Specialty Doctor - Crisis Team / Home Treatment Team (St Ann Hospital)

North London NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in the City of Westminster seeks dedicated applicants to join their team. The successful post holder will have a chance to conduct clinical assessments for individuals experiencing mental health conditions. Collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary team, the role emphasizes a recovery-focused approach, ensuring care is tailored to individuals' strengths and future goals. Ideal candidates will have experience in similar settings and be committed to improving mental health care.

Qualifications

• Experience with clinical assessments and mental health conditions.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical assessments of individuals with mental health conditions.
• Participate in meetings with the multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver recovery-focused care.

Job description

This is substantive post which has become available due to the resignation of the previous post holder. An induction will be provided to your placement explaining roles and responsibilities as well as your workplace. A Trust induction will also be provided after starting in your allocated post.

The successful applicant(s) will work within their allocated post. The post will offer the opportunity to perform clinical assessments of individuals with mental health conditions, including mental state examination, history taking, physical health examination and attendance of meetings with the multidisciplinary team. The post holder will gain experience with the full spectrum of psychiatric morbidity.

This post is based in a multidisciplinary setting and the post holder will work closely with all the members of the team (doctors, nurses, health care assistances, psychologists, social workers & graduate mental health workers). The care delivered is recovery-focused, placing emphasis on individuals' strengths and goals for the future.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.