Job summary
Job Description Ref No: LON CEN-CO-STH-2022-00750
CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST - 10PAs Older Adult In-patients and Whittington Liaison
Please come and join our multidisciplinary teams at Garnet Ward and Whittington Liaison Team. The post offered is a consultant position in old age psychiatry split between Garnet Ward based at the Highgate Mental Health Centre, 7Pas, and an additional 3PA working in the Whittington liaison service.
The role of the Consultant is to be the clinical lead of the team and to ensure high, quality, patient-centered, effective, safe and efficient care is delivered by the team.
The Trust is open to flexible working.
Main duties of the job
The Highgate unit is based at Dartmouth Park Hill, London N19 5NX.
Garnet ward is a 14 bedded ward for older adults with a primary diagnosis of organic mental disorder, mainly dementia. You will be joining an experienced multidisciplinary team able to manage a range of presentations from acute deterioration in functional illness to end of life care in dementia.
The Whittington Hospital is located next to Archway underground station. It provides acute services to over 500,000 people living in Islington and Haringey as well as other surrounding London boroughs including Barnet, Enfield, Camden and Hackney. The hospital provides a range of services including urgent and emergency services, surgery, critical care, maternity, and gynaecology, children and young persons services, medical care, outpatients department (OPD) and end of life care. The Whittington Hospital has 346 inpatient beds. In 2018/19 the hospital reported 21,292 day care admissions, 18,256 emergency admissions and 2,224 elective inpatient admissions.
About us
C&I has worked closely with current service users and Trust staff to create a set of shared values that make sure people who use the Trust's services get the best possible chance of a rapid recovery. These values are embedded in the campaign: Changing Lives - will help drive up the standards of care across the Trust. For people who use the C&I's services, these values meant that they can be assured that through their journey to recovery they will be guaranteed:o To receive a warm welcome through their journey to recoveryo That their dignity will always be respectedo That their care will be founded on compassion and kindnesso To receive a positive approach to care as they journey towards recoveryo High Quality Care from a highly trained team of professionalso That each individual will be part of the wider team in the journey to recovery - i.e. 'no decision about you, without you'.C&I staff are required to reflect these values throughout their service at the Trust both:o for people who use the services of the Trust, ANDo within their immediate teams and across the wider business of C&I.As an applicant for this role, you are urged to demonstrate within your supporting statement a combination of evidence that reflects your competence to meet the job specification and provide examples of how C&I values are an integral part of the way you have and will continue to deliver service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will provide clinical leadership to Garnet ward and clinical input 1.5 days a week into the Whittington liaison service with a focus on older adult presentations in liaison services.
Garnet Ward
The post-holder is expected to review patients together with the MDT on the ward on a regular basis. They will act as the Responsible Clinician for patients on Garnet ward who are detained under the Mental Health Act. They will also be expected to provide clinical supervision to the trainee doctors working on the ward.
Whittington Mental Health Liaison Service
The Post-holder will contribute to overall clinical leadership to an experienced Multi-disciplinary liaison team during their clinical sessions. This will include routine / emergency clinical assessments on the hospital wards, including assessments in A&E if required, providing clinical supervision to the teams Psychiatric Trainees and other team members and providing specialist consultation and advice to medical colleagues at the Whittington Hospital, including contributing to the training programme for hospital staff, and advice on mental capacity assessments. The post-Holder will participate in a daily Team supervision/clinical de-briefing session for overnight On-call Core trainees (when handing over clinical responsibility to the teams medical team).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will provide clinical leadership to Garnet ward and clinical input 1.5 days a week into the Whittington liaison service with a focus on older adult presentations in liaison services.
Garnet Ward
The post-holder is expected to review patients together with the MDT on the ward on a regular basis. They will act as the Responsible Clinician for patients on Garnet ward who are detained under the Mental Health Act. They will also be expected to provide clinical supervision to the trainee doctors working on the ward.
