Consultant Psychiatrist in Early intervention in Psychosis

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Croydon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative multidisciplinary team in Croydon is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to lead and provide clinical input for patients experiencing their first episode of psychosis. This role offers a unique opportunity to work within a diverse community, delivering a comprehensive range of interventions including medical treatment and psychological support. Join a forward-thinking organization that values collaboration and professional development, ensuring that you thrive in your career while making a significant impact on mental health services. If you are passionate about psychiatric care and eager to contribute to a dynamic team, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing clinical leadership in psychiatric settings.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive patient assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical input and leadership for the multidisciplinary team.
• Conduct regular psychiatric reviews and contribute to care planning.

Skills

Psychiatry

Clinical Leadership

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

Patient Assessment

Education

Medical Degree

Specialist Training in Psychiatry

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist in Early intervention in Psychosis

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This is a substantive post for Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult to work in COAST, the Early Intervention in Psychosis service in Croydon.

COAST uses an assertive outreach model and receives referrals for the whole of the Borough. The service is an innovative multidisciplinary community team, serving clients from a variety of cultural backgrounds in Croydon who experience their first episode of psychosis and often have challenging and complex needs, including difficulties with engagement.

The multidisciplinary team provides a holistic, assertive and comprehensive range of interventions, which include medical treatment, psychological intervention, family support, care coordination, and occupational, educational and vocational therapy.

The post holder will provide clinical input and leadership for the team together with the other Consultants in the team. There will be a need to screen referrals, contribute to multidisciplinary assessments, and correspond with referrers, colleagues and other involved professionals in assessments and treatment of accepted patients. The post holder will have Responsible clinician responsibilities for their part of the caseload, they will conduct regular psychiatric reviews and contribute to care planning meetings of community patients under the care of the team. There will be a need to support inpatient colleagues when patients are admitted to the wards, write tribunal reports, and attend tribunals as required.

The post-holder will forge good working relationships with other psychiatrists across the Directorate in order to encourage appropriate referrals and assure a cooperative approach to the care of patients. They will be linked in with other Consultants and supported to join peer groups. They will also provide consultation and advice to members of the MDT.

The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust provides the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK across four South London Boroughs: Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark. The Trust is part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC). KHP is responsible for seeing 2 million patients each year, has 25,000 employees and 19,500 students, and a £2 billion annual turnover. It brings together the best of basic and translational research, clinical excellence, and world-class teaching to deliver ground-breaking advances in physical and mental healthcare.

The Trust has 230 community, inpatient, and outpatient-based services. The Trust has a broad range of staff in all disciplines with the widest range of skills and interests that provides many opportunities for new consultants to thrive and develop. It provides mental health services to the people of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, and Croydon, as well as substance misuse services for people in Lambeth, Bexley, Greenwich and Wandsworth, and specialist CAMHS services for Kent. We also provide tertiary specialist services to people from across the UK and have a number of partnerships with clinical services and educational programme in Europe, the Middle East and China.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Serena Lai Job title: Associate Medical Director - Croydon Directorate Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07961250993

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