Psychiatry

An excellent NHS job opportunity for experienced Specialty Doctors in General Adult Psychiatry to join a Welsh Health Board that is continuously providing great healthcare to their community. This post is perfect for Specialty Doctors looking to build their career either through CESR support, specialty training or progressing to consultant. 

The post is suitable for candidates holding specialisation in the EEA, or for experienced IMGs looking to complete CESR.

WHAT IS THE HEALTH BOARD LIKE?

The Health Board is situated in the heart of South Wales just north of Cardiff, between the beautiful Brecon Beacons National Park and the coastal town of Porthcawl in the South. The area is steeped in history, widely recognised across the UK and around the world as the driving force of the industrial revolution and the coal industry. Today, the challenge is to work together in health and social care, and with the strong third sector to look ahead, rather than backwards to build strong, dynamic, healthy and sustainable communities.

The Health Board\'s Vision is to ‘Create Altogether Healthier Communities’ by aiming to prevent ill health, protect good health and promote better health’ through working with partners to provide services as locally as possible and reducing the need for hospital inpatient care wherever feasible. Acute, intermediate, community and mental health services are delivered across a network of Community Clinics, Health Centres and Community Hospitals.

The Health Board provides health service to a population of 450,000 many of whom live in deprived areas with a low level of life expectancy. The Health Boards adult mental health services are organised on a locality basis with each locality having a clinical lead, head of nursing and locality manager. 

WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE? 

The department is a group of doctors that are very dynamic and forward looking. They are supportive with each other, and has a culture where development and progression is embedded. Their resilience, superb team work and close working nature with other colleagues makes the Adult Mental Health Teams team stand out– Teams that anyone would be proud to work with!

The Mental Health Directorate provides adult mental health services, older persons mental health services, rehabilitation and recovery services, and substance misuse services. Adult inpatient beds are based at the Mental Health Unit. There is a 14 bed Acute Assessment Ward, two 14 bed Treatment Wards and a 6 bed Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit within the Mental Health Unit. The department\'s current medical caseload analysis shows that there around 350 cases in secondary care. 

The post holder will be expected to provide senior clinical input to the assessment and management of patients, but not exclusively, managing outpatient clinics, collaborating in Care and Treatment Planning reviews, and offering advice and support to team members in managing patients. The post holder will facilitate post discharge reviews when appropriate, and participate in managerial and clinical team meetings.

WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU?

The combination of clinical practice and first-class academic connections means that medical professionals have a wide range of opportunities to develop their careers and achieve their aspirations. You will have access to leadership, teaching, educational and research opportunities for Continued Professional Develop (CPD).

If you are a new consultant you will receive mentoring and support from medical leads as well as access to a large peer group of enthusiastic and high-caliber Consultants.

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE?
EEA Candidates:

• Experience of working in General Adult Psychiatry
• Board Certified Specialist in General Adult Psychiatry

Non-EEA Candidates:

• MRCPsych (UK)
• Experience of working in General Adult Psychiatry

UK based applicants

• Experience of working in General Adult Psychiatry
• Within 6 - 12 months of completing CCT

This is a great opportunity for any experienced physician interested in General Adult Psychiatry working CESR or specialist registration in the UK.

An excellent NHS job opportunity for a consultant psychiatrist interested, or experienced in Rehabilitation Psychiatry to join an established team in Central London. The post is suitable for candidates holding specialisation in the EEA, UK based candidates with section 12, or for experienced IMGs looking to complete CESR.

WHAT IS THE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST LIKE? 

They are a major healthcare organization that operates across ten London boroughs and extends its services to areas beyond London. They specialize in mental health, addictions, learning disabilities, and community health services, serving diverse communities with over one hundred languages spoken. They have achieved Foundation Trust status in 2007 and has a strong record of success, earning recognition for providing top mental health and learning disability services. They continuously strive to deliver modern and dependable healthcare across various sectors and age groups, working in partnership with individuals to improve their well-being.

The trust\'s clinical services encompass a wide range of community health services, mental health treatments, addiction support, and services for individuals with learning disabilities. They follow a divisional structure with borough management for most services, and service lines focusing on specific areas like child and adolescent mental health, offender care, and sexual health. Their vision is to achieve well-being for life by empowering individuals to take control of their health and fostering partnerships with various stakeholders. To meet the NHS\'s financial challenges, the trust\'s plans to make cost improvements and enhance service quality through service redesign, streamlined processes, and rationalizing their estates by reducing the number of sites.

In summary, they are a large NHS Foundation Trust providing a wide range of health and social care services across London and neighboring areas. They prioritize mental health, addictions, learning disabilities, and community health, offering diverse and innovative treatments to various communities. Their focus is on patient care and improving overall quality of life, emphasizing empowerment, partnership, and diversity. To address financial challenges, they plan to restructure services, streamline processes, and optimize their estates to deliver high-quality healthcare efficiently.

WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE? 

