Overview
CNWL are currently looking for an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to provide medical leadership in developing and managing the Kensington & Chelsea Psychotherapy service on a fixed-term contract as maternity cover. The post-holder will work within the Kensington & Chelsea community mental health teams (Hubs) to inform overall treatments and to provide specialist psychological therapies assessments and treatment as part of integrated care pathways. The post-holder will also work closely with the Complex Emotional Needs (CEN) Clinical Lead and Art Therapists to provide specialist psychotherapy interventions. This is an established part-time (8 sessions) post based at Hathaway House, London, W9 2BA.
Main duties
To provide specialised psychological therapies assessments and treatments in secondary care services as part of integrated care pathways, provide medical leadership in developing and managing the psychotherapy service, provide specialist supervision of psychotherapy treatments and fulfil the training responsibilities of the Trust for psychiatric trainees, medical students and other mental health professionals.
Details
Location: Hathaway House, 7F Woodfield Road, London, W9 2BA. This is a part-time post (8 sessions per week).
Responsibilities
* Managing psychotherapy referrals and waiting lists in the Psychotherapy Service.
* Providing specialist psychological therapy assessments and extended consultations. Weekly: one new psychotherapy assessment (directly or via supervision of a junior colleague), one follow-up assessment, and one consultation for ongoing complex psychotherapy cases.
* Holding a clinical caseload including psychotherapy assessments, complex psychotherapy patients, and patients in ongoing psychotherapy under supervision (approximately 4, 4, and 25 patients respectively).
* Providing clinical and psychotherapy supervision for 1.5 WTE Psychotherapy junior doctors (typically CT3 level). Supervision of junior doctors during rotation, with consultant responsibility for cases throughout treatment. Supervision groups typically include five supervisees for one hour weekly. Individual treatments may last up to 12 months.
* Attending weekly K&C North and South Hub team meetings and direct involvement in community teams clinical work.
* Providing clinical leadership to enable a full range of psychological treatments across Kensington and Chelsea.
* Medical input and clinical leadership in line with the Trust’s strategic objectives.
Qualifications and experience
Essential
* Primary Medical Degree
* Full GMC Registration
* Section 12 MHA Approved
* Inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)
Desirable
* MRCPsych (or equivalent)
* Additional GMC Specialist Registration
* AC approval
* Higher degree (MSc, LLM, MD or PhD)
* Additional UKCP/BPC accredited postgraduate qualification in specialist psychotherapy or in an advanced stage of training towards this
General knowledge and skills
Essential
* Experience of providing psychotherapy supervision to medical and non-medical staff as well as offering consultations to senior colleagues across disciplines
* Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
* Proficient in risk assessment and management
* Evidence of completed clinical audit/quality improvement projects
* Evidence of undergraduate and postgraduate trainee teaching
Desirable
* Experience of service development/business planning/service evaluations
* High level knowledge of planned developments at a national level to improve efficiency and deliver quality services
* Experience of running a Balint group
* Experience of teaching non-medical staff/carers
* Experience of working with ethnic and multilingual minority groups, refugees and other minority groups
Other attributes
* Good communication and interpersonal skills
* Demonstrable leadership skills, maturity and the ability to contain and support a team
* Sound organisational skills
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires submission for Disclosure to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Hathaway House, 7F Woodfield Road, London, W9 2BA
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