Consultant Psychiatrist - North Camden Recovery & Rehabilitation Team
| Posting date: | 24 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £99,532 - £131,964 plus Inner London Allowance |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 June 2024 |
| Location: | London, NW1 0PE |
| Company: | Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6342681/455-ME530-F |
Summary
A Vacancy at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust.
LON CEN-CO-STH-2023-01683 (Approved)
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic team, working with some of the most vulnerable patients with severe mental illness in Camden.
The post offered is that of a Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry in the North Camden Recovery & Rehabilitation Team, a community mental health team that treats people with psychotic illnesses.
The North Camden Recovery Team is part of the care pathway for patients in HoNOS care clusters 11, 12 and 13, i.e., patients with psychotic illnesses. The care pathway applies the recovery model of care. It delivers evidence-based treatments to patients living in the Northern part of Camden. The post holder will work alongside another consultant. Jointly they will be the clinical leads for the team. The team is sub-divided into two mini-teams. There are approximately 800 service users on the caseload at any one time, with 400 patients in each mini team. Out of these, the post holder will have a medical-only out-patient caseload of approximately 250 patients shared with the Higher Trainee and Foundation Doctor Trainee – whose work they will supervise.
As an applicant for this role, you are urged to demonstrate within your supporting statement a combination of evidence that reflects your competence to meet the job specification and provide examples of how C&I values are an integral part of the way you have and will continue to deliver service.
This is a substantive position for 10 Programmed Activities: 7.5 Direct Clinical Care and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities.
The direct clinical care sessions will include: assessing new referrals to the team; reviewing patients and advising on their care; contributing to risk assessment and management; helping to manage crises; conducting medication reviews; participating in CPA reviews; and providing Consultant input into the team meetings.
The North Camden R&R Team is an innovative service with a strong focus on continuing service development, Quality Improvement, and conducting service evaluation and research. The post holder will be expected to support and contribute to these activities. The service is part of a wider programme in the trust aimed at reducing the health inequalities for people with severe mental illnesses.
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’.
C&I staff are required to reflect these values throughout their service at the Trust both:
• for people who use the services of the Trust, AND
• within their immediate teams and across the wider business of C&I.
As an applicant for this role, you are urged to demonstrate within your supporting statement a combination of evidence that reflects your competence to meet the job specification and provide examples of how C&I values are an integral part of the way you have and will continue to deliver service.
The postholder will work 10 Programmed Activities in the North Camden Recovery Team.
This team is part of the care pathway for patients in care clusters 11, 12 and 13, i.e. patients with psychotic illnesses. The care pathway applies the recovery model of care. It delivers evidence based treatments to patients living in the northern part of Camden. The team is sub-divided into two mini-teams and the post holder will work alongside two other substantive consultants. There are approximately 800 service users on the caseload at any one time, with 400 patients in each mini-team. The team is based at The Hoo, 17 Lyndhurst Gardens, London, NW3 5NU.The team operates between 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.
New patients are referred to the service by the Assessment and Advice Team, the Crisis Teams or the inpatients services. Sometimes GPs will refer directly to the team where patients have recently (within 6 months) been discharged from the service.
The postholder will have Consultant responsibility, for one of the two mini teams within the team. The Consultants are the joint clinical leaders and will provide cross cover to each other when required. The postholder will work with the team manager to ensure excellent and safe care is provided to patients and that there are systems in place to supervise the clinical work of the team. They will participate in this supervision through the multidisciplinary team meetings. The postholder will review patients, usually at the request of the care co-ordinators, to advise on their care. Care co-ordinators will usually be present at reviews. The postholder will participate in CPA reviews as required. In addition the postholder will undertake urgent assessments of patients already in the care of the team, who may be experiencing a deterioration in their mental health. Patients will usually be seen at the team base, at home or in GP surgeries. The postholder will ensure there are systems in place to monitor patients’ physical health, including monitoring that is required for antipsychotic drugs and lithium.
The community R&R teams are part of the cross borough Camden & Islington Recovery & Rehabilitation Division, which includes a range of specialist psychosis services: Assertive Outreach Teams, Early Intervention Service, FOCUS homeless outreach service, Intensive Support Service and Re-ablement. In-patient rehabilitation wards are based at St Pancras Hospital and the Highgate Mental Health Centre. The post holder will contribute to the leadership of the North Camden Recovery & Rehabilitation Team and to the division as a whole. Senior clinicians and managers from the division meet at a monthly Recovery Forum, to discuss clinical strategy, research and audit.
