Job description

Job responsibilities

Core Clinical Responsibilities:

The post holder will have principal duties to provide clinical care to Kensington and Chelsea patients under Westhill/Inclusive PCN. They will be supported by the MDT team that includes a Specialty doctor (full time), and 1 GPVTS, as well as other professionals such as pharmacist, psychologists, occupational therapists and employment specialists.

The post holder will provide joint leadership with the manager, for the performance culture of the team, ensuring best practice is employed, and that the Trusts quality and productivity targets are met. They will promote good clinical care for all patients for both their mental health and physical health.

The post holder will adopt a pragmatic leadership style, thus ensuring collaborative working both at a clinical and an operational level.

The post holder will be expected to participate in Quality Improvement and service evaluation projects and will be encouraged to support any research which may be relevant to either short or long-term service improvement.

Together with the team manager and Neohealth Consultant colleagues, the post holder will provide overall clinical leadership for the North K&C Community Mental Health Hubs multidisciplinary team as well as direct clinical assessments and consultations for the Westhill/Inclusive PCN.

Management Responsibilities:

The post holder will be a member of the Medical Staff Committee of CNWL.

The post holder will be expected to take part in various committees and project teams relating to service developments. This will be done in discussion with the Borough and Clinical Directors.

Teaching Responsibilities:

An active role in the postgraduate teaching programme, which consists of a local academic meeting on Wednesday lunchtime. This meeting includes a Journal Club and case presentations.

Teaching of medical students who regularly attend ward rounds and community MDT meetings as part of their psychiatric experience. Support is also given to work experience students when applicable.

Supervision of the junior doctors allocated to the team. This must meet Royal College of Psychiatrists standards of clinical and educational supervision.

Job responsibilities

Core Clinical Responsibilities:

The post holder will have principal duties to provide clinical care to Kensington and Chelsea patients under Westhill/Inclusive PCN. They will be supported by the MDT team that includes a Specialty doctor (full time), and 1 GPVTS, as well as other professionals such as pharmacist, psychologists, occupational therapists and employment specialists.

The post holder will provide joint leadership with the manager, for the performance culture of the team, ensuring best practice is employed, and that the Trusts quality and productivity targets are met. They will promote good clinical care for all patients for both their mental health and physical health.

The post holder will adopt a pragmatic leadership style, thus ensuring collaborative working both at a clinical and an operational level.

The post holder will be expected to participate in Quality Improvement and service evaluation projects and will be encouraged to support any research which may be relevant to either short or long-term service improvement.

Together with the team manager and Neohealth Consultant colleagues, the post holder will provide overall clinical leadership for the North K&C Community Mental Health Hubs multidisciplinary team as well as direct clinical assessments and consultations for the Westhill/Inclusive PCN.

Management Responsibilities:

The post holder will be a member of the Medical Staff Committee of CNWL.

The post holder will be expected to take part in various committees and project teams relating to service developments. This will be done in discussion with the Borough and Clinical Directors.

Teaching Responsibilities:

An active role in the postgraduate teaching programme, which consists of a local academic meeting on Wednesday lunchtime. This meeting includes a Journal Club and case presentations.

Teaching of medical students who regularly attend ward rounds and community MDT meetings as part of their psychiatric experience. Support is also given to work experience students when applicable.

Supervision of the junior doctors allocated to the team. This must meet Royal College of Psychiatrists standards of clinical and educational supervision.

Person Specification

Educational and Professional Qualifications

Essential

• Primary Medical Degree
• Full GMC Registration
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)
• Section 12 MHA Approved
• AC approval

Desirable

• MRCPsych (or equivalent)
• Higher degree (MSc, LLM, MD or PhD)
• Management and leadership training
• Management qualification and/or extensive knowledge and expertise acquired through training and experience up to doctoral level.

General knowledge/Experience & Core skills

Essential

• Experience of assessment and treatment of mental disorders in an acute psychiatric setting
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
• Proficient in risk assessment and management.
• Experience of use of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act in an inpatient psychiatric setting
• Evidence of completed clinical audit projects
• Evidence of undergraduate and postgraduate trainee teaching

Desirable

• Experience of service development/business planning
• Completed research projects
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals
• High level knowledge of planned developments at a national level to improve efficiency and deliver quality services
• Experience of teaching non-medical staff/carers

Other attributes

Essential

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Sound organisational skills

Desirable

• Evidence of evidence based medicine training, teaching and implementation
• Training and experience of relevant therapies
• Demonstration of ability to innovative practice and service improvement

Educational and Professional Qualifications

Essential

• Primary Medical Degree
• Full GMC Registration
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)
• Section 12 MHA Approved
• AC approval

Desirable

• MRCPsych (or equivalent)
• Higher degree (MSc, LLM, MD or PhD)
• Management and leadership training
• Management qualification and/or extensive knowledge and expertise acquired through training and experience up to doctoral level.

General knowledge/Experience & Core skills

Essential

• Experience of assessment and treatment of mental disorders in an acute psychiatric setting
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
• Proficient in risk assessment and management.
• Experience of use of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act in an inpatient psychiatric setting
• Evidence of completed clinical audit projects
• Evidence of undergraduate and postgraduate trainee teaching

Desirable

• Experience of service development/business planning
• Completed research projects
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals
• High level knowledge of planned developments at a national level to improve efficiency and deliver quality services
• Experience of teaching non-medical staff/carers

Other attributes

Essential

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Sound organisational skills

Desirable

• Evidence of evidence based medicine training, teaching and implementation
• Training and experience of relevant therapies
• Demonstration of ability to innovative practice and service improvement

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).

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

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hathaway House

7F Woodfield Road

London

W9 2BA

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)