Specialty Doctor

The Methodist Church in Britain; London Borough of Ealing; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The six-month Specialty Doctor post sits in the Ealing crisis and home treatment team at West London NHS Trust, working under the team consultants. The post-holder provides medical input to a multidisciplinary team delivering crisis assessment and home treatment, through face-to-face contacts, case discussion and daily huddles.

Work centres on community care that avoids admission, with Mental Health Act assessments expected. Section 12 approval, or working towards it, is expected.

Qualifications

• Primary medical degree.
• MRCPsych or equivalent psychiatric training/experience.
• Full GMC registration with licence to practise.
• Minimum four years postgraduate medical experience.
• At least three years' experience in psychiatry.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Carry out full psychiatric assessments, including risk formulation and personalised risk management plans.
• Develop and review care plans within a multidisciplinary framework.
• Deliver intensive community-based interventions to support admission avoidance.
• Take part in gatekeeping assessments for community-based patients.
• Help early discharge from inpatient units through joint working.
• Carry out Mental Health Act assessments where needed.
• Prescribe psychotropic medication and monitor the response.
• Contribute to safeguarding assessments and processes.
• Take part in daily multidisciplinary handovers and reviews.
• Provide medical input through face-to-face contact, case discussion and clinical meetings.

Skills

Risk assessment

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Discharge planning

MHA knowledge

Education

MRCPsych or equivalent

Primary medical degree

Job description

This six-month Specialty Doctor post sits in the Ealing crisis and home treatment team at West London NHS Trust, working under the team consultants. The post-holder provides medical input to a multidisciplinary team delivering crisis assessment and home treatment, through face-to-face contacts, case discussion and daily huddles. Work centres on community care that avoids admission, with Mental Health Act assessments expected. Section 12 approval, or working towards it, is expected.

What the job involves

• Carry out full psychiatric assessments, including risk formulation and personalised risk management plans
• Develop and review care plans within a multidisciplinary framework
• Deliver intensive community-based interventions to support admission avoidance
• Take part in gatekeeping assessments for community-based patients
• Help early discharge from inpatient units through joint working
• Carry out Mental Health Act assessments where needed
• Prescribe psychotropic medication and monitor the response
• Contribute to urgent reviews and same-day assessments
• Keep high-quality clinical documentation and records
• Contribute to safeguarding assessments and processes
• Take part in daily multidisciplinary handovers and reviews
• Provide medical input through face-to-face contact, case discussion and clinical meetings

Qualifications

• Primary medical degree
• MRCPsych or equivalent psychiatric experience and training

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise

Experience

• Minimum four years postgraduate medical experience
• At least three years' experience in psychiatry

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to assess and manage psychiatric emergencies
• Ability to manage patients presenting with significant risk
• Knowledge of MHA, MCA and safeguarding legislation
• Ability to provide high-quality multidisciplinary care
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams

Other

• Ability to respond flexibly to changing service demands
• Ability to supervise and support junior colleagues
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Participation in audit and quality improvement activities
• Commitment to evidence-based practice

Nice to have

• Section 12(2) approval, or working towards it
• Additional postgraduate qualification
• Demonstrable experience of relevant patient group care
• Experience of delivering teaching to multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of clinical supervision of resident doctors
• Experience of leading audit or quality improvement projects
• Research experience or interest in developing research activity