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Job overview
CNWL is looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Specialty Doctor, based within Shore Ward at Park Royal Centre for Mental Health. This full time positions would be excellent for someone wanting to broaden their experience of acute psychiatry and develop their clinical skills in a supportive and challenging environment.
The postholder will provide overall clinical leadership for the ward’s multidisciplinary team as well as direct clinical assessments and consultations. The post holders will be supervised and supported by the ward Consultant Psychiatrists.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have a central role in providing medical input within the well-established acute inpatient ward. He or she will work closely with the other members of the multidisciplinary team, in order to ensure that patients are provided with the highest standards of care. You will be supervised and supported by the Consultant Psychiatrist for the ward.
The post holder will be expected to ensure that any leave taken is covered by members of the clinical teams within which you work. The directorate is keen ensure flexible working and you may be asked to undertake additional duties to maintain high quality patient care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Assessment (including assessment of risk), treatment and management of adults with mental health problems (functional and organic)
- Treatment, using a sound knowledge of the evidence for pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, in accordance with NICE and relevant guidance
- Formulating psychiatric opinions about a bio-psycho-social care plan
- Full participation in the multidisciplinary team providing care on the ward
- Review and monitoring patients to ensure discharges are facilitated to maintain patient flow
- Contribution to care quality through quality improvement (QI) projects and relevant participation in local and Trust wide care quality processes
- Active involvement in teaching of undergraduate medical students
- Supervising the clinical work of the trainee and multidisciplinary colleagues
- Liaison with HTT, Psychiatric Liaison Services, AMHP services and Forensic Services in and outside the borough.
- Provide support to staff in the different applications of Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Supporting the MDT team to provide the best clinical care for patients
- Accurate record keeping according to the Trust’s and professional guidelines
- Supporting the Consultant Psychiatrists in chairing ward rounds, MDT, CPA, professionals and best interest meetings and preparing medical reports for MHA Tribunals/Managers Hearing.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- • Commitment to multi-disciplinary team working
- • Commitment to Continuing Personal Development
- • Ability to be flexible and work as part of a changing, dynamic organisation
- • Sickness (or attendance) record that is acceptable to the Trust
- • Ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job.
- • Ability to work on own initiative
- • Enthusiasm
- • Probity
- • Industriousness
Desirable
- • Contribution to the development of a service
- • Effective teaching skills
- • Flexibility
- • Driving license
- • Have car available for community work
Clinical Experience
Essential
- • Completed at least four years full time post graduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term trainee or have equivalent experience and competencies.
- • Extensive experience in the management of a broad range of relevant mental disorders in older adults
Desirable
- • Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds
- • Working with interpreters and translation services
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- • Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach
- • Able to work effectively in a team
- • Able to build constructive relationships
- • Ability to plan treatment programmes in conjunction with multi-disciplinary team
- • Person-centred in clinical approach
- • Ability to provide medical and mental health assessments, formulate diagnoses and initiate treatment plans
- • Basic IT skills
- • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- • Broad knowledge of the biological, psychological and social determinants of mental disorders in old age and evidence based management interventions
- • Up to date knowledge of recent DH documentation and NICE Guidelines
- • Experience in teaching junior doctors and other professional groups
- • Experience in audit
Desirable
- • Advanced IT literacy
- • Practical experience in a short-term psychological therapy
- • Experience in trauma informed approach
- • Attendance at teaching courses
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- • Primary Medical degree
- • Full GMC registration
Desirable
- • Section 12 approval
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This advert is for Specialty Doctor in Adult Inpatient Psychiatry with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £63,696 - £102,689 plus London weighting of £2162 per annum pro rata. The contract type is 24 months (Fixed-term contract). The application deadline is 16 Aug 2026.
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