LIAISON OLDER ADULT & ADULT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST - WHIPPS CROSS

LIAISON OLDER ADULT & ADULT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST - WHIPPS CROSS NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

LIAISON OLDER ADULT & ADULT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST

(WHIPPS CROSS - LEYTONSTONE)

Contract: Substantive

Hours: Frequency 1:50; Category A - 3% on call supplement (Pro-rata)

Location: Pine Lodge, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Whipps Cross Road, Leytonstone, London E11 1NR

Qualifications needed:

1. Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
2. CCT or equivalent
3. Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it
4. Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it
5. Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Main duties of the job:

To be successful in your application, you will need:

1. To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT's values
2. To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Older Adult and Adult mental health care
3. Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care
4. To be a team player

Job responsibilities:

You will be expected to:

1. Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to older adult and adult people with mental health needs, across Waltham Forest
2. Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team
3. Work directly with older adults and adults and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external older adult and adult mental health providers and acute hospitals
4. Participate in the on-call rota frequency is currently 1:50, with a 3% of basic salary, Category A on-call supplement (pro-rata)
5. Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative
6. Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies

Person Specification:

1. Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
2. CCT or equivalent
3. Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it
4. Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it
5. Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address:

Pine Lodge, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Whipps Cross Road, Leytonstone, London E11 1NR