Consultant Psychiatrist in Community Mental Health Hub
Posting date: | 09 June 2025 |
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Salary: | Not specified |
Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum |
Hours: | Full time |
Closing date: | 09 July 2025 |
Location: | Milton Keynes, MK4 4EN |
Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
Job type: | Permanent |
Job reference: | 7267101/33-D-MK-C-0003 |
Summary
Community Mental Health Hub
Consultant Psychiatrist, (10 PAs) + on call supplement
Our doctors say that Milton Keynes Mental Health service are “good at adapting to new ways of working.
We're looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our dedicated medical team at the Community Mental Health Hub. Our focus is on providing patients who need comprehensive secondary mental health support and care. The Hub caters for service users with all diagnostic categories and is a needs-led service.
Within the Hub we are using Dialog+ to plan care and as part of our Think Family approach are actively engaged with families and carers. In line with the parity of esteem model the Hub supports the physical health management of patients with dedicated nurses for this purpose.
This is an exciting time to join Milton Keynes Mental Health, as we continue to grow and invest in our teaching and training programmes. Our department supports a thriving educational environment with Core and Senior Psychiatry trainees, alongside a strong presence of GP trainees, Foundation doctors, and undergraduate medical students.
This post is approved byThe Royal College of Psychiatrists. This post offersarelocation package of up to £8,000for eligible candidates. You'll also benefit from agenerous annual leave allowance,dedicated study leaves, access to theNHS Pension Scheme, and a wide range ofexclusive staff discounts— including savings on the purchase and lease of new cars.
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• Provide senior clinical advice and support to the daily triage, MDT and other regular clinical team meetings.
• Ensure all referrals are triaged daily and responded to in a timely way.
• Assess new patients and provide clinical supervision of assessments carried out by other team members.
• Review complex needs patients to ensure appropriate care packages are put in place.
• Actively link and develop a relationship with the Primary Care Network(s) to respond to their developing needs and support the move towards more integrated care.
• Leadership role in the quality agenda: identifying areas for improvement and active engagement with QI.
• To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with Consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
About us
CNWL is a nationally leading NHS Foundation Trust providing Mental Health, Community Health and Child Health Services across London and the South East of England.
In Milton Keynes, CNWL are responsible for the provision of mental health services for children and young people, adults and older adults. We jointly run the learning disability services with the local authority.
Over the last few years our catchment area has grown significantly, making the Trust’s population more diverse than ever. The area spans the communities of London, Milton Keynes and wider geographical areas of Buckinghamshire, Surry, Kent and Hampshire. There are areas of great affluence as well as deprivation, and there are over 100 first-languages spoken in these communities.
The Trust is organised in to three Divisions: Jameson, Goodall and Diggory. Diggory Division is responsible for the delivery of Mental Health, Addictions and Community services in Milton Keynes, as well as Addictions services, Sexual Health/HIV and Health and Justice services in London and Surrey.
• Provide senior clinical advice and support to the daily triage, MDT and other regular clinical team meetings.
• Ensure all referrals are triaged daily and responded to in a timely way.
• Assess new patients and provide clinical supervision of assessments carried out by other team members.
• Review complex needs patients to ensure appropriate care packages are put in place.
• Actively link and develop a relationship with the Primary Care Network(s) to respond to their developing needs and support the move towards more integrated care.
• Leadership role in the quality agenda: identifying areas for improvement and active engagement with QI.
• To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with Consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
This advert closes on Sunday 29 Jun 2025
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