Consultant Psychiatrist Adult Community Eating Disorder

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To provide clinical leadership within the Adult Assessment and Community team.
2. To provide consultant responsibility for patient care within these pathways.
3. Consultation to other members of the multidisciplinary team regarding the management of urgent assessments and risk.
4. To support the Assessment Team managing new referrals and triage.
5. To support the Assessment Team providing high quality initial assessment and formulation of appropriate care plans/pathways into treatment within the Adult Service.
6. To provide comprehensive clinical assessments for complex/urgent new referrals (typically one or two new assessments weekly).
7. To attend the weekly referral and assessment meeting providing support and consultation for team.
8. To diagnose patients with an ICD10 code at assessment/assessment meeting and ensure that these are documented appropriately, along with all other mandatory data recording
9. Participation in the weekly Community Team meetings, providing leadership, supervision and consultation for the team.
10. To provide psychiatric review and management of Adult Community Team patients typically 4-5 patients per week, including patients seen on medical wards.
11. Manage and develop protocols with local medical services.
12. Provide RC cover for patients in medical wards at ChelWest
13. To develop and sustain good working relationships and effective MEED pathways with Acute Hospitals.
14. To contribute to CPA meetings, as appropriate.
15. To contribute to MHA assessments as appropriate.
16. To support the maintenance of a psychologically minded clinic culture.
17. To regularly attend the fortnightly Staff Group, Continuing Professional Development sessions and Consultant meetings.
18. To manage, and provide training and clinical supervision for the team Specialty Doctor and Psychiatry trainees seeking special interest sessions in the service.
19. To provide cross cover for Consultant Psychiatrist colleagues in the Eating Disorder Service.
20. To be an active member of the SMT.
21. Work along with other MDT colleagues to develop the Adult Community team.
22. Participation in the development of new models of service to improve delivery and outcome, taking into account the views of commissioners, service users and evidence of best practice.
23. Participation in development of clinical protocols as required.
24. To maintain accurate and up to date clinical records.
25. To participate in the administration patient information systems and ensure that data are entered in accordance with service policies and guidance.
26. To contribute to collection and monitoring of Clinical Outcome data across the service.
27. To liaise with statutory and non-statutory sector agencies concerning the treatment and management of patients.
28. To ensure discharges are managed in accordance with service policies and guidance.
29. To complete and contribute to the completion of Serious Untoward Incident Reports as required.
30. To work in accordance with service policies and guidelines.
31. Maintaining up to date Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• Primary Medical Degree
• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
• Inclusion on the General Adult Psychiatry Specialist Register (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)
• Section 12 MHA Approved Approved Clinician status

• MRCPsych (or equivalent)
• An additional post graduate qualification of relevance to (own specialty)

Experience, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication and empathic skills
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Experience of team working
• Sound organisational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative

• Experience and skills in Eating Disorders

Personal Skills & Qualities

• Excellent communication and empathic skills
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Experience of team working
• Sound organisational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service

1 Nightingale Pl

London

SW10 9NG

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work