The Rehabilitation Service is an innovative inpatient rehabilitation program with eleven wards. The service adopts a recovery-based holistic approach, led by enthusiastic multidisciplinary teams, to provide therapy and treatment promoting well-being, independence, and meaningful activity for patients with complex psychosis and related impairments. The service line is unique within the Trust, serving patients from eight Northwest London boroughs, and up to a third of its core business generates income. 

The service\'s 5.5 WTE Consultant Psychiatrists, along with a full multidisciplinary team and additional support services like substance misuse and employment support, ensure comprehensive care for patients across all their rehabilitation sites. Admissions are based on suitability assessments and approval by relevant Intensive Care Boards (ICBs), and the service collaborates closely with community mental health teams within the trust\'s Boroughs and neighboring mental health trusts who place patients in the service. Their Rehabilitation Service aims to enable patients\' recovery and help them achieve their optimum level of independence during their rehabilitation journey.

The post holder will have various duties, including providing clinical leadership to the team, acting as the Responsible Clinician for detained patients, and participating in care quality and business meetings. They will also be responsible for attending Mental Health Review Tribunals and Ministry of Justice hearings, assessing referrals promptly, and collaborating with care coordinators and placement panels for community placements. Additionally, the post holder will be involved in teaching and training junior doctors, medical students, and other clinical staff from different disciplines and offering support and advice to colleagues as needed.

WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU?

There is real opportunity to progress through CESR at pace at this trust, with a strong desire for newly-qualified consultants to develop their specialty areas of interest and undertake in various cancer trials and research projects where possible. Research is encouraged here, particularly when this is appropriate to professional development and to the service development of the department. 

If you are a new consultant you will receive mentoring and support from medical leads as well as access to a large peer group of enthusiastic and high-caliber Consultants. 

Requirements for the role:

UK based candidates:

• Experience in Rehabilitation Psychiatry 

EEA candidates: 

• Experience in Rehabilitation Psychiatry 

Non-EEA candidates:

• MRCPsych
• Experience in Rehabilitation Psychiatry 

An excellent opportunity for a dynamic Consultant or Specialist in General Adult Psychiatry to join a strong performing and ambitious organisation, with a rating of \"good\" overall by the CQC. The Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of mental health services in Camden and Islington, and they focus on providing high quality, safe and innovative care to their patients and their families. The post is suitable for overseas psychiatrists, including candidates who are pursuing CESR. Specialists in Psychiatry, holding a specialist certification would be suitable for this post, based on experience entering at either Specialty Doctor, Specialist Grade (Associate Specialist) or Consultant grade. 

Overseas applications from experienced Specialty Doctors and Consultants are welcomed. 

WHAT IS THE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST LIKE?

The NHS Foundation Trust provide services for adults of working age, adults with learning difficulties, and older people in the London area. They currently deliver the majority of their care to residents in the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington. The NHS Trust also provide substance misuse and primary care mental health services to people living in Kingston. The NHS Trust is also a member of one of the world’s leading academic health science partnerships.

The NHS Foundation Trust is recognised internationally for the quality of its research and innovation.  Over 40% of their consultants hold joint academic posts and are engaged in research across a wide range of mental health arenas. They are also a lead provider for educational placements in north London, and work in partnership with local universities to deliver both education and research projects as well as creating together the workforce of the future. This provides a great environment for their staff to innovate and deliver projects which transform patient care.

The NHS Foundation Trust 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. 

WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE? 

The department is falls within the hospital services division. It is a 17 bed unit and functions as a male acute treatment ward. Patients admitted to the ward are usually subject to a \"gate-keeping\" assessment by the Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Team and/or the MHCAS service or Mental Health Liaison Services. The main purpose of the ward is to ensure the comprehensive, timely and efficient assessment, diagnosis and treatment of all patients with a clear focus on achieving a safe return to treatment in a least-restrictive setting back in the community as quickly as possible. This involves the proactive anticipation, evaluation and resolution of all potential impediments to early discharge of the patient. The postholder will ensure two ward rounds and one management round take place every week.

The team, led by the Ward Manager of the ward, is comprised of professionals from various disciplines. The postholder will collaborate closely with the Ward Manager, sharing responsibility for delivering efficient and top-notch inpatient care. At the site, the inpatient psychology team serves all treatment wards, with a 0.2 Whole-Time Equivalent (WTE) allocation per ward. The inpatient psychology service focuses on conducting assessments and providing brief focal therapy to address acute distress or crises for individuals, as well as their caregivers and families, adhering to evidence-based practices. When suitable, the service may also offer group therapy, assessment-informed consultation, and psychometric evaluations.

The post holder\'s responsibilities include medical input, consultation and clinical leadership to the ward team and overall clinical responsibility for patients admitted to the ward, as well as medical input and leadership in care planning and risk assessment for patients. The post holder is expected to ensuring Care Planning is implemented for patients on the ward.

WHAT IS LIFE LIKE IN THE AREA? 

