Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - South Camden R&R Team

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic team, working with some of the most vulnerable patients with severe mental illness in Camden.

This post is a 1-year fixed term 0.6 WTE Consultant Psychiatrist working within the South Camden Core Community Mental Health Team as work progresses with the transformation of community mental health services in line with the NHS Long Term plan.

The post is being offered as a 1-year fixed term post whilst the JD for the Substantive post is being reviewed by the Royal College of Psychiatrist for approval. It is envisaged that this post will be advertised Substantively as soon as the JD is approved by RCPsych.

It is available ASAP. This is a replacement post within this service with the current post holder reducing clinical sessions after taking up the role of Clinical Director for Camden.

The post-holder will be part of a multidisciplinary team which includes both statutory and voluntary sector roles and provides holistic care to patients in a primary care setting aligned to the South and Central Primary Care Networks in Camden.

National terms and conditions apply to this post. Inner London Weighting applies.

Main duties of the job

This is a substantive position for 6 Programmed Activities: 4.5 Direct Clinical Care and 1.5 Supporting Professional Activities.

The direct clinical care sessions will include: assessing new referrals to the team; reviewing patients and advising on their care; contributing to risk assessment and management; helping to manage crises; conducting medication reviews; participating in CPA reviews; and providing Consultant input into the team meetings.

The South Camden R&R Team is an innovative service with a strong focus on continuing service development, Quality Improvement, and conducting service evaluation and research. The post holder will be expected to support and contribute to these activities. The service is part of a wider programme in the trust aimed at reducing the health inequalities for people with severe mental illnesses.

Further details can be found in the Job Description.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The specific clinical and managerial responsibilities of the post-holder will be as follows:

• To provide consultant input and clinical leadership to maintain clinical standards at South Camden R&R Team.
• To assess and manage patients with SMI such as complex psychotic and bipolar illnesses ensuring improved outcomes incl. outcomes for physical health.
• To assist with diagnosis, formulation, medication reviews, Dialog+ care planning, management plans, risk assessments, safety plans (Formerly crisis plans), and self-help plans as required for these patients referred to the team.
• To provide advice and support to Kentish Town PCN GPs, and other practice staff, regarding the assessment and management of the mental health difficulties of patients registered with their practices. This may be done through case discussions, joint consultations and bespoke training, as appropriate.
• To maintain effective communication with GPs, primary care staff, patients and their carers.
• To work flexibly within timetabled working hours, so that urgent clinical matters can be prioritised.
• To carry out Mental Health Act and domiciliary assessments as required.
• To play a key role in implementing improved linkage between primary and secondary care services.
• To liaise and work closely with local voluntary services as part of the new model of core community teams
• To provide clinical input, where necessary, to multi-disciplinary case conferencing around difficult patients being managed solely in primary care.
• To engage with local service user participation models.
• To participate in management activities and governance processes related to the Core Teams, including audits and quality improvement projects.
• To play an integral role in the performance of the team, the further development of the service, and the development of clinical pathways and priorities of the service line.