# Specialist Grade Doctor in Psychiatry > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-grade-doctor-in-psychiatry/5d62ccaf-74c9-4ce5-82ac-e6bf8a8c8cc6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-grade-doctor-in-psychiatry/5d62ccaf-74c9-4ce5-82ac-e6bf8a8c8cc6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £104,401 - £115,341 per annum (pro rata if less than full tine) - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term) - **Employment type:** 10 sessions per week (Full Time) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-24T08:18:37.896Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Uxbridge/Central_North_West_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/older_adults/older_adults-v8168389 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8168389?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### Specialist Grade Doctor in Psychiatry ### Hillingdon Older Adult Mental Health Service ### FTC 12 Months 10PAs We have an opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic Specialist Medic to join our innovative older adult mental health service in a full-time (10 PA) role. The primary focus of this role will be working in Oak Tree ward, our 17 bed older adult acute mental health ward. Oak Tree ward provides acute care for both women and men living with dementia and / or presenting with complex psychiatric needs that can not be safely met in community settings. In addition to the ward the service has a CMHT, Home Treatment Service, and Memory Service, and given the very integrate way in which our teams work and deliver care, there will be job planned opportunities for the post-holder to work into all areas of the service. The service has excellent links and relationships with wider health, social, and VCSE partners in Hillingdon, and is an active contributor to the development of Neighbourhood Health and Integrated Neighbourhood Teams in the Borough. The service culture is one of delivering the highest quality of care to older people in Hillingdon, with a strong focus and track record in service development and innovation. The post holder will be supported to play an active role in supporting this work, in addition to core clinical activities. ### Main duties of the job To offer speciality grade leadership and expertise to the Oak Ward and, when required, the wider OA teams. To take a lead in assessing and following up the most complex and difficult cases referred to the service To play an active role in supporting the development of the Hillingdon Older Adult Service. To undertake risk assessments and to contribute to planning and implementing service users’ care plans. To carry out the above on the ward and, when required, community settings, including home visits, and other non-stigmatising settings. To work flexibly to ensure that clients and their carers are able to access the service effectively. To provide the day-to-day medical cover to Oak Tree Ward,  under the supervision of the Oak Tree  Consultant. To participate in the Middle Grade on-call rota for Hillingdon. Currently the frequency of on call is 1:10 but this may vary in the future according to service needs. To be an active member of the multi disciplinary team and participate in team MDT To involve the user and carers in the treatment, management and care planning of a user’s mental health and physical care. To liaise effectively with all approporate partner agencies in the delivery of care. To ensure that clinical records are kept up to date, accurate, signed and legible. To ensure that all aspects relating to discharging clients are appropriately dealt with, and all clients are diagnosed with ICD10 code. To participate in audits and QI projects. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will be expected to work in partnership with service users, family members, carers and other care teams, so that they are fully involved in and empowered to make decisions about their treatment and care. It remains a priority to establish and maintain good communication and effective working relationships with referrers and to work closely with other agencies.  It will be important for the post holder to build a knowledge of and links with voluntary and independent service providers locally. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Proficient in risk assessment and management - Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams - Experience of use of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act in an inpatient psychiatric setting - Demonstrable leadership skills - Adequate training in child and adult safeguarding - Demonstrates ability to challenge others, escalating concerns when necessary. **Desirable** - Experience of service development/business planning - High level knowledge of planned developments at a national level to improve efficiency and deliver quality services ### Skills Knowledge & Qualities **Essential** - Good interpersonal and communications skills in line with the Trust’s Core Behaviours - Communicates effectively using the English Language and is able to share decision-making with patients, relatives and carers; treats patients as individuals, promoting a person-centred approach to their care. - sound organisational skills - Awareness of their leadership responsibilities as a clinician and demonstrates appropriate leadership behaviour. - Demonstrates understanding of a range of leadership principles, approaches and techniques so can adapt leadership behaviours to improve engagement and outcomes. - Awareness of legal responsibilities relevant to the role, such as around mental capacity and deprivation of liberty; data protection; equality and diversity. - Ability to work on own initiative ### Education and Qualifications Training **Essential** - MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. - Full GMC Registration with a license to practice - To be section 12(2) MHA 1983 approved (or achieve within 6 months of apt), if not have - Approved Clinician (AC) status/approval and be on the AC Register. - A minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. - Equivalent years’ experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas. **Desirable** - MRCPsych (or equivalent) - An additional post graduate qualification of relevance to (own specialty) ## Documents - [cnwl values (pdf, 182.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1162) - [cnwl staff charter (pdf, 684.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2868) - [cnwl staff networks (pdf, 320.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1160) - [cnwl reward and wellbeing handbook 2020 (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1773) - [cnwl culture scarf behaviour framework (pdf, 710.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2869) - [specialist grade doctor in psychiatry hillingdon older adult mental health service (pdf, 681.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10471183) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.