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Consultant in General Adult Urgent Care Psychiatry
| Posting date: | 11 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £105,504.00 to £139,882.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £105504.00 - £139882.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 March 2025 |
| Location: | London, W10 6DZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-25-0407 |
Summary
Core clinical responsibilities To provide senior clinical advice and support to both the MHCAS through review of patients, attendance at MDT meetings and other regular clinical team meetings including professionals meetings and team clinical reflection. To provide expert clinical advice to the SPA team, and input into telephone assessments and attend clinical handovers as appropriate. To work closely with the MHCAS, CFH and SPA managers in developing robust and clinically safe systems. To liaise with colleagues in wider services to promote a seamless service. To support with triage and assessment of patients as necessary and provide clinical supervision of assessments carried out by other team members as required. Ensure community connectivity for patients where relevant as part of discharge planning. Build and maintain good relationships with other teams and consultants along the pathway. Review complex needs patients to ensure appropriate care plans are put in place. Mental Health Act related work as indicated. Ensure that patients physical health needs are addressed. Ensure high quality documentation in the team including clear documentation related to mental capacity assessments and physical health assessments, and also discharge summaries. Ensure safe handover across interfaces when patients are discharged. Develop working relationships with relevant local voluntary sector services who can support and promote recovery where possible preventing readmissions. Follow the cross-cover protocol that has been agreed with another team or colleague which will ensure appropriate consultant cover is in place during absences. Core leadership responsibilities Carry out a leadership role in the quality agenda: identify areas for improvement and demonstrate active engagement with QI. Lead the development and understanding of how service processes and pathways would need to be adapted to meet evolving patient needs. To work closely with the SPA, CFH & MHCAS Service Managers, Urgent Care Service Director and Borough Medical Director to meet Trust and Divisional objectives Support recruitment and ensure optimal retention of team members. Line management and clinical supervision of any junior trainee/specialty doctor in the team. Teaching of medical students if placed in the team. Engage in service development, attend the care quality meetings and local expert advisory group meetings.