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Consultant Psychiatrist

Hojona Ltd • Full-time • london (city of london), south east england, uk • 10h ago

About the Company

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion. As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:

BME (Evolve) Staff Network
Christian Staff Network
DiverseAbility
Deaf Staff Network
Mental Health Staff Forum
Women's Staff Network
LGBTQIA+

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant. We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.

About the Role

The post-holder will provide medical leadership to Twickenham Integrated Recovery hub. The primary interfaces will be with GP’s, Trust Wards and Richmond home treatment team. The Consultant will work closely with the Team Manager & Speciality Doctor to ensure a safe, efficient, and effective service that meets the Trust’s Key Performance/Quality Indicators. While individual clinicians within the team have responsibility for the clinical care they deliver, the consultant shares with the team manager and other team members responsibility for ensuring the care delivered by the team is safe and of a good standard. This includes participating in systems of audit and clinical governance, working to resolve problems on their own initiative, and where necessary drawing any concerns they have been unable to resolve themselves to the attention of the clinical manager and Associate Clinical Director.

Responsibilities

Medical leadership, working in the multi-disciplinary team and working closely with, and providing cross-cover to other Consultant Psychiatrists within the Richmond borough.
Overall responsibility for the day-to-day clinical care, risk assessment, risk management, initiation of medication, advice to GP’s and the recovery focused care delivered by the Team.
Availability within normal working hours 5 days a week for urgent review and management including formal Mental Health Act assessments.
Domiciliary visits as required.
Providing cross-cover for the Consultant colleagues where necessary.
Management of complex cases.
Allocation of resources, in collaboration with the team manager, to service users and carers.
Ensuring the delivery of effective, efficient, and safe, recovery focused mental health care.
Multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working with social care, statutory and voluntary and third sector partners.

Qualifications

Primary Medical degree.
Full GMC registration.
MRCPsych, or equivalent.
Included on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry or eligible for such inclusion on the Specialist Registrar within three months of completing their CCT.
Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act.

Required Skills

Completed minimum of three years full time training in approved higher psychiatric training scheme.
A detailed knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness including psychopharmacological interventions.

Preferred Skills

Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit and/or research.
Commitment to working with allied agencies including carer’s groups, and local charities.
Evidence of participation in research, and outcomes of studies.
Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity.

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