Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join their Intensive Case Management for Psychosis Team. This role involves providing high-level mental health care, attending multi-disciplinary meetings, and supporting crisis management strategies. The organization has been recognized as one of the best places to work, emphasizing teamwork, equity, and well-being. You'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact on patients' lives while working in a supportive environment that values your contributions. If you're passionate about mental health and looking for a fulfilling role, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Must have GMC Registration and experience in General Adult Psychiatry.
• Teaching experience and Section 12 registration are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for care and treatment of patients with complex mental health needs.
• Chair review meetings and offer crisis appointments and home visits.

Skills

General Adult Psychiatry

Crisis Management

Multi-disciplinary Team Collaboration

Patient Assessment

Crisis Planning

Education

GMC Registration

Experience in General Adult Psychiatry

Teaching Experience

Section 12 Registration

Job description

The post holder will be Consultant Psychiatrist to the Greenwich West Intensive Case Management for Psychosis Team (ICMp) with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. This is a well-established post that has been filled by a locum for the past few years. The vacancy has arisen as the former substantive consultant moved to a different role within the Trust.

The post holder will carry no responsibility for inpatients but will be part of the bed management strategy within the Community Mental Health (CMH) Directorate. The Directorate takes a whole-system approach to bed management with twice daily meetings between community and inpatient clinicians to ensure that beds are used in the most efficient manner. It is not anticipated that the consultant will attend all of these meetings but will need to support the team generally with bed management. The directorate has alternatives to admission in place including an admissions avoidance team, a Borough based Home Treatment Team (HTT) and also a crisis house.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the care and treatment of patients who receive high level and complex mental health care (formerly on CPA) within the team. This will involve attending multi-disciplinary team meetings, case discussion meetings, and weekly referrals meetings within the team.

The post holder will be expected to attend zoning meetings at least twice a week to prioritize contacts with patients, especially those service users who are deteriorating and presenting with increasing risk. The postholder will be expected to support the team with the development of robust crisis plans for those patients that may be deteriorating.

The post holder will in addition be expected to chair review/CPA meetings, offer crisis appointments to patients who are in the red zone and offer home visits and telephone advice to general practitioners and other professionals who may be involved with the care of service users on the caseload.

About us

Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts.

Oxleas recruitment and retention strategy includes offering all Consultants and SAS doctors regular formal structured mentoring by professionally trained mentors.

We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it's a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it's a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people's lives.

Chief Executive

Job responsibilities

The post holder will in addition be expected to chair review/CPA meetings, offer crisis appointments to patients who are in the red zone and offer home visits and telephone advice to general practitioners and other professionals who may be involved with the care of service users on the caseload.

The post holder will have 4 formal outpatient clinics a week with 4-5 patients booked per clinic. The consultant and other team medics will be responsible for screening new referrals and ensuring that they receive a prompt assessment from the team. This follows a framework with other team members to offer an Initial Family Meeting (IFM) where goals and objectives and completion of a DIALOG care-plan are agreed. There may be additional crisis clinic appointments and/or home visits required during the week and the consultant will be expected to show flexibility in managing their diary.

Person Specification

GMC Registration application

• Registration number
• Registration application

Experience of General Adult Psychiatry

• CV
• Working experience

Teaching experience

Section 12 registration

• Registration number
• Registration application for Section 12

Experience in General Adult

• Experience of ICMP

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.

£105,504 to £139,882 a year + £2,162 London Weighting + 1% on call