Job summary
- Main area
- General Adult in ADAPT West
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (Monday to Friday 8 hours per day)
- Job ref
- 277-6497833-TS
- Employer
- Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Heights
- Town
- Charlton, London
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 £2,162 London Weighting + 1% on call
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/09/2024
Employer heading
Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
The post holder will be Consultant Psychiatrist to the Greenwich West Anxiety, Depression, Personality Disorders and Trauma Team (ADAPT) with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. This is the remaining WTE of a consultant post within the team that is being covered temporarily.
The post holder will carry no responsibility for inpatients but will be part of the bed management strategy within the Directorate. The Directorate takes a whole system approach to bed management with twice daily meetings between community and inpatient clinicians to ensure that beds are used in the most efficient manner.
Main duties of the job
· The post holder will be responsible for the care and treatment of patients within the team. This will involve attending multi-disciplinary team meetings to discuss referrals to the team. The post holder will be expected to attend zoning meetings thrice a week to prioritise contacts with patients, especially those service users who are deteriorating and presenting with increasing risk.
· The post holder will in addition be expected to chair review/CPA meetings, offer crisis appointments to patients who are in the red zone and offer home visits and telephone advice to general practitioners and other professional who may be involved with the care of service users on the caseload.
· The post holder will have formal outpatient clinics each week, patients who attend these will be referred via other services within the Trust. On average in the Medical Clinics there are 4-6 patients and in the Assessment Clinics there are 2 patients in each clinic.
· There is protected time for administrative work, as well as protected time to deal with mental health act related work including attending tribunals for patients on community treatment orders.
· The post holder will have supervision duties for the Trust Grade/ Trainees/ Specialty Doctor working within the team.
Working for our organisation
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.
"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
The ADAPT Pathway provides focused, therapeutic interventions to adults residing within the Borough who require care and treatment for anxiety, depression, affective disorders (without psychosis), personality disorders and trauma.
The service aims to be flexible and accessible. The pathways of care aim to offer individuals, choice and involvement regarding their treatment, actively encouraging their participation in the planning and implementation of their care.
A personalised care plan will be devised in consultation with the service user and their Carer/family where appropriate.
Whilst Pathways of Care utilises a team approach to the delivery of care, every individual receiving care will be allocated either a health care professional (HCP) or care coordinator. This worker will be responsible for ensuring that care is delivered in accordance with the care/treatment plan, and that the needs of the individual are regularly reviewed, risks and care plans modified accordingly.
Person specification
GMC Registration application
Essential criteria
- Registration number
Desirable criteria
- Registration application
Experience of General Adult Psychiatry
Essential criteria
- CV
Desirable criteria
- Working experience
Teaching experience
Essential criteria
- Work experience
Section 12 registration
Essential criteria
- Registration number
Desirable criteria
- Registration application for Section 12
Experience in General Adult
Essential criteria
- Previous employment
Desirable criteria
- Experience of ADAPT
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
- Jonathan West
- Job title
- Consultant Psychiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 319 5500
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