Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry (Inpatient)
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
CNWL is looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated consultant who is innovative and most essentially, able to work collaboratively with the Brent Inpatient team. This full time position will be excellent for anyone wanting to broaden their experience of community psychiatry and develop their clinical skills in a supportive and challenging environment. The team is well established with good support from senior clinical and managerial colleagues.
The post will be on Shore ward which is an 18 bedded mixed gender ward. The postholder will provide overall clinical leadership for the ward's multidisciplinary team as well as direct clinical assessments and consultations.
Shore ward is located at Park Royal Centre for Mental Health, Central Way, London NW10 7NS.
Main duties of the job
This is a replacement post for a full time, substantive Consultant Psychiatrist on Shore Ward at the Park Royal Centre for Mental Health.
Together with the Matron, Ward Manager and other senior MDT colleagues the postholder will provide overall clinical leadership for the Ward Multidisciplinary team as well as direct clinical assessments and consultations for the Team, including the following:
- Medical input, consultation and clinical leadership to the ward, and overall clinical responsibility for people admitted to the unit.
- Medical input and leadership in care planning and risk assessment for people subject to the care planning (CPA) process.
- Acting as the Responsible Clinician for people admitted to Shore Ward as appropriate and undertaking associated duties and responsibilities including attending and writing reports for Mental Health Tribunals and Managers hearings.
- Regular clinical liaison with the Community Consultants in the Psychological Medicine, Community Mental Health Teams and the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team to ensure timely discharge of patients.
About us
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff that provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference.
The Brent Adult inpatient service are located at Park Royal Centre for Mental Health. The service provides a range of comprehensive inpatient services including the Home treatment team. The inpatient service consists of three adult wards - Shore (18 beds - mixed gender), Pine 22 beds - (male only) and Pond (18 beds - female only). There is also a male only Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (Caspian ward - 13 beds). The Park Royal Site also has a 17 bed male only low secure forensic ward (Tasman), a 6 bed male only forensic rehabilitation ward (Java House) and the regional Mother and Baby unit (Coombe Wood).
Date posted
06 March 2023
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£88,364 to £119,133 a year +1% on call
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
333-J-BR-C-0002-D
Job locations
Park Royal Centre for Mental Health
Central Way
London
NW10 7NS
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Park Royal Centre for Mental Health
Central Way
London
NW10 7NS
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