Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 277-6970637-A1-LK
- Employer
- Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Green Parks House, Princess Royal University Hospital,
- Town
- Bromley
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Plus 1% on-call allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Psychiatrist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join Betts ward, which is an 18 bedded mixed ward.
The postholder will be Consultant Psychiatrist to Betts ward in Green Parks House, Princess Royal University Hospital, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.
The postholder will provide senior medical cover for acute inpatients admitted to Betts ward. The post-holder will be the Responsible Clinician (RC) for all detained inpatients.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be Consultant Psychiatrist to Betts ward in Green Parks House, Princess Royal University Hospital, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.
The postholder will provide senior medical cover for 18 acute inpatients admitted to Betts ward. The post-holder will be the Responsible Clinician (RC) for all detained inpatients.
The postholder along with their designated 2 junior WTE doctors (Core Trainees or Trust grade doctors) and middle grade doctor or multi professional approved clinician MPAC as available or shared with another ward, will be responsible for all clinical work and related administrative work including mental health act work and along with other team members ensure that patients have good quality care and that the Trust’s quality indicators are not breached. It is expected that the post holder will work very closely with the ward manager to deliver high quality and evidence based clinical care to inpatients and take a lead on clinical governance including the delivery of key performance targets, learning from incidents and service user feedback.
Working for our organisation
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.
Oxleas recruitment and retention strategy includes offering all Consultants and SAS doctors regular formal structured mentoring by professionally trained mentors.
“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.”
Ify Okocha
Chief Executive
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Provision of comprehensive psychiatric to patients through evaluation, diagnosis and use of appropriate treatment plans/strategies, advising and supporting carers in the community, and acute hospital staff as needed.
- Arrange appropriate investigations including effective use of neuroimaging, neurophysiology, and genetics.
- Working in a patient centred manner, ensuring the involvement of families and carer, wherever possible, with the patient’s consent in treatment planning.
- Creation and review of mental health risk assessments.
- To work alongside other members of the MDT to provide joined up and holistic care for patients.
- To participate in formal processes regarding admission and discharge pathways including community treatment reviews as per CCG/ICB guidance.
- In conjunction with the other consultants and team managers to identify and advocate for needed resources including staff as necessary.
- Develop and participate in a mental health Transition Pathway in Bromley for adolescents with mental health needs and ID.
- Supervision of the clinical work of trainee doctors and/or specialist grade doctors.
- Contribute to routine reports to support appropriate rehabilitation plans and packages or care for commissioners where this is appropriate.
Person specification
Must have AC Status
Essential criteria
- Must have AC status
Minimum 3 years in recognised training scheme
Essential criteria
- Minimum 3 years in recognised training scheme
Relevant clinical knowledge
Essential criteria
- Relevant clinical knowledge
Must have full GMC registration
Essential criteria
- Must have full GMC registration
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 Ajay Bhatnagar
- Job title
- Consultant Psychiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01689880004
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