LAS Doctor in Inpatient Psychiatry
The closing date is 16 November 2025
CNWL have an exciting opportunity for a LAS (Trust Grade) Doctor to work on our General Adult Male Inpatient Ward at The Campbell Centre in Milton Keynes.
This is a full time, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm post.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We are looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we are hoping to find our future leaders and we will support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
If you are passionate about delivering excellent patient care, we are looking for you to join our medical workforce. In return you will work with a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, receive superb training and development opportunities, and excellent staff benefits.
Main duties of the job
* To perform clinical assessment of individuals with mental health problems, including history taking, mental state examination, physical examination
* To develop evaluation and formulation skills
* To understand pharmacological management of common mental health problems
* To develop interview and risk assessment skills
* To develop a working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and its application
* To be able to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
About us
Diggory Division is responsible for the delivery of Mental Health, Addictions and Community services in Milton Keynes, as well as Addictions services, Sexual Health/HIV and Health and Justice services in London and Surrey. Diggory has an ethos of fair, collaborative, inclusive leadership. We expect everyone in our senior leadership team to be flexible in approach and supportive, whilst holding each other to account and providing challenge when needed. As a Division we meet on a weekly basis with our services to support staff to deliver safe services and empower teams to promote staff wellbeing and have a learning and improvement culture.
The Campbell Centre in Milton Keynes is a 39-bed acute inpatient mental health unit. It has two wards, Hazel Ward and Willow Ward, predominantly for working-age adults who require a hospital admission when suffering from a mental health problem. The wards are staffed 24 hours a day and the team consist of nurses, occupational therapists, doctors, psychologists, pharmacy staff, peer support workers and domestic staff.
Job responsibilities
* Participate in daily ward rounds, enabling care plans to be monitored
* Attend daily Safety Huddles and weekly Bed Management meetings to ensure the flow of patients is good and the provision of care is safe and effective
* Work in collaboration with patients, families and carers focusing on the patients recovery
* Facilitate timely discharge from hospital by working closely with colleagues in the Crisis Resolution Team and community services
* Carry out physical investigations, manage minor ailments and arrange appropriate referrals as required
* Carry out full psychiatric assessments, risk management, and formulate plans for treatment in collaboration with the MDT
* Communicate appropriately with patients, relatives, GPs and other agencies
* Be responsible for the prescription of appropriate pharmacological treatments
* Be encouraged to participate in the management aspects of the ward
* Perform any other duties relevant to patient care and service requirements as may be directed by the Consultant Psychiatrist
* The post holder may also be required to work in other localities in line with the needs of the service
For further details regarding the role and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Registrations
* MB ChB or equivalent
* Full GMC Registration
Experience
* Exposure to various aspects of General Adult and Community Psychiatry, working as part of a Multidisciplinary Team. Exposure to Risk assessment and crises care
* On call experience in medical and psychiatry wards
Knowledge
* Core medical Knowledge
* Knowledge of psychiatric presentations
Key Skills/Abilities
* Ability to develop & maintain high standards of communication both orally and in writing with people about difficult matters and in difficult situations.
* Ability to prioritise & plan own workload to meet deadlines & competing demands
* Ability to negotiate and influence where appropriate
Personal disposition
* Willing to develop own skills & knowledge & provide information to others to help their development
* Ability to maintain quality in own work and encourage others to do so
* Willingness to travel to different locations to undertake role effectively
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.
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
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