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Consultant/Clinical Academic w/ special interest in Social Inclusion
YC72
Main area Adult Psychiatry Grade YC72 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 333-J-BR-C-0008-M
Site Fairfield House, Town Kingsbury Salary £105,504 - £139,882 London weighting of £2,162 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/01/2025 23:59
Job overview
CNWL is looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Clinical Academic/Consultant who is innovative and able to work collaboratively with services. This full time position will be excellent for anyone wanting to broaden their research and leadership skills, experience of community psychiatry and develop their clinical skills in a supportive and challenging environment. The team is well established with good support from senior clinical and managerial colleagues.
The postholder will provide overall clinical leadership for the multidisciplinary team as well as direct clinical assessments and consultations. The postholder will also have an opportunity to undertake clinical research in health inequalities under the supervision of an academic supervisor at UC. The post will be hosted within the UCL Institute for Global Health.
The post will be located at Fairfield House, Fairfield Crescent, Roe Green, London NW9 0PS.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide leadership for the performance culture of Brent Mental Health Services, ensuring best practice is employed across the borough and that the Trust’s quality and productivity targets are met.
The Medical Lead responsibilities include:
* Lead medical staff on improving quality and innovation using QI methodology
* Fostering collaborative working relationships between inpatient and community services
* Support recruitment activities for inpatient and community posts
Together with the Matron, Ward Manager and other senior MDT colleagues the postholder will provide overall clinical leadership for the Ward Multidisciplinary team as well as direct clinical assessments and consultations for the Team, including the following:
* Medical input, consultation and clinical leadership to the ward, and overall clinical responsibility for people admitted to the unit.
* Medical input and leadership in care planning and risk assessment for people subject to the care planning (CPA) process.
* Acting as the Responsible Clinician for people admitted to Shore Ward as appropriate and undertaking associated duties and responsibilities including attending and writing reports for Mental Health Tribunals and Managers hearings.
* Regular clinical liaison with the Community Consultants in the Psychological Medicine, Community Mental Health Teams and the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team to ensure timely discharge of patients.
Working for our organisation
Brent Adult Mental Health Service provides a range of services for adults within community and hospital settings. Our community services have recently transformed to improve the quality of care received by people with mental health needs in their local community in line with the NHS Long Term Plan, towards provision of more integrated, personalised and place-based care.
Brent Adult Mental Health Services:
* Acute in-patients (3 ward - 47 beds) and PICU (11 beds) – Park Royal Centre for Mental Health
* Community Mental Health Hubs – organised in three hubs serving the three GP networks in the Harness and Kilburn hubs are based at Park Royal Centre for Mental Health, Park Royal; Kingsbury and Willesden Hub is based at Fairfields House, Kingsbury.
* Early Intervention Service: Fairlight Avenue, Harlesden
* Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT): Park
* Mental Health Act Team (AMHP Team): Park Royal Brent Integrated Psychology and Psychotherapy Services embedded within teams
* Community Forensic Service: Provided in collaboration with West London NHS
* Brent Talking Therapies
* Brent Community Collaboration and health inequalities team
* Mental health social team which deliver AMHP, hospital discharge, placements and complex case management
* Rethink mental health team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Principal Clinical duties of post holder
1. Assessment of new patients and clinical supervision of assessments carried out by other team members.
2. Full participation in the multidisciplinary team providing care in the community.
3. Senior medical responsibility for the care carried out by the Community Mental Health Team for both CPA and LPC patients.
4. Review and monitoring of the caseload to ensure appropriate care packages are put in place and discharges facilitated to maintain patient flow.
5. Contribution to the continuous development of the Community Mental Health Team, and to other parts of the Service as required.
6. Domiciliary visits to provide assessment and treatment services as a member of the CMHT.
7. Domiciliary assessments in response to emergencies.
8. Research, in terms of personal projects and clinical audits as part of clinical governance.
9. Involvement in joint planning of future service development.
10. Occasional psychiatric assessments of residents who may be in crisis in another borough.
11. Close liaison with the wards to facilitate admission and discharge planning.
12. Liaison with HTT, Psychiatric Liaison Services, AMHP services and Forensic Services in the borough.
1. To manage, appraise and provide professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel, policies and procedures.
2. To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder, operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
3. To undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
4. To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly through the trusts clinical information systems.
5. To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
6. To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
7. To attend and participate in the academic program of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD program.
8. To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
9. To participate annually, as a minimum, in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to reflect changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernization.
10. To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
11. To comply with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.
Person specification
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
* Excellent knowledge in specialty
* Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
* Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
* Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to working in community services within NHS or a comparable service.
ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
* Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
* Participated in continuous professional development
* Participated in research or service evaluation.
* Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
* Has actively participated in clinical audit.
* Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
* Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
* Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
* Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
* Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
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CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
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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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