Job summary
This an exciting opportunity to join the consultant body of City & Hackney Mental Health Services. There is one full-time substantive post on one of our female inpatient wards. This role has come about as the previous post-holder retired.
The appointee will have clinical responsibility for the care of acute female inpatients who live in the City of London & South part of Hackney, and are admitted to Connolly Ward.
The City & Hackney consultant psychiatrists' group is known to be supportive and inclusive, and ELFT is recognised for its emphasis on clinical leadership, patient-centred approach and service-user involvement.
Main duties of the job
The consultant psychiatrist provides input and clinical leadership to Connolly ward, one of the two female acute inpatient mental health wards in City & Hackney. They have an overseeing and supervision role (including to junior doctors) for clinical cases admitted on the ward. The focus is on consultant level assessment of any new admissions that have taken place, actively supporting an effective interface between the ward, HTT and the community teams to facilitate safe early discharges from the inpatient unit, actively engaging with the relevant community teams, providing clinical leadership for the MDT on the ward, leading ward and management rounds and undertaking relevant reviews of inpatients, supporting the bed management processes and maintaining high quality care for the patients on the ward.
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 description
Job responsibilities
For further information please see attached job description and person specification. Please contact recruitment manager for further information on the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information please see attached job description and person specification. Please contact recruitment manager for further information on the role.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- MRCPsych or equivalent
Desirable
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Ability and commitment to work with service users in service development and delivery
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to manage time effectively
- Leadership skills
- Ability to contribute to service planning, development, and management
Desirable
- Formal leadership/management training
Knowlede
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of operation of acute adult mental health service.
- An understanding of relevant Government guidelines, targets and legislation
Clinical
Essential
- Excellent experience of operation of acute adult mental health service
- Assessment and treatment of a wide range of mental health and psychological disorders with evidence-based interventions
- Experience of consultation and liaison with mental health services and primary care
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service - including good experience of work in acute mental health services.
- Experience of contributing and/or leading on service planning, development and management
Teaching
Essential
- Ability to deliver teaching to graduates and undergraduates in medical and non-medical disciplines
- Excellent presentation skills
Desirable
- Formal training in teaching methods
Research
Essential
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement initiatives
- Research interest
Desirable
- Research or audit published in peer-reviewed journals
Other
Essential
- An understanding and experience of working with service users from a socially deprived, multi-ethnic area
- Adequate health to fulfil the responsibilities of the post
- Able to travel between sites
Desirable
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- MRCPsych or equivalent
Desirable
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Ability and commitment to work with service users in service development and delivery
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to manage time effectively
- Leadership skills
- Ability to contribute to service planning, development, and management
Desirable
- Formal leadership/management training
Knowlede
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of operation of acute adult mental health service.
- An understanding of relevant Government guidelines, targets and legislation
Clinical
Essential
- Excellent experience of operation of acute adult mental health service
- Assessment and treatment of a wide range of mental health and psychological disorders with evidence-based interventions
- Experience of consultation and liaison with mental health services and primary care
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service - including good experience of work in acute mental health services.
- Experience of contributing and/or leading on service planning, development and management
Teaching
Essential
- Ability to deliver teaching to graduates and undergraduates in medical and non-medical disciplines
- Excellent presentation skills
Desirable
- Formal training in teaching methods
Research
Essential
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement initiatives
- Research interest
Desirable
- Research or audit published in peer-reviewed journals
Other
Essential
- An understanding and experience of working with service users from a socially deprived, multi-ethnic area
- Adequate health to fulfil the responsibilities of the post
- Able to travel between sites
Desirable
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
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).
