Specialist doctor in Homerton Psychological Medicine
Job Description
Job summary
Specialist doctor in the Homerton Psychological Medicine team.
Working as key member of this liaison team, involved in all aspects of assessing and managing patients referred to the service from the emergency department and the acute wards.
Main duties of the job
Assessment and management of a wide range of presentations who are referred to a busy liaison team. This includes patients referred from the ED covering crisis presentations, acutely disturbed or confused patients and those experiencing psychoses with a range of precipitants.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will gain experience in assessment and management of a wide range of presentations who are referred to a busy liaison team. This includes patients referred from the ED covering crisis presentations, acutely disturbed or confused patients and those experiencing psychoses with a range of precipitants.
Referrals from the wards include mood disturbances, functional presentations, eating disorders, post-ictal presentations and other organic psychoses and a monthly MDT discussion with the regional neuro rehabilitation unit. (RNRU)
The post-holder will help provide clinical leadership in the assessment and management of a wide range of mental health presentations as outlined above. They will take part in weekly MDTs, provide local teaching, engage in audit and QI cycles and be supported to pursue any interests they have in relation to the post and their psychiatry career.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Section 12 approved under MHA
- GMC registered with license to practise
- Medical Degree
- Minimum 3 years experience as CT1-3 or higher or 3 years experience as Specialty doctor in psychiatry
Desirable
- MRCPsych
Essential
Essential
- Psychiatric assessment and consultation skills (I) Risk assessment and positive risk taking Ability to work sensitively in partnership with patients Ability to work with team to manage crises safely Good time management (A I) Multidisciplinary working (A I)
- Knowledge of psychiatric theory and practice (A I) Knowledge of the MHA (I A) Knowledge of the principles and practice of psychopharmacology (A I)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Homerton university hospital
1 homerton row
london
E9 6SR
United Kingdom
