Consultant | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 23 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £99,532 - £131,964 per annum plus London Weighting Plus £20k Golden Hello |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 May 2024 |
| Location: | Iseworth, TW7 6AF |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6253295/222-MED-443 |
Summary
You will be receiving a £20k Golden Hello payment, which will be paid over 2 years on top of your salary
West London NHS Trust are currently advertising for a Home Treatment Team Consultant Psychiatrist in our Acute Mental Health Services Line. The Crisis and Home Treatment Team aims to reduce the frequency and length of inpatient admission for people experiencing acute episodes of mental health difficulties of all age groups including people above 65 years of age. It provides care and treatment in the least restrictive environment resulting in minimum disruption to the Service User's life with the purpose of meeting the person's mental health needs in their home environment and providing a real alternative to hospital admission where possible.
The Team also facilitates early discharges from the inpatient wards and facilitates 48-hour post discharge telephone contact post-discharge from the acute wards, and 7-day follow up where appropriate.
The team base is at West Middlesex University hospital site, next to Syon Park and Old Isleworth with great connections into London. If appointed, you will be joining an experienced and welcoming team of consultants, who scored above benchmarks in our recent Staff Survey. We have a clear sense of purpose and strong sense of team.
The Team manager and other consultant in the team that you would work with are highly skilled and have recruited an excellent team of professionals to work with them.
We want a Consultant Psychiatrist who can;
-Deliver the highest quality of clinical care to the patients and carers we see today.
-Lead, facilitate, actively develop, and support your overall team.
-Take steps every day to ensure high quality of care to our patients and carers, actively engaging with opportunities for learning, growth, and service developments. Providing expert advice to our matrons, managers and directors on what is needed to deliver excellent care, areas we should improve or pursue for funding opportunities, and strategic directions we should take in the future. No changes are made without including our consultant team.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 May 2024