Job summary
- Main area
- The Orchard
- Grade
- Speciality doctor
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-MED-455
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Orchard
- Town
- SOUTHALL
- Salary
- £52,530 - £82,400 per annum inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor
Speciality 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
We are looking for an experienced and motivated full time Specialty Doctor, to join the Women’s directorate of the West London Forensic services, based at The Orchard, St Bernard’s Hospital Ealing.
Candidates are invited to discuss this appointment informally and in confidence with Dr Mansi Sood, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and Clinical Lead.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining a well- established multi- disciplinary clinical team providing care across two wards. The wards are each commissioned to provide care for 10 women with mental disorders who require treatment in conditions of medium security. The successful candidate will work with a multidisciplinary team under the supervision of a consultant forensic psychiatrist to provide effective, responsive, caring and safe treatment for the women.
Your role would be, together with the Responsible Clinicians and CT, providing front-line mental health assessment and care including attending ward rounds, CPA meetings, community meetings and reflective practice.
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
- MBCHB or equivalent medical qualification
- Shall have completed at least 4 years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
Desirable criteria
- MRCPsych
Fitness to Practise
Essential criteria
- Applicant’s knowledge is up to date and fit to practise safely
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice including: • good clinical care • maintaining good medical practice • good relationships and communication with patients • good working relationships with colleagues • good teaching and training • professional behaviour and probity delivery of good acute clinical care
Desirable criteria
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Language Skills
Essential criteria
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, which could be demonstrated by one of the following: •applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English •applicants have scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or equivalent equal to those required for recruitment to MMC specialty training programmes.
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
- Mansi Sood
- Job title
- Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02083548470
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