Consultant in General Adult Community Psychiatry
9 hours ago
Core Clinical Responsibilities: The post holder will have principal duties to provide clinical care to Kensington and Chelsea pat.....
Core Clinical Responsibilities: The post holder will have principal duties to provide clinical care to Kensington and Chelsea patients under Westhill/Inclusive PCN. They will be supported by the MDT team that includes a Specialty doctor (full time), and 1 GPVTS, as well as other professionals such as pharmacist, psychologists, occupational therapists and employment specialists. The post holder will provide joint leadership with the manager, for the performance culture of the team, ensuring best practice is employed, and that the Trusts quality and productivity targets are met. They will promote good clinical care for all patients for both their mental health and physical health. The post holder will adopt a pragmatic leadership style, thus ensuring collaborative working both at a clinical and an operational level. The post holder will be expected to participate in Quality Improvement and service evaluation projects and will be encouraged to support any research which may be relevant to either short or long-term service improvement. Together with the team manager and Neohealth Consultant colleagues, the post holder will provide overall clinical leadership for the North K&C Community Mental Health Hubs multidisciplinary team as well as direct clinical assessments and consultations for the Westhill/Inclusive PCN. Management Responsibilities: The post holder will be a member of the Medical Staff Committee of CNWL. The post holder will be expected to take part in various committees and project teams relating to service developments. This will be done in discussion with the Borough and Clinical Directors. Teaching Responsibilities: An active role in the postgraduate teaching programme, which consists of a local academic meeting on Wednesday lunchtime. This meeting includes a Journal Club and case presentations. Teaching of medical students who regularly attend ward rounds and community MDT meetings as part of their psychiatric experience. Support is also given to work experience students when applicable. Supervision of the junior doctors allocated to the team. This must meet Royal College of Psychiatrists standards of clinical and educational supervision.
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