Job overview
ConsultantinOldAgePsychiatry within Oak Tree Ward
Permanent, 10PAs (RRP 30K)
We have an exciting Consultant Psychiatrist role in The London Borough of Hillingdon working with Older People Services within our inpatient unit. This is a full-time role (10 PAs) and offers the opportunity for varied activities across clinical, service development, and Research and Development domains.
The wider Hillingdon Older Adult Service has CMHT, Older Adult Home Treatment, and Memory Assessment teams, and within the borough, holds a position of being at the forefront of innovation in integrated care. We have strong links with Primary Care, Acute Hospital, Social Care, and VCSE partners with whom we have a number of collaborations.
We are a well-resourced multi-disciplinary team, and the post holder will have a dedicated office and access to IT and other resources to support your role.
The candidate should on the GMC Specialist Register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview.
This post attracts Golden Hello for up to 30K (taxable and non-pensionable ), Relocation package for up to 8K (subject to eligibility), generous annual leave entitlement, study leave, NHS pension scheme and a range of staff discounts including purchase and lease of new cars.
AAC : 28 April 2026 PM
Main duties of the job
TheHillingdonOlderAdultsCMHTisawell-establishedmultidisciplinaryteamwhich is located at theWoodland Centre. Staff are experienced in integrated multi-agency working. CMHT referrals are triaged daily and feedback discussed at a weekly clinical meeting that is chaired by the Team Manager. The CMHT undertake comprehensive assessments and treatment working to the model of New Ways of Working. All qualified team members carry out standardised initial assessments, which are discussed at the weekly team meeting.
Working for our organisation
Oak Tree Ward is a modern 17-bedded en-suite unit providing assessment and treatment for older adults with complex or acute mental health needs, with the aim of supporting a return to independent living. The multidisciplinary team includes doctors, psychiatric nurses, an occupational therapist, a psychologist and healthcare assistants. The ward is based at the Woodland Centre on the Hillingdon Hospital site, alongside other Older Adult services including CMHT, Home Treatment and Memory Services.
On average, there are around four admissions and four discharges per month. Most patients are admitted from their usual residence, with a small proportion from the general hospital. The average length of stay (August 2021) was 64 days. Most patients return home on discharge, with a small number requiring placements.
Approximately two-thirds have a primary organic diagnosis.
Patients requiring ongoing support can be referred to the Home Treatment Service and access therapy via the Specialist Therapies Team. The Specialist Memory Service provides assessment and intervention for dementia. The team works closely with Social Care on placement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Delivering assessment and care for service users (including investigations and treatment) with acute and chronic psychiatric conditions including dementia and psychiatric functional illnesses in the inpatient setting
• Ensuring that interventions are provided in a sensitive, accessible and culturally appropriate way.
• The provision of clinical leadership within the multi- disciplinary team and clinical advice or supervision where needed.
• Undertaking assessments under the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) including Deprivation of liberty safeguarding (DoLS) as appropriate.
• Undertaking work under the Mental Health Act including the functions of a Responsible Clinician (RC) where required.
• Taking the role of RC for all patients admitted to Oak Tree ward.
• Working in consultation and agreement with the older adult and adult consultants and ward managers to ensure that care is delivered in the most appropriate setting for all service users needing admission.
• Lead on, in partnership with the Clinical Lead and Matron, quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation projects.
• To develop R&D activities in partnership with Brunel University.
• To attend and take an active role in all regular clinical, service development, and business meetings.
• To manage and supervise Resident medical staff on the ward. The Specialist Trainee is supervised by the CMHT consultant psychiatrist.
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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.
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