Waltham Forest Adult Mental Health Wellness Team.

The unique opportunity to use new funding to start and develop a new community mental health team. This will be based on the principles of open dialogue, trauma informed peer support, and person centred care in a vibrant multi-ethnic area of London.

Main duties of the job

Consultant Psychiatrist in general adult psychiatry

Waltham Forest Adult Mental Health Wellness Team.

The unique opportunity to use new funding to start and develop a new community mental health team. This will be based on the principles of open dialogue, trauma informed peer support, and person centred care in a vibrant multi-ethnic area of London.

About us

Consultant Psychiatrist in general adult psychiatry

Waltham Forest Adult Mental Health Wellness Team.

The unique opportunity to use new funding to start and develop a new community mental health team. This will be based on the principles of open dialogue, trauma informed peer support, and person centred care in a vibrant multi-ethnic area of London.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Consultant Psychiatrist in general adult psychiatry

Waltham Forest Adult Mental Health Wellness Team.

The unique opportunity to use new funding to start and develop a new community mental health team. This will be based on the principles of open dialogue, trauma informed peer support, and person centred care in a vibrant multi-ethnic area of London.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MRCPsych or equivalent. Section 12 Approved or eligibility for it. Approved Clinician Status. Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining a CCT

Desirable 

• A management qualification
• ECDL or equivalent qualification
• Experience in strategic development

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Essential 

• Mastery in the management of a broad range of general adult mental disorders in people with learning disability.

Desirable 

• Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds
• Working with interpreters and translation services
• Experience in working with community adult mental health.
• Experience in innovating services to meet the needs of a multicultural population

CLINICAL SKILLS
Essential 

• Excellent clinic skills Excellent communication skills both verbally and written Familiarity with a wide range of theoretical and clinical approaches. Ability to provide medical leadership to the multi-disciplinary team and to function as an active member of the multi-disciplinary team

Desirable 

• Clear thoughts on how to involve service users in service development and to provide a service which is experienced as being service-user friendly
• Practical experience in application of positive behaviour support implementation.

Knowledge
Essential 

• Extensive knowledge of the biological, psychological and social determinants of adult mental disorders and evidence-based management interventions
• Up to date knowledge of recent DH documentation and NICE Guidelines
• An understanding of Leadership and evidence of how this has been put into practice

Desirable 

• Evidence of change management skills

ORGANISATION AND PLANNING
Essential 

• Interested in involvement in service development. Knowledge and skills in quality improvement

Desirable 

• Experience in service development.
• An understanding of finance flow within the NHS 

BMJ Ref: BMJ-109018/395-MED207-23