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, and is 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
There will have formal outpatient clinics each week, patients who attend these will be referred via other services within the Trust. On average in the Medical Clinics there are 4-6 patients and in the Assessment Clinics there are 2 patients in each clinic.
You will have supervision duties for the Specialty Doctor working within the team.
Regular training and supervision of staff is essential to maintain safe and effective clinical practice within the locality team.
The post holder will carry no responsibility for inpatients but will be part of the bed management strategy within the Directorate.
There is protected time for administrative work, as well as protected time to deal with mental health act related work including attending tribunals for patients on community treatment orders.
The post holder will have supervision duties for the Associate Specialist, GPVTS Trainee and Trust Grade doctor working with the team.
About us
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. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.
Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst 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
Job responsibilities
All teams comprise a cohort of 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.
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
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.
£105,504 to £139,882 a year London weighting £2,162 per annum + 1% on call
#J-18808-Ljbffr