About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a Locum Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist to join the Community Recovery Team North in Newham. This is a rare opportunity to work in an integrated community and inpatient service. The Community Recovery Team serves adults with serious mental illness residing in the North of the borough. It is a well-established service which seamless and integrated mental health care between inpatients and the community. The post is being advertised on a fixed-term basis initially, with future substantive recruitment planned.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will have overall clinical responsibility for service users on their caseload in their CRT sub-team and sector inpatients. They will lead on the delivery of high quality care in all settings; ensure policies and procedures are followed; develop close working links with GP colleagues in order to provide integrated holistic care; and develop close working links with the acute locality treatment wards ensuring the right care is provided in the right setting.
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
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further information.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS Essential
Fully registered with the General Medical Council On the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT Higher training in approved training posts for minimum of 3 years and / or previous consultant training. Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines) Approval under Section 12(2) of Mental Health Act 1983 and Approved Clinician status
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE Essential
Experience of clinical work in General Adult Psychiatry at ST4-6 or Consultant level within the last 3 years Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry Experience of working on an inpatient ward
Desirable
Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health Knowledge & experience of recovery-informed service delivery and working with patients as experts by experience Inpatient experience at consultant level
ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS/ ABILITIES Essential
Leadership skills Ability to work as a part of multidisciplinary, multi-model team Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that Consultation/liaison skills to services, teams and individuals Commitment to working in multidisciplinary setting Commitment to working with service users on service development Project management ability
Desirable
Formal leadership and management training Experience of team /service leadership Experience of organisational development work Experience of providing reflective practice to the teams Experience of consultations to the teams and individuals
CLINICAL SKILLS Essential
Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team and provide leadership for the team Self-motivating and innovative Expertise in risk assessment and evidence-based intervention after self-harm Confident in therapeutic risk taking Commitment to clinical governance
Desirable
Training in a psychological therapy
TEACHING AND SUPERVISION Essential
Experience in teaching junior staff Good teaching and communication skills Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates Experience of teaching non-medical mental health professionals
Desirable
Medical education qualification
RESEARCH AND AUDIT Essential
Experience of research work, especially in general hospital patients and / or patients with medically unexplained symptoms Audit experience
Desirable
Experience of grant-funded project work Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields
OTHER REQUIREMENTS Essential
Excellent communication skills Ability to get on with colleagues
Desirable
Media training
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 Newham Centre for Mental Health
Cherry Tree Way, GlenRoad
Plaistow, London
E13 8SP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)