Job summary
JOB TITLE: General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist - Redbridge Home Treatment Team
CONTRACT: 10 Programmed Activities (10 PAs)
Substantive contract
Flexible working available - including job share, part-time, remote sessions considered
BASE: Tantallon House, Goodmayes Hospital, Barley Lane, Ilford, IG3 8XJ
On-call responsibilities:
The postholder participate in the Senior Psychiatrist on-call rota covering out of hours for Adult Mental Health Services in NELFT. This is currently a 1:40 rota with a 3% Category A salary supplement. There is also has a Daytime (9am-5pm) Section 136 rota (approximate frequency of 1 day every 3 months), including all Section 12 approved doctors in NELFT. The on-call Sec 136 doctor is expected to take a lead on Mental Health Act assessments in the Section 136 suite on the Goodmayes site.
The job description is pending royal college approval.
Main duties of the job
This post is for a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist in Redbridge Home Treatment Team (BD HTT), based at Tantallon House, Goodmayes Hospital and working into the Redbridge borough of London to provide home treatment for mental health patients in crisis.
The role combines clinical leadership, direct patient care and collaboration across the care pathway for mental health patients experiencing a crisis in their mental health.
In the course of your work, you will help shape service development, support staff and champion the Trust values of kindness, respect, and partnership with communities.
About us
This is one of two full-time posts for a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist in a well-established Home Treatment service with an excellent, stable and well-resourced multidisciplinary team.
This is a full-time substantive post, and we would consider flexible working, job share or fixed term if preferred. It is a post with 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) with 7.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). There are opportunities to add additional PAs for a special interest e.g. research, medical education, leadership roles etc.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be committed to establishing a culture of care and collaborative working in the team. You will be expected to provide clinical leadership and supervision to the multidisciplinary team, work directly with adult patients in mental health crisis in the community, and their families, and liaise as appropriate with inpatient and community consultant psychiatrists and other health and social care partners. You will develop links across the whole mental health pathway including primary care networks in Redbridge to continually improve our services.
Redbridge Home Treatment Team (R HTT) is one of four general adult HTTs in NELFT. The aim of the service is to provide a community based alternative to hospital admission for people experiencing a mental health crisis, and to facilitate the early discharge of psychiatric inpatients. The service provides a rapid response, intensive home-based mental health service to working age adults and together with our Integrated Crisis Assessment Hub provides a Mental Health crisis function over 24 hours, 7 days per week.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be committed to establishing a culture of care and collaborative working in the team. You will be expected to provide clinical leadership and supervision to the multidisciplinary team, work directly with adult patients in mental health crisis in the community, and their families, and liaise as appropriate with inpatient and community consultant psychiatrists and other health and social care partners. You will develop links across the whole mental health pathway including primary care networks in Redbridge to continually improve our services.
Redbridge Home Treatment Team (R HTT) is one of four general adult HTTs in NELFT. The aim of the service is to provide a community based alternative to hospital admission for people experiencing a mental health crisis, and to facilitate the early discharge of psychiatric inpatients. The service provides a rapid response, intensive home-based mental health service to working age adults and together with our Integrated Crisis Assessment Hub provides a Mental Health crisis function over 24 hours, 7 days per week.
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Qualifications
Essential
Section 12
Essential
- Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it
Knowledge
Essential
- Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it
Specialist Register
Essential
- Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Qualifications
Essential
Section 12
Essential
- Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it
Knowledge
Essential
- Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it
Specialist Register
Essential
- Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
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).
