Old Age consultant Psychiatrist

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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

Based in a popular area of West London, we are looking for a dynamic and skilled colleague to provide Consultant input to the Ealing Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Service (CIDS) within the Older People's Mental Health Service (OPMHS).

The post-holder will be working alongside the Specialist Older Adult Mental Health Service (SOAMHS) to ensure seamless and holistic care of patients presenting with dementia. The team continually strives to enhance the experience of patients and is closely linked to Imperial College London both in terms of teaching and research.

Main duties of the job

You will be joining a well-established multi-disciplinary clinical team. The CIDS offers an ageless service for all patients with primary dementia, and the SOAMHS teams are integrated and work along New Ways of Working providing a specialist service for the assessment and management of mental health needs to patients over 70 who require older people's services as outlined in the Royal College of Psychiatrists document "Age discrimination in mental health services: making equality a reality".

The advertised post is within the Ealing East Team (Sycamore Lodge in Acton), with the Ealing West team (Elm Lodge) having a separate MDT.

It is expected that the medical team members will take a lead role in providing diagnosis and management of new patients after non-medical triage, requesting and interpreting investigations, and discussing with patients and their carers post-diagnostically. The post holder will take a leading role in developing the service, supervising junior colleagues, and providing lead medical input to a multi-disciplinary team.

Person specification Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management
• Additional clinical qualifications
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
• GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months
• Approved Clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Academic skills and lifelong learning

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Ability to work in and lead a team
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
• 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

Clinical knowledge

• Excellent clinical skills in assessment and treatment of older adults with mental health issues
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Other Requirements

• Commitment to and compliance with Trust values
• Mobile and able to travel to Trust sites

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

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West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.