Job overview

We are seeking a dynamic Consultant Psychiatrist for our ourstanding, innovative Home Treatment Team, based in the Harrow Mental Health Centre, Northwick Park Hospital.  The successful candidate will have excellent leadership qualities. They will be highly motivated and passionate about delivering high quality care.

As a new consultant in the team you will be offered a place on the Management and Leadership Course run by the Trust, in conjunction with Imperial College. The Trust also has a partnership with the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI), giving you the opportunity to gain knowledge in improvement science and enhance your skills and confidence to understand healthcare systems and successfully implement change. The successful applicants will be eligible to apply for relocation support in line with the Trust’s Removal Expenses Policy.

The post is based on the hospital campus at Northwick Park Hospital and there is office space and administration support for this post.  There is a large faculty of consultants across older adult mental health and a comprehensive program of professional development to which the successful candidate will have access. A personal budget for CPD is allocated to each consultant annually. There is also access to apply for CEA awards.

Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining the CCT and Approved Clinician Status.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be expected to lead on, in partnership with the modern matron, quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation projects and will be encouraged to lead on research.
 
Together with the ward manager, the post-holder will provide overall clinical leadership for the ward multidisciplinary team as well as direct clinical assessments, consultations, risk assessments and care plans. 

Other duties include:

•    Attendance at daily huddles 
•    Clinical supervision of trainees and specialty doctors working with the team
•    Responsible Clinician duties
•    Regular clinical liaison with older adult community mental health teams
•    Regular liaison with families and carers
•    Regular liaison with other stakeholders as appropriate eg Mental Health Act Law, Social Care, Advocacy,

Being part of a large and diverse CNWL Trust enables clinicians to access alternative learning and experience opportunities.  

Working for our organisation

Harrow HTT is a multidisciplinary and community-based service which aims to provide a safe, and effective home based assessment and treatment service as an alternative to inpatient and Emergency Department care. It works in conjunction with, and is integrated with, other local service elements. Key features of the service are: it is available 12 hours per day, 365 days per year, it responds quickly and working closely with the Single Point of Access, acts as gatekeeper to in-patient and to emergency services. Service users usually remain under the care of the team for 2-6 weeks.
The post-holder will adopt a pragmatic leadership style ensuring collaborative working both at a clinical and an operational level.

In addition, the Northwick Park Mental Health Unit has an ECT suite, two adult wards, the home treatment team, the psychiatric liaison service and Harrow management team. Consultant and junior doctor offices and are based within the management suite This ensure that the ward staff feel part of the broader Harrow mental service. 

In line with the NHS 10-year long term plan, CNWL is committed to embedding Open Dialogue and a Trauma Informed Approach across our mental health services. All adult staff already receive training and supervision in this approach, our plan is to rollout both Open Dialogue and Trauma Informed Approach for our older adult services