Description
West London NHS Trust is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Specialty Doctor to join the Ealing crisis and home treatment team. The post-holder will provide medical input into the multidisciplinary team delivering crisis assessment and home treatment.
Main Duties:
- Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments including risk formulation and devise personalised risk management plans
- Develop and review care plans within a multidisciplinary framework
- Support admission avoidance by providing intensive community-based interventions
- Participate in gatekeeping assessments for community-based patients
- Facilitate early discharge from inpatient units through collaborative working
- Undertake Mental Health Act assessments where necessary
- Prescribe and monitor response to psychotropic medication
- Contribute to urgent reviews and same-day assessments
- Ensure high-quality clinical documentation and record keeping
- Contribute to safeguarding assessments and processes
- Participate in daily multidisciplinary handovers and reviews
Requirements:
- Primary Medical Degree
- Full registration with licence to practice
- Minimum four years postgraduate medical experience
- At least three years' experience in psychiatry
- MRCPsych or equivalent psychiatric experience and training
- Demonstrable ability to assess and manage psychiatric emergencies
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
Benefits:
- Salary: £63,696 to £102,689 a year
- Fixed term contract for 6 months
- Part-time working pattern