Job summary
Consultant Psychiatrist - 10 PAs
Special Interest - 1 APA
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join the Richmond and Twickenham Integrated Recovery Hubs [IRH] in the heart of Teddington in South West London as a Consultant Psychiatrist.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist with the interest and skills in providing strong medical leadership to take our services forward. This role presents a significant change to the way the consultant will work, with less routine face to face clinical work and more leadership, supervision and consultation to junior medical staff and senior non medical staff working across two mental health hubs.
The role is being offered as 10PAs on a substantive basis, plus an optional extra 1PA for a renewable 2 year fixed term period (worth an extra £18-25k over two years) to develop and deliver additional expertise in line with wider service line or Trust needs and managed as part of the annual job planning process.
As a Trust we are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage.
Additionally, we offer a number of enhanced benefits, including a relocation package available- Up to £8,000 relocation package available *terms and conditions apply*
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work alongside two full time specialist doctors and two Advanced Clinical Practitioners to provide medical leadership across the Richmond and Twickenham Integrated Recovery Hubs. The teams provide care for working age adults who live in Richmond and experience severe or enduring mental illness. Both hubs provide care according to GP/PCN alignment.
The Consultant in partnership with the team managers shares 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.
The post sits within well-established MDTs that work alongside a separate Consultant-led Assessment team (Richmond Single Point of Access, RSPA) and interfaces with a Consultant-led Home Treatment Team and in-patient wards. There are also specialist teams in the Borough for Early Intervention in Psychosis, Personality Disorder and adult ADHD.
The post-holder will be responsible for the provision of training to Foundation, GPVTS and psychiatry trainees, and the teaching of St George's University of London Medical Students.
Closing date: 17th March 2024(midnight)
Assessment date: TBC(via MS Teams)
Interview and AAC panel date: 2nd April 2024
About us
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our location:
Barnes Hospital, Barnes
Our community hub is centrally located near shops, restaurants and stations at Barnes Bridge, Mortlake and Barnes stations with trains to Richmond, Kingston or Clapham Junction. From January 2023 work on a new hospital building will begin, creating a mixed-use development on site. Services are currently temporarily relocated until mid to late 2024 at Livingston House Teddington. This latter site is near Teddington local shops and station, with connections to Clapham Junction and Waterloo via either Kingston or Richmond.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Medical leadership, working in the multi-disciplinary team and working closely with two specialist doctors and 2 Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
- Leadership, consultation and supervision of junior staff in the delivery of high quality menta; health care.
- Availability within normal working hours 5 days a week for urgent review and management including formal Mental Health Act assessments.
- Allocation of resources, in collaboration with the team managers, 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.
- Assessment and management of complex cases
- Domiciliary visits as required.
- Joint responsibility with the team managers for the day-to-day clinical care, risk assessment, risk management, initiation of medication, and the recovery focused care delivered by the Teams
- Providing cross-cover to other Consultant Psychiatrists and occasionally their Associate Clinical Director within their borough or service line.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Medical leadership, working in the multi-disciplinary team and working closely with two specialist doctors and 2 Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
- Leadership, consultation and supervision of junior staff in the delivery of high quality menta; health care.
- Availability within normal working hours 5 days a week for urgent review and management including formal Mental Health Act assessments.
- Allocation of resources, in collaboration with the team managers, 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.
- Assessment and management of complex cases
- Domiciliary visits as required.
- Joint responsibility with the team managers for the day-to-day clinical care, risk assessment, risk management, initiation of medication, and the recovery focused care delivered by the Teams
- Providing cross-cover to other Consultant Psychiatrists and occasionally their Associate Clinical Director within their borough or service line.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical degree.
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice.
- 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
Desirable
- Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DIT or MBT
- Qualifications in change management and service development skills
Knowledge & Experience: Critical Expertise in Specialty
Essential
- 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.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of the CPA process, risk assessment and risk management
- Experience of teaching medical and non-medical staff, including those who may not have a formal qualification
AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT
Essential
- Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit and/or research. Commitment to working with allied agencies including carer's groups, and local charities.
Desirable
- Experience of service planning and development Experience of working with third sector partners
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical degree.
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice.
- 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
Desirable
- Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DIT or MBT
- Qualifications in change management and service development skills
Knowledge & Experience: Critical Expertise in Specialty
Essential
- 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.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of the CPA process, risk assessment and risk management
- Experience of teaching medical and non-medical staff, including those who may not have a formal qualification
AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT
Essential
- Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit and/or research. Commitment to working with allied agencies including carer's groups, and local charities.
Desirable
- Experience of service planning and development Experience of working with third sector partners
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
