Consultant Psychiatrist (Adult) - PICU and CJLS

Consultant Psychiatrist (Adult) - PICU and CJLS

This fulltime post provides consultant care for a women's Psychiatric Inpatient Care Unit (PICU) ward based at the Tower Hamlets Centre for Mental Health (THcMH). The successful candidate will work on the 13-bedded PICU ward for 8 female ELFT patients from across the boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets and City & Hackney, and 5 beds allocated for non-trust patients. In addition, this post will have direct clinical oversight of the well-established ELFT Court Liaison Diversion service as the consultant lead.

Main duties of the job

The 1.0 Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) job plan will be developed to meet the needs of the service and is envisaged to include 7.5 PAs for direct clinical care (DCC) and 2.5 PAs for supporting programmed activities (SPA). This would include assessing patients, devising management plans, and providing clinical leadership. The post holder will also provide cross-cover to the other Consultants in the team.

The post-holder will provide consultant clinical leadership to the service and will assume consultant psychiatrist responsibility for patients. This includes assuming Responsible Clinician status for detained patients. They will participate, directly and indirectly, in the assessment of patients referred to the service and in drawing up care plans which will address the patients' psychiatric, physical and social needs. When a review of the care plan is indicated, the carer and any other professionals involved will participate in reviews.

The post-holder will forge good working relationships with other psychiatrists in the service in order to encourage appropriate referrals to the service and to assure a cooperative approach to the care of patients.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities

The Job Description is currently pending Royal College Approval

Person Specification Qualifications

• Medical degree, MBBS or equivalent
• Fully registered with the General Medical Council
• Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT).
• Membership of the Royal College Of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with RCPsych Guidelines)
• With or eligible for Approved Clinician status (MHA, 2007)
• Higher Degree in relevant area

Knowledge

• Experience of clinical work in General Adult Psychiatrist at ST4-6 or Consultant level in the last three years
• Experience and knowledge of psychopharmacology.
• Experience of working in adult psychiatry services
• Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act
• Understanding of the social aspects relevant to psychiatry
• Previous experience of working on an inpatient ward or PICU

Clinical Skills

• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and provide leadership to the team
• Expertise in risk assessment and the use of evidence based interventions for the treatment of psychosis, mood disorders and co-morbidities
• Commitment to clinical governance

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.