Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- MC75
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 333-J-HA-SA-0015
- Employer
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park Hospital
- Town
- Harroq
- Salary
- £63,696 - £102,689 plus £2162 London weighting allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in Adult Psychiatry (HTT)
MC75
Job overview
We are seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic and compassionate Specialty Doctor to join our Adult Home Treatment Team in CNWL Harrow.
This is a well-established, high-performing multidisciplinary service providing intensive assessment, treatment and support to adults experiencing an acute mental health crisis
If you are a committed and compassionate doctor who is keen to make a meaningful difference to adults experiencing mental health crisis, we would warmly welcome your application.
Please note, we reserve the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient number of applicants have been received.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be highly motivated, energetic and passionate about delivering high-quality care to adults in crisis. They will be committed to providing assessment and intervention in a sensitive, accessible and culturally appropriate way. Section 12 approval is required for this post.
In CNWL Harrow, we are committed to whole-system working and close collaboration across services. The Home Treatment Team has strong links with Harrow Mental Health Services, including CNWL Community Mental Health Services, inpatient wards and Adult Liaison Services at Northwick Park Hospital.
Working for our organisation
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest Trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff that provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.
We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference.
In CNWL Harrow we have an ethos of whole systems working closely together. The service has strong links to Harrow Mental Health Services, including CNWL Community Mental Health Services and Adult Home Treatment Team in Harrow, Older Adult Liaison Services at Northwick park hospital and the Ellington ward which is the acute older adult psychiatric ward.
In line with the NHS 10-year long term plan, CNWL Harrow has embedded the Trauma Informed Approach. All staff receive regular training and supervision in both formulation and treatment, using this approach. The care is delivered by an integrated multi-disciplinary team with a shared sense of ownership for patients.
Additional opportunities for the post-holders:
• One to one supervision with a Consultant
• Participation in local CPD activities
• Peer Support for SAS doctors
• Support for CESR program
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical:
• To holistically assess patients formulating individualised Care Plans with service users and their carers that aims to address their psychological, physical, spiritual & social needs, incorporating treatment and signposting / referring to other services where necessary.
• Provide medical consultation, advice and expert knowledge to all team members.
• Involvement within normal working hours in urgent assessments (which might involve Mental Health Act assessments)
• Provide support, advice, liaison and information to all who might be concerned in the care of the patient. This includes education and advice to family members/carers of patients as well as professional carers.
• To formulate risk assessments and ensuring all clients have appropriate care plans in place which addresses the risks.
• To maintain up-to-date clinical records electronically in line with agreed local policies and procedures, guidelines from professional bodies and CNWL policy.
• To liaise with carers, general practitioners, acute hospital services, social services, and third sector organisations.
• Regular medication review and inform GP’s of any changes
• To ensure all key performance indicators are maintained in line with trust policies.
• To have a good knowledge of safeguarding of vulnerable adults and report to the necessary agencies.
Management and Leadership:
• To contribute to the development of a culture of risk assessment and management to be delivered effectively in own area of responsibility and practice
• To represent the team/sector on both internal and external clinical and strategic planning forums and to act in a professional manner at all times.
The post-holder will contribute to the supervision of the trainees and is expected to contribute and support in other clinical duties and writing discharge summaries.
To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team and to provide expertise within the department, upholding professional standards at all times.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Primary Medical degree
- • Full GMC registration
- • Section 12 approval
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- • Completed at least four years full time post graduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term trainee or have equivalent experience and competencies
- • Extensive experience in the management of a broad range of relevant mental disorders in adults
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds
- • Working with interpreters and translation services
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach
- • Able to work effectively in a team
- • Able to build constructive relationships
- • Ability to plan treatment programmes in conjunction with multi-disciplinary team
- • Person-centred in clinical approach
- • Ability to provide medical and mental health assessments, formulate diagnoses and initiate treatment plans
- • Basic IT skills
- • Excellent clinical skills
- • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- • Broad knowledge of the biological, psychological and social determinants of mental disorders in old age and evidence based management interventions
- • Up to date knowledge of recent DH documentation and NICE Guidelines
- • Experience in teaching junior doctors and other professional groups
- • Experience in audit
Desirable criteria
- • Advanced IT literacy
- • Practical experience in a short-term psychological therapy
- • Experience in trauma informed approach
- • Attendance at teaching courses.
Other
Essential criteria
- • Commitment to multi-disciplinary team working
- • Commitment to Continuing Personal Development
- • Ability to be flexible and work as part of a changing, dynamic organisation
- • Sickness (or attendance) record that is acceptable to the Trust
- • Ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job.
- • Ability to work on own initiative
- • Enthusiasm
- • Probity
- • Industriousness
Desirable criteria
- • Contribution to the development of a service
- • Effective teaching skills
- • Flexibility
- • Driving license
- • Have car available for community work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Deepti Shah-Armon
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact:
Dr Deepti Shah-Armon, Clinical Director: [email protected]
Dr Moustafa Okda, HTT Consultant Psychiatrist, [email protected]
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