Job summary
- Main area
- Ealing Hospital
- Grade
- Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 222-MED-487
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ealing Hospital
- Town
- Southall
- Salary
- £32,398 - £63,152 per annum plus London Weighting
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor
Specialty Doctor
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
Based in a popular area of West London, we are looking for a dynamic and skilled colleague to provide Specialty Doctor input to the Hounslow Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Service (CIDS) and Specialist Older Adult Mental Health Service (SOAMHS), both within the Older People’s Mental Health Service (OPMHS).
These community teams continually strive to enhance the experience of patients, and those supporting them, and is closely linked to Imperial College London both in terms of teaching and research. They are co-located in Hounslow borough at Lakeside Mental Health Unit, adjacent to West Middlesex University Hospital
Main duties of the job
You will be joining an established multi-disciplinary clinical team. The SOAMHS and CIDS teams are integrated and work along New Ways of Working. The SOAMHS team provides a specialist service for the assessment and management of mental health needs to patients over 70 who require older people's services as outlined in the Royal college of Psychiatrists document "Age discrimination in mental health services: making equality a reality". The CIDS team offers a service for all patients with a primary dementia
We are looking for a candidate with the drive, enthusiasm and vision to improve our team’s delivery of care, and contribute to our ongoing expansion and transformation of mental health and community health services. A candidate who is not just good at looking after the interests of the patients our teams will treat today, but can also think ahead and gradually improve everything we do to improve outcomes for all of our future patients and carers. The willingness and ability to do the latter well which separates average, from exceptional, high-performing, clinicians and this is what we are seeking.
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 over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
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 or equivalent
- Additional clinical qualifications
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable criteria
- Good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Minimum 4 years’ experience post qualification and at least 6 of those in the specialty (psychiatry) and including Old Age experience
Clinical knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent clinical skills in the assessment and management of Old Age Psychiatry
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Excellent knowledge in speciality
- Knowledge and experience in psychopharmacology as applicable to General Adult Psychiatry
Desirable criteria
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Experience in a variety of therapies
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 Sarah Ghani
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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