Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (12 months fixed term post)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 222-MED-463
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lea ward– Thames Lodge
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/08/2024
Employer heading
Locum Consultant
Locum Consultant
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 one of the largest most diverse mental health providers in the UK, employing over 4,500 staff who are providing care and treatment for around 20,000 people each year and serving a local population of approximately 700,000 residents.
West London Forensic Services provide assessment, treatment and care in conditions of medium and low security and community for men and women from London and other parts of the UK. There is a community Forensic CAMHS (FCAMHS) team within this service. Local Services provide inpatient and community care for adults of working age and older people and community CAMHS in Hounslow, Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham. The Trust acts as a teaching centre for Undergraduates and for Postgraduate Trainees in psychiatry. The forensic service also attracts a significant level of international interest from students and practising clinicians who do short term visiting placements.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant psychiatrist for 12 months in Forensic Psychiatry, to join Lea ward, a 18 bedded Medium Secure Male rehabilitation ward. The post holder will provide leadership and support the Millbrook ward MDT. This is a maternity cover for 12 months with a possibility of extension.
Applicants must be registered with a licence to practice with the GMC and have an approve clinician status with an experience of working in Forensic psychiatry. CCT in forensic psychiatry is desirable. All medical staff are employed by WLNT.
The salary range for this post is according to the NHS consultant salary.
Candidates are invited to contact Dr Gaurav Sharma, Medical Lead ([email protected]) to arrange an informal discussion or a visit. The meeting can also be arranged via MS teams.
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 & Eligibility
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Use of relevant tools, e.g. HCR20, HONOS
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
- GMC Specialist Register or within six months
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable criteria
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- MRCPsych
- CCT in Forensic/General Adult Psychiatry
- Experience in forensic Community mental health care and / or rehabilitation of forensic patients
Clinical knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent clinical skills in interviewing and psychiatric risk assessment
- Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to write comprehensive clear reports for multiagency professional networks
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Evidence based knowledge of forensic psychiatry, relevant legislation and multiagency clinical risk management
Desirable criteria
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist Forensic experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic skills and lifelong learning
Essential criteria
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Ability to work in and lead team
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
Desirable criteria
- Participated in research or service evaluation
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement e.g. prizes or awards
- Evidence of improving patient outcomes through service change or audit
- An interest in developing and expanding services
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
- Dr Gaurav Sharma
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
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