Community Adult Psychiatry Specialty Doctor

Overview

JOB TITLE: Specialty Doctor in general adult psychiatry Havering Mental Wellness Team North (MHWT-N)

CONTRACT: 10 Programmed Activities (10 PAs). Substantive or Fixed Term (as preferred). Flexible working available including job share, part-time, remote sessions considered.

BASE: 137 145 Church Road, Harold Wood, RM3 0SH

This post is for a Specialty Doctor position in General Adult Psychiatry in the Havering Mental Wellness Team North (MHWT-N), based at Church Road, Harold Wood, RM3 0SH. The role combines direct patient care and collaboration across the care pathway for mental health patients. In the course of your work, you will help shape service development, support staff and champion the Trust values of kindness, respect, and partnership with communities.

Responsibilities

• The post holder would have completed foundation training and preferably worked in adult psychiatry for one or two years, committed to a culture of care and collaborative working in the team. Work directly with adult patients and their families and liaise as appropriate with inpatient, crisis and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing care to adults with mental health needs who are registered with a GP Practice located in the northern part of the London Borough of Havering (plus a small number of patients who reside in that part of the Borough, but whose GP is elsewhere).
• General Duties: Organise and prioritise own workload in line with Trust protocols, under the supervision of the consultant psychiatrist.
• To cover for other medical staff when necessary and to provide cross cover for other Specialty Doctors within the Team.
• To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.
• To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
• To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust’s risk register.
• Training & Supervision: Provide clinical supervision and education to team doctors, promoting high standards of care. Maintain personal professional development and support a culture of lifelong learning.
• Undertake regular appraisal and maintain a personal development plan. Facilitate integration of new staff and support team-wide training initiatives.
• Education: To follow good medical practice standards in documenting all assessments of patients and to share necessary information with other health professionals.
• To provide reports on time. To ensure that all letters and summaries are checked and sent promptly to referring GPs, other colleagues, and agencies. The post holder will ensure that accurate and up to date records are kept of all clinical activity. The post holder will be expected to have good IT skills and to use the Trust’s electronic case record system.
• Administration: Complete all patient-related administrative tasks accurately and promptly. Use the Trust’s electronic case record system effectively.
• Management: This is not a formal management position; however, the post holder is expected to support the team manager and other consultants in managing members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure a high level of patient care and patient safety. Support junior medical members within the team, offering clinical supervision as appropriate. Address all areas of clinical governance within the multidisciplinary team, including Education and Training, Clinical Audit, Clinical effectiveness, Research and Development, Openness and Risk Management.
• Leadership: Contribute to service development, business planning, and clinical leadership within the service and directorate. Demonstrate leadership to foster effective teamwork and positive relationships across the Trust. Promote integrated care and a supportive team culture. Participate in Trust-wide mental health strategy and advocate for co-production in service development. Share knowledge and best practice based on current research and evidence.
• Communication: Communicate effectively with colleagues, senior managers, and clinical leads. Convey complex patient information clearly to support collaborative decision-making.

Qualifications

• Completion of foundation training and preferably 1–2 years of work in adult psychiatry.
• Commitment to a culture of care and collaborative working in the team.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and liaise with inpatient, crisis, and other services.

Team/Organisation

The Medical Staffing in the Team consists of 3 whole time equivalent (wte) Consultants, 2 wte SAS Doctor, 1 wte Core/GP Trainee. The team receives Year 4 medical students on clinical placement from Barts & The London School of Medicine, QMUL and QMUL Physician Associate students from Anglia Ruskin University. The service operates for a GP Practice catchment in northern Havering with a small number of patients whose GP is elsewhere.

On-call

The post does not currently include on call responsibilities. If Section 12 is approved, there is an expectation that the post holder will join a rota for all Section 12 approved doctors in the Trust to be available for assessments of patients detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act, during normal working hours. This will entail being available to attend the Section 136 suite at Goodmayes Hospital on approximately 2 days per year.

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