NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Main area: Primary Care Plus (PCP)
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 277-6488571-A6-TS
Site: PCP Hub, Plumstead Health Centre
Town: Plumstead, London
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 London weighting £2,162 per annum + 1% on call
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST IN GENERAL ADULT PSYCHIATRY
Plumstead Health Centre, Strandfield Close, London SE18 1BH
The post holder will be Consultant Psychiatrist to the Greenwich Hub (formerly the Primary Care Plus Team (PCP) with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. This post replaces one of the outgoing Consultant Psychiatrists. You will work alongside another full-time consultant in the team with support from junior medical staff. The Hub is the single/first point of access to mental health services in Greenwich, responsible for quick triage, assessment, and where appropriate, signposting to other services. You will contribute towards triage, diagnosis, and oversight of medication.
Main duties of the job
* Conduct formal outpatient clinics each week, with an average of 4-6 patients in Medical Clinics and 2 patients in Assessment Clinics.
* Supervise the Specialty Doctor working within the team.
* Provide regular training and supervision of staff to maintain safe and effective clinical practice.
* Participate in the bed management strategy within the Directorate.
* Allocate protected time for administrative work and mental health act-related duties, including attending tribunals for patients on community treatment orders.
* Supervise the Associate Specialist, GPVTS Trainee, and Trust Grade doctor working with the team.
Working for our organisation
At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Oxleas is recognized as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times. Our staff survey results show we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience among similar trusts.
“We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it’s a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it’s a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people’s lives.”
Chief Executive
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
All teams comprise experienced practitioners from medical, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, and psychological therapy backgrounds. The PCP team works closely with GPs in the borough to provide interventions to patients with mental disorders.
Rationale for Post Development
Demands have risen considerably during and post-pandemic, with expectations for further increases given service development and forthcoming structural changes. There is a significant increase in ADHD/ASD referrals, and initial assessments must be conducted while patients with previously diagnosed ADHD are referred back to PCP for medication initiation and monitoring.
Person specification
GMC registration
* Achieved
* Applied
* Section 12 compliant
Experience of working in Psychiatry
* Working in Primary Care Plus environment
Section 12 application or qualification
* Registration
* Applied for Section 12
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme. We encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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