Whittington Mental Health Liaison Service
The Post-holder will contribute to overall clinical leadership to an experienced Multi-disciplinary liaison team during their clinical sessions. This will include routine / emergency clinical assessments on the hospital wards, including assessments in A&E if required, providing clinical supervision to the teams Psychiatric Trainees and other team members and providing specialist consultation and advice to medical colleagues at the Whittington Hospital, including contributing to the training programme for hospital staff, and advice on mental capacity assessments. The post-Holder will participate in a daily Team supervision/clinical de-briefing session for overnight On-call Core trainees (when handing over clinical responsibility to the teams medical team).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and a license to practice. Must be on the specialist register or within 3 months of gaining a Certificate of Completion of Training
- Section 12(2) and Approved Clinician status (or eligibility) - qualifies to act as a Responsible Clinician
- Membership of Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent higher qualification in psychiatry
- Registered with Royal College of Psychiatrists CPD programme and in good standing
- Shared Services training up to date to be an approved trainer/clinical supervisor
Desirable
- Other relevant post-graduate qualification
- Trained as an Educational Supervisor for doctors in training
- Training as a Consultant mentor
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and observance of the requirements and duties of a doctor laid down by the GMC in Good Medical Practice.
- Clinical knowledge of the full range mental disorders. Experience in the assessment of complex clinical cases involving severe and enduring mental illness and significant risk histories and the ability to assertively engage and manage such cases
- Expertise in a comprehensive range of evidence based treatment and case management options including pharmacotherapy.
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and safeguarding practices
- Experience in work place based assessments of doctors in training
- Good understanding of Trust governance structures, especially clinical governance
- Experience in organising and chairing meetings.
Desirable
- Experience in teaching small and large groups
- Experience in developing policies and protocols.
- Previous experience of working with crisis teams
- Experience of service development.
- Significant previous clinical experience at junior, higher trainee and/or consultant level in Acute ward-based general adult psychiatry
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable to change.
- Ability to effectively communicate ideas and influence others.
- Teaching and supervision skills for undergraduate medical students, doctors in training and multi-professional staff Enthusiasm for the subject of psychiatry and willingness to share knowledge and experience
- Sensitivity and awareness in clients and staff from different cultures, ethnicities, gender and sexual orientations.
- Ability to organise workload and manage time and delegate responsibility where appropriate.
Desirable
- Experience in successfully delivering research projects
- A special interest or willingness to develop one in an area which helps to meet the needs of the Trust
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and a license to practice. Must be on the specialist register or within 3 months of gaining a Certificate of Completion of Training
- Section 12(2) and Approved Clinician status (or eligibility) - qualifies to act as a Responsible Clinician
- Membership of Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent higher qualification in psychiatry
- Registered with Royal College of Psychiatrists CPD programme and in good standing
- Shared Services training up to date to be an approved trainer/clinical supervisor
Desirable
- Other relevant post-graduate qualification
- Trained as an Educational Supervisor for doctors in training
- Training as a Consultant mentor
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and observance of the requirements and duties of a doctor laid down by the GMC in Good Medical Practice.
- Clinical knowledge of the full range mental disorders. Experience in the assessment of complex clinical cases involving severe and enduring mental illness and significant risk histories and the ability to assertively engage and manage such cases
- Expertise in a comprehensive range of evidence based treatment and case management options including pharmacotherapy.
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and safeguarding practices
- Experience in work place based assessments of doctors in training
- Good understanding of Trust governance structures, especially clinical governance
- Experience in organising and chairing meetings.
Desirable
- Experience in teaching small and large groups
- Experience in developing policies and protocols.
- Previous experience of working with crisis teams
- Experience of service development.
- Significant previous clinical experience at junior, higher trainee and/or consultant level in Acute ward-based general adult psychiatry
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable to change.
- Ability to effectively communicate ideas and influence others.
- Teaching and supervision skills for undergraduate medical students, doctors in training and multi-professional staff Enthusiasm for the subject of psychiatry and willingness to share knowledge and experience
- Sensitivity and awareness in clients and staff from different cultures, ethnicities, gender and sexual orientations.
- Ability to organise workload and manage time and delegate responsibility where appropriate.
Desirable
- Experience in successfully delivering research projects
- A special interest or willingness to develop one in an area which helps to meet the needs of the Trust
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
