Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry – Daisy Ward

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There is an exciting opportunity within the North London Mental Health Partnership (NLMHP) for a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Haringey acute adult inpatient services based at Blossom Court, St Ann’s Hospital, Haringey. The role is based on Daisy Ward in the Chase Building, which provides 18 beds for women requiring acute mental health care which attracts 20K welcome bonus and retention and £8K relocation.
Haringey is a vibrant borough in the middle of North Central London, home to around 265 000 people from hugely diverse backgrounds. Blossom Court serves all 5 boroughs in the area and has links to our community services which are undergoing transformation in line with national standards. We have robust links with the local authority and Haringey’s lively voluntary and charitable sector and other community organizations. NLMHP – comprised of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trusts – is implementing a bold and exciting strategy to provide excellent mental health care to the changing population over the coming years.
Please see the updated Job Description for this full time (10PA) post and the Person Specification, as well as more information about NLMHP.
This post has been approved by the Royal College of Psychiatry.
The post-holder will act as clinical lead for the multi-disciplinary team, working in close collaboration with the ward manager and other senior clinicians in the team.
The ward is a female only psychiatric ward for patients aged 18 years and above. It serves all of North Central London – so whilst patients will be primarily from Haringey, some will be from Barnet and Enfield and on occasion from Camden or Islington. The ward provides assessment and treatment for patients that present in the acute phase of a mental illness.
Patients are admitted to the ward via the Home Treatment Team (HTT) that serves as gatekeepers to inpatient care in close collaboration with the Access & Flow Team. Patients are referred to the HTT from the local GPs, local A&E departments, Community Mental Health Teams, and the police via the HBPoS.
In terms of ward activity, the following information is available – there has been an increase in activity since the same time last year consistent with improved patient flow and reduced length of stay
The post-holder will supervise a senior substantive Staff Grade Doctor (ST4-6 equivalent) and at least one trust doctor (CT1-3 equivalent).
BEH and Camden and Islington foundation trust have now formed a comprehensive partnership to collaborate and work with in the North Central London integrated care board brackets (ICB) close brackets and the general practitioner (GP) to ensure that there is comprehensive transformation of care for the people living in the boroughs of Barnet,
Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington we are working with ICB and GP network to ensure that people living in the NCL sector are provided with effective compassionate and equitable care irrespective of their post code within the NCL sector.
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team at BEH. It’s important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
• To manage 18 adult inpatients with a variety of psychiatric diagnoses, many of whom will be detained under a section of the Mental Health Act (MHA)
• To conduct assessments, request investigations and contribute to formulation of acutely unwell psychiatric inpatients
• To formulate treatment plans and oversee implementation and evaluation of these treatment plans
• To contribute to management of patient flow with a view to manage bed capacity effectively and avoid or flag up potential delayed transfers of care
• To comply with all legal obligations covering clinical practice e.g. Mental Health Act and Code of Practice, safeguarding procedures
• To complete relevant paperwork, including maintaining the electronic record and participating in routine outcome monitoring of clinical work
• To teach and supervise medical staff and other professionals in all aspects of psychiatric care
• To participate in the trust-wide day-time consultant psychiatrist second on-call Rota for Health Based Place of Safety situated at Chase Farm Hospital (1:32) and the trustwide on call rota (see section 20, below).
• To participate in the daily MDT Meeting and other regular ward or team meetings including staff supervision. To undertake other duties, as negotiated, that contribute to the good functioning of the clinical team.
• To take part in weekly Haringey discharge planning meetings and other regular meetings around patient flow involving locality and system colleagues.
• To provide clinical and professional leadership within the post and take part in management activities and governance processes related to the post or the wider service within which it is embedded.
• As a senior clinician, to have an integral role in the performance of the team, further development of the service, and the development of the clinical pathways and priorities of the service.Location: London