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Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Community Psychiatry - C&HJoin to apply for the Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Community Psychiatry - C&H role at East London NHS Foundation TrustLocum Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Community Psychiatry - C&H4 days ago Be among the first 25 applicantsJoin to apply for the Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Community Psychiatry - C&H role at East London NHS Foundation TrustGet AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.Job OverviewThis is a fantastic opportunity to join a well established community mental health team in an CQC rated Outstanding Trust. You will join the 7 wte other consultants already leading a well-resourced MDT including trainees and specialty doctors working across the primary and secondary community services. You will have a range of community responsibilities within the service providing a holistic and assertive service for working age adults with severe mental illness. The team is based at a community clinic which houses all our Neighbourhood Teams as well as the Early Intervention and an Early Detection of Psychosis Service. It is about 5 minutes walk away from the inpatient unit located at Homerton Hospital; and 5 minutes away from bustling Chatsworth Road, with its vibrant cafés and shops. The service base is very central to the borough with good bus and overground connections.Main duties of the jobThere is 0.6FTE post made available to cover for maternity leave.The consultant psychiatrist provides input and clinical leadership to the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. They lead the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team with a team of a band 7 senior worker (senior nurse of social worker), band 5 community connector (employed by the voluntary and community sector), a band 3 support worker, as well as access to an occupational therapist, psychologist, band 6 assessment worker, and peer-support worker. There is a band 8 team manager for 4 Neighbourhood Teams. The most recent addition to these are ARRS workers, which are band 7 posts employed by ELFT and working across GP surgeries and Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams. The consultant has a significant role in providing advice and training to GPs with the aim of increasing the skills and knowledge of GPs in the management of common mental health presentations.The Neighbourhood Recovery Service has two sub-teams (East and West), led by 4 Band 7 senior practitioners, and 1 Band 8 operational lead. We are proud of the work we have done moving towards recovery-oriented care in the community and development of a primary care mental health offer which supports the recovery service in managing workload effectively.Working for our organisationOur mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.Detailed Job Description And Main ResponsibilitiesFor further information relating to this vacancy please see attached job description and person specification.Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteriaMedical degree, MBBS or equivalentFully registered with the General Medical CouncilEligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT).Membership of the Royal College Of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with RCPsych Guidelines)With or eligible for Approved Clinician status (MHA, 2007)Desirable criteriaHigher Degree in relevant areaKnowledgeEssential CriteriaExperience of clinical work in General Adult Psychiatrist at ST4-6 or Consultant level in the last three yearsExperience and knowledge of psychopharmacology.Experience of working in adult psychiatry services in the communityExcellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health ActUnderstanding of the social aspects relevant to psychiatryDesirable criteriaKnowledge & experience of recovery-informed service delivery and working with patients as experts by experienceClinical SkillsEssential criteriaAbility to work in a multi-disciplinary team and provide leadership to the teamExpertise in risk assessment and the use of evidence based interventions for the treatment of psychosis, mood disorders and co-morbiditiesConfidence in therapeutic risk takingCommitment to clinical governanceTeachingEssential CriteriaExperience in teaching junior staffGood teaching and communication skillsAbility to train and supervise junior medical staff and medical students / staff from other disciplinesExperience of teaching non-medical mental health professionalsDesirable criteriaMedical education qualificationResearchEssential CriteriaAble and willing to teach medical students and lecture on undergraduate and MRCPsych coursesDesirable criteriaInterest & willing to supervise research, audit or QI projects.Published researchPersonal SkillsEssential criteriaExcellent oral and written communication skillsAbility to manage complex workloads and support others to do thatCommitment to working with service users in ongoing services development.Cultural sensitivity, ability to work with a diverse population.Commitment to continuing professional development.Desirable criteriaManagement, performance and leadership courses.PhysicalEssential CriteriaAble to travel between sites as required.Making Things BetterQuality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don’t stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.Our CommunityWe provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.Aiming HighWe were rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated ‘Outstanding’ again in 2018 and continue to be rate 'Outstanding' in 2021.. We were named in the HSJ’s Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.Staff and Service Users UnitedWe strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.DiversityELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.Other Reasons To ApplyAs a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.What Next?If you like the sound of ELFT, don’t waste a moment. We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now!As part of our recruitment process we may be required to share information you provide on the application form with NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) and/or other organisations for the purpose of the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of fraud or any other unlawful activity affecting the NHS. We also use third party providers to check and verify your qualifications who may be contacting you on our behalf to verify the same..If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please consider that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. You must provide professional email addresses for all referees as we will contact them as soon as an offer has been made. Please note we do not request references prior to interviews. All applications made through NHS Jobs account will be processed by TRAC System. 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