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Specialty Doctor in General Adult Inpatient Psychiatry (Aspen Ward)
Posted 7 days 21 hours ago by CNWL
Permanent
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London, United Kingdom
Job Description
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Become part of our team.
We care for you as much as you care for others.
There's a place for you at CNWL.
We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
Specialty Doctor in General Adult Inpatient Psychiatry (Aspen Ward) MC75 Main area Psychiatry Grade MC75 Contract 12 months (Fixed-term 12 months) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 333-J-BR-SA-0008-C
Site Park Royal Centre for Mental Health Town London Salary £59,175 - £95,400 plus £2162 London allowance per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/03/:59
Job overview We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Speciality Doctor to join our newly opened General Adult Psychiatry Ward at Park Royal Centre for Mental Health in Brent.
The post holder will have a central role in providing medical input within the Team and will work closely with the other members of the multi-disciplinary team, in order to ensure that patients are provided with the highest standards of care. You will be supervised and supported by the substantive Consultant Psychiatrist for the ward.
Main duties of the job
The ethos of mental health service in Brent is one in which care is delivered by an integrated multi-disciplinary team with a shared sense of ownership of the clinical services provided and collaborative working.
The postholder will also be expected to participate in quality improvement and service evaluation projects and will be encouraged to undertake service evaluation and/or research which may be relevant to either short or long-term service improvement.
Together with the Matron, Ward Manager and other MDT colleagues the postholder will provide direct clinical assessments and consultations for the team, including the following:
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
. click apply for full job details
to up skill or to simply change your career direction.
Become part of our team.
We care for you as much as you care for others.
There's a place for you at CNWL.
We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
Specialty Doctor in General Adult Inpatient Psychiatry (Aspen Ward) MC75 Main area Psychiatry Grade MC75 Contract 12 months (Fixed-term 12 months) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 333-J-BR-SA-0008-C
Site Park Royal Centre for Mental Health Town London Salary £59,175 - £95,400 plus £2162 London allowance per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/03/:59
Job overview We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Speciality Doctor to join our newly opened General Adult Psychiatry Ward at Park Royal Centre for Mental Health in Brent.
The post holder will have a central role in providing medical input within the Team and will work closely with the other members of the multi-disciplinary team, in order to ensure that patients are provided with the highest standards of care. You will be supervised and supported by the substantive Consultant Psychiatrist for the ward.
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical interventions for the patients managed by the team and to support members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Provide good service quality and performance with interfaces with home treatment team, psychiatric liaison team, community services, supported accommodation, A & E Liaison and the police.
- Support training needs of psychiatry trainees, medical students and MDT team.
- Acute in-patients (4 ward - 72 beds) - Park Royal Centre for Mental Health.
- Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) - organised in three locality CMHT teams (Harness, Kilburn and Kingsbury & Willesden) serving the three primary care networks (PCNs) in the borough based at Park Royal and Fairfield House, Kinsbury.
- Early Intervention Service based at 27-29 Fairlight Avenue, London.
- Forensic and Intensive Care Services which include Tasman Ward (Forensic Low Secure-17 beds), Caspian Ward (PICU - 13 beds) and Java (Forensic Rehabilitation - 6 beds) - Park Royal Centre for Mental Health.
- Home Treatment Team (HTT) - Park Royal Centre for Mental Health.
- Psychology and Psychotherapy Services including Clinical Psychologists embedded in the CMHTs and inpatient unit, Arts Psychotherapy, and other specialist family and individual psychotherapies - Fairfield House, Kingsbury.
- Range of rehabilitation services, supported tenancy schemes and residential care services located across the Borough.
The ethos of mental health service in Brent is one in which care is delivered by an integrated multi-disciplinary team with a shared sense of ownership of the clinical services provided and collaborative working.
The postholder will also be expected to participate in quality improvement and service evaluation projects and will be encouraged to undertake service evaluation and/or research which may be relevant to either short or long-term service improvement.
Together with the Matron, Ward Manager and other MDT colleagues the postholder will provide direct clinical assessments and consultations for the team, including the following:
- Medical input for care planning and risk assessment people admitted to the unit.
- The undertaking of duties and responsibilities including attending daily MDT ward reviews, Mental Health Tribunals, Managers hearings and report writing.
- Regular clinical liaison with the community teams in the Psychological Medicine, Community Mental Health Teams and the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team to ensure timely discharge of patients.
- Acting up the ward Consultant as appropriate.
- Primary Medical degree
- Full GMC registration
- Section 12 approval
- Completed at least four years full time post graduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term trainee or have equivalent experience and competencies
- Extensive experience in the management of a broad range of relevant mental disorders in older adults
- Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds
- Working with interpreters and translation services
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary team working
- Commitment to Continuing Personal Development
- Ability to be flexible and work as part of a changing, dynamic organisation
- Sickness (or attendance) record that is acceptable to the Trust
- Ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Probity
- Contribution to the development of a service
- Effective teaching skills
- Flexibility
- Driving license and a car available for community work
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach
- Able to work effectively in a team
- Able to build constructive relationships
- Ability to plan treatment programmes in conjunction with multi-disciplinary team
- Person-centred in clinical approach
- Ability to provide medical and mental health assessments, formulate diagnoses and initiate treatment plans
- Basic IT skills
- Excellent clinical skills
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Broad knowledge of the biological, psychological and social determinants of mental disorders in old age and evidence based management interventions
- Up to date knowledge of recent DH documentation and NICE Guidelines
- Experience in teaching junior doctors and other professional groups
- Experience in audit
- Advanced IT literacy
- Practical experience in a short-term psychological therapy
- Experience in trauma informed approach
- Attendance at teaching courses
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
. click apply for full job details
