Consultant Psychiatrist Twickenham Integrated Recovery Hub

South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust; Teddington; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Teddington is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to provide medical and clinical leadership within the Twickenham Integrated Recovery Hub. This role involves managing complex cases, ensuring high-quality care, and working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. Suitable candidates will have approved clinician status and the ability to lead and engage in clinical governance practices. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on recovery-oriented services.

Qualifications

• Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act is required.
• Experience in clinical governance and managing complex cases is needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead medical responsibilities within the multidisciplinary team.
• Manage the day-to-day clinical care delivered by the team.
• Participate in audit and clinical governance activities.

Skills

Medical leadership

Risk assessment

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Approved Clinician status or eligibility

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. The postholder will provide medical and clinical leadership to the Twickenham Integrated Recovery Hub (IRH) within Adult Mental Health Services for Richmond. The Twickenham IRH (with internal GP alignment) is one of two such teams in the London Borough of Richmond, the other being Richmond IRH. Both IRHs provide treatment and care for those with more complex and enduring needs. There is a separate team Richmond Single Point of Access which triages GP referrals and carries out assessments. Richmond Primary Care Liaison Service also accepts referrals from GPs and provides mental health interventions. In addition, there are separate community teams for Early Intervention in Psychosis (Richmond and Kingston EIS) and a Complex Emotional Needs Service for people with Personality Disorder (Richmond PDITT). There is also a Trust run Richmond Wellbeing Service comprising of IAPT and wellbeing services for patients with mild/moderate mental health difficulties.

While individual clinicians within the team have responsibility for the clinical care they deliver, the consultant shares with the team manager and other team members 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, working to resolve problems on their own initiative, and where necessary drawing any concerns they have been unable to resolve themselves to the attention of the team manager and others.

The post will be managerially/operationally accountable to the Clinical Director for the Community (adult) Service Line and responsible to the Associate Clinical Director for the borough.

The Consultant will have Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act and Approved Clinician status (or eligibility).

Clinical Duties of Post Holder

• Medical leadership, working in the multi-disciplinary team and providing cross-cover to other Consultant Psychiatrists and occasionally their Associate Clinical Director within their borough or service line.
• Overall responsibility for the day-to-day clinical care, risk assessment, risk management, initiation of medication, and the recovery focused care delivered by the Team.
• Availability within normal working hours 5 days a week for urgent review and management including formal Mental Health Act assessments.
• Domiciliary visits as required.
• Providing cross-cover for the Consultant colleagues where necessary.
• Management of complex cases.
• Allocation of resources, in collaboration with the team manager, 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.

The Trust has an excellent reputation for developing innovative clinical services including the Recovery College and SUN Project. Our Recovery College has been visited by overseas healthcare commissioners, who have gone on to develop similar services abroad in collaboration with our Trust. The Trust is also proud to have developed a range of new, progressive, public facing services including Crisis Cafes and a Mental Health Support Line.

The Trust also provides a range of national services, the advice and expertise of which can be easily called upon for the benefit of CMHT patients.

Following a CQC Inspection in 2018 the Trust became one of a few Mental Health Trusts to have achieved a “Good” rating.

The Trusts Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 21-24 strives to achieve the following outcomes by 2024.

• To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures.
• To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
• To undertake the administrative duties and record keeping associated with the care of patients.
• To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
• To carry a mobile smart phone during working hours provided and paid for by the Trust and be contactable by members of the team and other colleagues by phone and email.
• To work flexibly and creatively as part of a multidisciplinary team promoting informed risk taking and anti-discriminatory practice.
• To communicate clearly and effectively with staff of all major disciplines concerned with provision of mental health care.
• To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
• To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
• To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
• To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation.
• To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
• To comply with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.

Please see attached JDPS for detailed Job Description and main responsibilities

This advert closes on Saturday 11 Oct 2025