Specialty Doctor | West London NHS Trust

West London Mental Health Trust; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust currently invites applications for a full-time SAS Doctor (Psychiatry) to join the Hounslow Central MINT team, delivering specialist psychiatric care within a PCN-based community mental health service.

The role involves close collaboration with a Consultant Psychiatrist and GP partners, developing risk management and care planning in line with modern NHS practices, and strengthening links with wider social care and VCSE organisations to support mental wellbeing beyond

Responsibilities

• Being part of a multi-disciplinary community team and contributing to decision making, risk management and care planning.
• Developing liaison with sector teams and Consultants and maintaining good working relationships.
• Working with the wider social system of patients, using techniques from various therapies and family therapy.
• Ability to adapt practice to changing service models and NHS ways of working.

Job description

Specialty Doctor | West London NHS Trust

We are excited to invite applications for a full‑time SAS Doctor (Psychiatry) to join our Hounslow Central MINT team, funded through our local transformation program. In this role you will bring specialist psychiatric skills to a PCN‑based, multidisciplinary community mental health service — working alongside a dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist in each Primary Care Network and forging close partnerships with GPs. Our Hounslow model adopts a whole‑person, whole‑population approach: integrating health and social care, collaborating with VCSEorganisationsand local community groups, and drawing on all available resources to support mental wellbeing both within and beyond traditional NHS services.

• Being an integral part of an enthusiastic multi-disciplinary community team. Learning to work with team members in appropriate decision making, risk management and care planning in line with new ways of working in the NHS
• Developing close liaison with all sector teams and Consultants and becoming skilled at maintaining good working relationships.
• Developing skills in working with the wider social system of patients, using techniques from various therapies and family therapy
• Ability to work flexibly and to adapt practice to changing service models, rather than traditional work patterns.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.