The Boroughs was portrayed by Shakespeare as one of the most disreputable clusters of streets outside London’s city walls, today Islington is a fashionable London borough. Islington hosts three of London’s most successful fringe theatres: one that prides itself on being the first pub theatre founded in England since Shakespeare’s day, and has promoted emerging playwrights and LGBT theatre since opening in 1970; the other is a studio-theatre of international repute; and the last one which hosts stand-up comedy.

Just four miles from the heart of central London, this trendy, liberal borough has an enviable property market, world-class theatres and an array of mouth-watering restaurants. On the weekends, locals can often be found browsing through small independent boutiques and a treasure trove of antiques, before making their way to sample the tempting array of international cuisine served at their market. Popular with young professionals and less so with families, Islington has also seen the rise of tech businesses and start-up hubs in recent years.

A wide range of properties can be found here, from ornate period terraces to stylish new-build apartments. Central and well-connected, this borough’s commuting population is served by Overground, Underground and Great Northern train line. There are also very good bus routes throughout the borough both day and night. 

WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU AT THE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST?

With an extremely active education/teaching programme supported by the consultant team, there is opportunity to work towards and complete CESR, RCPsych exams, get involved in active research and many aspects of CPD. 

Participation in research and educational activities will be encouraged.

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE?
EEA Candidates:

• Experience of working in General Adult Psychiatry
• Board Certified Specialist in General Adult Psychiatry (desirable)

Non-EEA Candidates:

• MRCPsych
• Experience of working in General Adult Psychiatry

UK based applicants

• Experience of working in General Adult Psychiatry
• Within 12 months of completing CCT

An exciting full-time opportunity awaits a Senior Specialist Grade Doctor in Working Age Adult services near London. This role involves providing medical cover and leadership, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and welcomes overseas psychiatrists pursuing CESR. The post suits Specialists in Psychiatry, entering at Specialty Doctor, Specialist Grade (Associate Specialist), or Consultant grade.

The General Adult Psychiatry department has a purpose-built 60-bed facility, caters to diverse mental health needs. The Trust\'s acute pathway serves around 29.9 million working-age adults, emphasizing timely assessments and recovery. The multidisciplinary team develops individual care plans, involving service users and carers, with a focus on physical health and well-being.

Career development opportunities abound at this NHS Foundation Trust, with active education programs, CESR support, RCPsych exams, and involvement in research and CPD encouraged.

The area with its natural beauty, educational opportunities, and convenient connectivity, provides a well-rounded living experience for professionals seeking both career advancement and a high quality of life.

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE?
EEA Candidates:

• 6 years experience of working in General Adult Psychiatry
• Board Certified Specialist in General Adult Psychiatry (desirable)

Non-EEA Candidates:

• MRCPsych
• 6 year experience of working in General Adult Psychiatry

UK based applicants

• 6 years experience of working in General Adult Psychiatry
• Section 12

Consultant opportunity in Child and Adolescent psychiatry for doctors with NHS experience, including experienced Specialty Doctors with Section 12, or for doctors who have significant overseas consultant experience. This is an NHS Trust is rated \"Good\" overall by the CQC and that offers CESR / Portfolio Pathway.

This is a great opportunity for overseas Consultants who want to establish themselves in the NHS, and grow their consultant career. The post is suitable for candidates holding specialisation in the EEA, or for experienced IMGs looking to complete CESR. 
 

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE?

EEA Candidates:

• Specialist Qualification in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Non-EEA Candidates:

• MRCPsych or PLAB (essential)

• Experience of working as consultant for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (essential)

UK based applicants

• Experience of working as Consultant, Specialist or Specialty Doctor Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (essential)
• Section 12 (prefered) 

An opportunity for a dedicated Specialty Doctor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to work in London and join an Adolescent Mental Health Team that offers a dynamic and supportive environment. In 2022, the Trust was awarded an overall rating of \"Outstanding\" by the CQC. This is a great opportunity for overseas Specialists who want to establish themselves in the NHS. The post is suitable for candidates holding specialisation in the EEA, or for experienced IMGs preferably with MRCPsych.

What is the NHS Trust like?

Formed in April 2000, this NHS Trust has since achieved University status and authorisation as an NHS Foundation Trust, recognising its substantial contributions to research and education. Serving a population of 1.5 million across 80 community and inpatient sites, this NHS Trust operates as a leading provider of mental health and community health services. 

In January 2022, the Trust received its third consecutive \"Outstanding\" rating from the CQC, a testament to its unwavering dedication to high-quality care. 

Career Development & Opportunities Available

The NHS Foundation Trust is accredited as an Investor in People employer and is consequently committed to developing its staff.  You will have access to appropriate development opportunities from the Trust’s training programme as identified within your knowledge and skills appraisal/personal development plan. The post holder will be expected to participate in training and development activities which support the objectives of the service and which will contribute to his/her own personal development plan and continuing medical education.


ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ROLE: 

Non-EEA: 

• MRCPsych (desirable)
• Experience in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

EEA: 

• Specialist certification in psychiatry (desirable)
• Experience in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

UK based: 

• Experience in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• S12 (desirable)
• Completion of core training (desirable)