Job overview

CNWL are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Consultant Psychiatrist to join  the Psychiatric Liaison Team at St Mary's Hospital in Westminster, London.

This is a 10 PA full-time substantive Consultant Psychiatrist role,  and a 1 APA High Intensity Use Lead role will also be offered to the suitable candidate (secondary JD attached).

We are inclusive and people focussed. We offer a range of development opportunities to build and expand consultant clinical and leadership portfolios both for newly qualified and established consultants. We welcome applications from candidates within 6 months of CCT.

Any interested candidates are welcome to contact Dr Sujaa Arokiadass, Clinical Director for a discussion

Main duties of the job

•    Provide senior medical responsibility for the patients managed by the team and to support all members of the multidisciplinary team
•    Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and management of both psychiatric and physical health complaints of those presenting to an acute medical hospital 
•    Support recruitment and ensure optimal retention of team members and uphold morale
•    Provide senior medical input to ensure KPI targets and service requirement are met
•    Provide training to other health care professionals and support service users 
•    Ensure good service quality and performance
•    Ensure training needs of psychiatry trainees and medical students are met as well as supporting training of other junior clinical staff

Working for our organisation

CNWL is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a range of physical and mental health needs. We provide healthcare to a third of London, Milton Keynes and parts of Kent, Surrey and Hampshire. Over recent years our catchment area has grown significantly, making the Trust’s population more diverse than ever. There are areas of great affluence as well as deprivation, and there are over 100 first-languages spoken in the communities in our catchment area. We are constantly developing and working in innovative ways to provide modern, dependable services in

• physical and mental health sectors
• primary, secondary and community services
• in health and social care settings for all ages.

Westminster adult mental health service provides a range of mental health services for adults across the age range within the community and in hospital settings.  These are integrated health and social care services

Community services in Westminster are evolving in line with the NHSE Long Term Plan. Most of the service is commissioned by Central London CCG and which has undergone a transformation program redesigned as an integrated care partnership around the four Primary Care Networks (PCN). Two mental health hubs provide an overarching structure in the North and the South of the borough respectively, within which there are functional groupings serving each Primary Care Network (PCN).