About this role
Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an exciting new development in our mental health service, in a CQC rated Outstanding Trust. As part of our community transformation, aimed at more integrated service, we are creating a new Front Door Service.
The 'front door' will be the entry point to ELFT mental health services in City & Hackney. It will be a single front door for urgent and non-urgent referrals.
You will lead a well-resourced MDT including resident doctor, senior practitioners, psychology professionals, working at the interface between primary and secondary care mental health services.
The service base is very central to the borough with good bus and overground connections.
Main duties of the job
There is 0.6 FTE post made available due to service redesign.
This post will provide joint clinical leadership with the senior Psychologist. They will provide a link to the Neighbourhood/Quadrant psychiatrists and provide medical input and oversight to the Front Door.
The main duties of the post consist of providing consultant leadership, supervision and support to their team. The post-holder will participate, directly and indirectly, in the assessment of patients referred to the service and in drawing up coproduced formulations which will address the patients' psychiatric, physical, psychological and social needs, with the input of the whole multidisciplinary team. When appropriate, the post holder will assess the patient and co-produce a care plan before discharging back to primary care. Good communication will be undertaken with the patient's GP and workers in the team.
The post holder will also participate in daily referrals meetings, where they will provide senior clinical leadership, alongside the psychology professional lead, and operational lead, supporting the team triaging referrals, making decisions about allocation of assessors, or whether the referral should be passed to another service in or outside of ELFT.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information relating to this vacancy please see attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Medical degree, MBBS or equivalent Fully registered with the General Medical Council Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT). Membership of the Royal College Of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with RCPsych Guidelines) With or eligible for Approved Clinician status (MHA, 2007)
Desirable
Higher Degree in relevant area
Knowledge Essential
Experience of clinical work in General Adult Psychiatrist at ST4-6 or Consultant level in the last three years Experience and knowledge of psychopharmacology. Experience of working in adult psychiatry services in the community Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act Understanding of the social aspects relevant to psychiatry
Desirable
Knowledge & experience of recovery-informed service delivery and working with patients as experts by experience
Clinical Skills Essential
Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and provide leadership to the team Expertise in risk assessment and the use of evidence based interventions for the treatment of psychosis, mood disorders and co-morbidities Confidence in therapeutic risk taking Commitment to clinical governance
Teaching Essential
Experience in teaching junior staff Good teaching and communication skills Ability to train and supervise junior medical staff and medical students / staff from other disciplines Experience of teaching non-medical mental health professionals
Desirable
Medical education qualification
Research Essential
Able and willing to teach medical students and lecture on undergraduate and MRCPsych courses
Desirable
Interest & willing to supervise research, audit or QI projects. Published research
Personal skills Essential
Excellent oral and written communication skills Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that Commitment to working with service users in ongoing services development. Cultural sensitivity, ability to work with a diverse population. Commitment to continuing professional development.
Desirable
Management, performance and leadership courses.
Physical Essential
Able to travel between sites as required.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Vivienne Cohen House
Homerton High Street
London
E9 6AT
Employer's website https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)