Consultant

Direct clinical care across the CRS and AO arms: new assessments, ongoing reviews, medication management, CTO reviews, and Mental Health Act assessments as required.

Assertive, community-based contact with the AO cohort, including home visits and joint visits with care co-ordinators, reflecting the AO model's emphasis on engagement as a therapeutic intervention.

Weekly multidisciplinary team meeting for the Complex Psychosis Team (both arms), plus daily flagging/triage of urgent concerns.

Support to the team's duty function for urgent risk and safeguarding concerns.

The post holder will be an Approved Clinician under the Mental Health Act and to hold Section 12 approval, consistent with the clinical responsibilities of this role.

No dedicated outpatient clinic ratio applies in the traditional sense; clinical contact is organised around MDT review clinics, home/community visits and duty cover, as set out in the job plan (Section 9). There are no inpatient beds or day-patient services attached to this post.

Be professionally accountable to the Clinical Director - H&F and the H&F Clinical Lead for Community Mental Health Services, and operationally accountable to the Clinical Director - H&F and the Service Manager for the Complex Psychosis Team.

Be a member of the H&F Medical Advisory Committee (MAC), contributing to operational and strategic matters and to discussion of major service developments.

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Qualifications

Essential: - MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable: - MRCPsych; - Additional clinical qualifications; - Qualification or higher degree in clinical research or management

Eligibility

Academic skills and lifelong learning

Desirable: - Experience of clinical research or service evaluation; - Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement

Clinical knowledge

Desirable: - Experience of working with patients who disengage from services / experience of assertive engagement approaches