This advert closes on Sunday 16 Jun 2024
LON CEN-CO-STH-2023-01683 (Approved)
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic team, working with some of the most vulnerable patients with severe mental illness in Camden.
The post offered is that of a Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry in the North Camden Recovery & Rehabilitation Team, a community mental health team that treats people with psychotic illnesses.
The North Camden Recovery Team is part of the care pathway for patients in HoNOS care clusters 11, 12 and 13, i.e., patients with psychotic illnesses. The care pathway applies the recovery model of care. It delivers evidence-based treatments to patients living in the Northern part of Camden. The post holder will work alongside another consultant. Jointly they will be the clinical leads for the team. The team is sub-divided into two mini-teams. There are approximately 800 service users on the caseload at any one time, with 400 patients in each mini team. Out of these, the post holder will have a medical-only out-patient caseload of approximately 250 patients shared with the Higher Trainee and Foundation Doctor Trainee – whose work they will supervise.
As an applicant for this role, you are urged to demonstrate within your supporting statement a combination of evidence that reflects your competence to meet the job specification and provide examples of how C&I values are an integral part of the way you have and will continue to deliver service.
This is a substantive position for 10 Programmed Activities: 7.5 Direct Clinical Care and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities.
The direct clinical care sessions will include: assessing new referrals to the team; reviewing patients and advising on their care; contributing to risk assessment and management; helping to manage crises; conducting medication reviews; participating in CPA reviews; and providing Consultant input into the team meetings.
The North Camden R&R Team is an innovative service with a strong focus on continuing service development, Quality Improvement, and conducting service evaluation and research. The post holder will be expected to support and contribute to these activities. The service is part of a wider programme in the trust aimed at reducing the health inequalities for people with severe mental illnesses.
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’.
C&I staff are required to reflect these values throughout their service at the Trust both:
• for people who use the services of the Trust, AND
• within their immediate teams and across the wider business of C&I.
As an applicant for this role, you are urged to demonstrate within your supporting statement a combination of evidence that reflects your competence to meet the job specification and provide examples of how C&I values are an integral part of the way you have and will continue to deliver service.
The postholder will work 10 Programmed Activities in the North Camden Recovery Team.
This team is part of the care pathway for patients in care clusters 11, 12 and 13, i.e. patients with psychotic illnesses. The care pathway applies the recovery model of care. It delivers evidence based treatments to patients living in the northern part of Camden. The team is sub-divided into two mini-teams and the post holder will work alongside two other substantive consultants. There are approximately 800 service users on the caseload at any one time, with 400 patients in each mini-team. The team is based at The Hoo, 17 Lyndhurst Gardens, London, NW3 5NU.The team operates between 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.
New patients are referred to the service by the Assessment and Advice Team, the Crisis Teams or the inpatients services. Sometimes GPs will refer directly to the team where patients have recently (within 6 months) been discharged from the service.
The postholder will have Consultant responsibility, for one of the two mini teams within the team. The Consultants are the joint clinical leaders and will provide cross cover to each other when required. The postholder will work with the team manager to ensure excellent and safe care is provided to patients and that there are systems in place to supervise the clinical work of the team. They will participate in this supervision through the multidisciplinary team meetings. The postholder will review patients, usually at the request of the care co-ordinators, to advise on their care. Care co-ordinators will usually be present at reviews. The postholder will participate in CPA reviews as required. In addition the postholder will undertake urgent assessments of patients already in the care of the team, who may be experiencing a deterioration in their mental health. Patients will usually be seen at the team base, at home or in GP surgeries. The postholder will ensure there are systems in place to monitor patients’ physical health, including monitoring that is required for antipsychotic drugs and lithium.
The community R&R teams are part of the cross borough Camden & Islington Recovery & Rehabilitation Division, which includes a range of specialist psychosis services: Assertive Outreach Teams, Early Intervention Service, FOCUS homeless outreach service, Intensive Support Service and Re-ablement. In-patient rehabilitation wards are based at St Pancras Hospital and the Highgate Mental Health Centre. The post holder will contribute to the leadership of the North Camden Recovery & Rehabilitation Team and to the division as a whole. Senior clinicians and managers from the division meet at a monthly Recovery Forum, to discuss clinical strategy, research and audit.
This advert closes on Sunday 16 Jun 2024