Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult / Rehabilitation Psychiatry

Job overview

Ideal start date would be asap, but this can be negotiated. AC Approval is essential.

Camden & Islington’s rehabilitation services are well-respected and internationally renowned.

• To provide advice and support to nursing and support staff in the management of patients at 154 Camden Road and Lime tree Gardens.
• To provide consultant input and clinical leadership to the 154 Camden Road and Lime Tree Gardens. To assist with diagnosis, formulation, medication reviews, management plans, risk assessments, crisis plans, and self-help plans as required for patients referred to the team.
• To maintain effective communication with GPs, primary care staff, patients and their carers.
• To work flexibly within timetabled working hours, so that urgent clinical matters can be prioritised.
• To liaise and work closely with other C&I rehabilitation teams and attend a weekly referrals meeting with other senior rehabilitation clinicians.
• To liaise and work closely with local voluntary services as part of the new model of core community teams
• To participate in management activities and governance processes related to the Rehabilitation Services, including audits and quality improvement projects.
• To play an integral role in the performance of the team, the further development of the service, and the development of clinical pathways and priorities of the service line.

Working for our organisation

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:

• To receive a warm welcome through their journey to recovery
• That their dignity will always be respected
• That their care will be founded on compassion and kindness
• To receive a positive approach to care as they journey towards recovery
• High Quality Care from a highly trained team of professionals
• That each individual will be part of the wider team in the journey to recovery –

i.e. ‘no decision about you, without you’.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached JD and Person Spec for details on the Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult / Rehabilitation Psychiatry position in London

Person specification

Education/Qualifications/Registration

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and a license to practice. Must be on the specialist register or within 6 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
• 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

• Membership of Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent higher qualification in psychiatry
• Other relevant post-graduate qualification (incl. those gained outside UK
• Trained as an Educational Supervisor for doctors in training
• Training as a Consultant mentor

Knowledge & Experience

• 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 organising and chairing meetings.
• Good understanding of Trust governance structures, especially clinical governance
• An understanding of the role of research within the wider service
• Willingness to participate in research as appropriate and within the context of the duties of the post

• Experience in work place based assessments of doctors in training
• Experience in teaching small and large groups
• Knowledge of clinical commissioning and external organisations that interface with an NHS Trust.
• Experience in developing policies and protocols.
• Experience of service development.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to practise as an independent Consultant Psychiatrist.
• Thoroughness and attention to detail in clinical matters
• Sensitivity to needs of all patients and carers.
• Sensitivity and awareness in clients and staff from different cultures, ethnicities, gender and sexual orientations.
• Teaching and supervision skills for undergraduate medical students, doctors in training and multi-professional staff
• Ability to work in a team environment and to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multidisciplinary basis with all levels of staff.
• Ability to take on the role and responsibilities of the clinical lead
• Experience in undertaking clinical audit, investigating serious incidents and handling complaints
• Enthusiasm for pathology and willingness to share knowledge and experience

• A special interest or willingness to develop one in an area which helps to meet the needs of the Trust
• Experience in successfully delivering research projects