Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 222-MED-441
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Middlesex University Hospital
- Town
- Isleworth
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum plus London Weighting
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Psychiatrist
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
West London NHS Trust is delighted to announce the availability of a full-time substantive consultant liaison psychiatry post.
Based in West Middlesex University Hospital, the post offers an opportunity to work in a London teaching DGH. Hounslow Liaison Psychiatry Service has excellent relations with the hospital, a successful training program, and a record of service improvement and innovation.
The post-holder will join a settled, close-knit, well-led, PLAN-accredited team with 2 full-time consultants.
Care by collaboration North West London ICS emphasises liaison psychiatry’s strategic importance. As experts in the mental-physical interface, our consultants are supported to lead integrated service development.
We are looking for ambitious consultants with excellent clinical and leadership skills. We welcome applications from candidates excited to work with our vibrant population and high calibre partners to deliver quality care, inspire and up-skill colleagues to meet patients' needs.
AAC interview 4/6/24, stakeholder panel 3/6/24
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work with the liaison service team manager and fellow consultants to provide clinical expertise to the team in assessing and managing patients in the hospital.
A key aim of the service and this role is to contribute to improving the overall care in the hospital. The post-holder will develop training for hospital teams and contribute to developing hospital systems to improve patient care. This is a priority for West London Trust and our acute trust partners.
Building relationships with colleagues in the acute trust is central to our success. Candidates should have strong communication skills and a record of building partnerships with a range of professionals.
The post-holder will be a member of the trust-wide liaison psychiatry senior management team, contributing to the broader strategic developments and clinical governance of the service.
The team boasts trainees at all grades, for whom all our consultants are clinical supervisors.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable criteria
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- MRCPsych
- Additional clinical qualifications
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
- GMC Specialist Register or within six months
- MHA Approved clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- MHA Section 12(2) Approval
- Good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Clinical Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience working in a range of liaison psychiatry services with excellent knowledge of speciality
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable criteria
- Wide range of specialist experience relevant to post in NHS or comparable service
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michael Yousif
- Job title
- Consultant psychiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 483 1495
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