinical qualifications
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
- 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 with 3 months of appointment
Desirable criteria
- Good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Clinical Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent clinical skills
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Excellent knowledge in speciality
Desirable criteria
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic skills and lifelong learning
Essential criteria
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Ability to work in and lead team
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Participated in research or service evaluation
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Desirable criteria
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement e.g. prizes or awards
- Evidence of improving patient outcomes through service change or audit
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Commitment to and compliance with Trust values
Desirable criteria
- Mobile and able to travel to Trust sites
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Julia Renton
- Job title
- Clinical Director - CARMHS
- Email address
- [email protected]
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