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This is an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Intensive Psychosis Pathway in Greater London. The post has become available as the current post-holder has taken on a Clinical Director position within the division.

The Consultant will work within a well-established multidisciplinary team that includes statutory and voluntary sector professionals, providing holistic, community-based mental health care to patients across the South and Central Primary Care Networks.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide consultant-level input and clinical leadership to maintain the highest clinical standards within the locality team.
• Assess, diagnose, and manage patients under the team’s care within the psychosis pathway.
• Undertake medication reviews, Dialog+ care planning, risk assessments, safety planning, and management plans as required.
• Support GPs and practice staff within the aligned PCNs by offering case discussions, joint consultations, and tailored training.
• Ensure effective communication with GPs, primary care teams, patients, and carers.
• Carry out Mental Health Act assessments and domiciliary assessments when required.
• Play a key role in strengthening primary-secondary care integration and building effective partnerships with voluntary sector providers.
• Provide clinical input into multidisciplinary case conferences for complex patients.
• Actively engage with service user participation initiatives to ensure the patient voice is embedded in service development.
• Participate in governance, audits, and quality improvement projects within the locality team.
• Contribute to service performance, pathway development, and clinical priorities, ensuring high standards of patient care.
• Supervise and mentor junior doctors, medical students, and multi-professional staff, supporting their training and development.

Clinical Duties

• Provide consultant leadership and clinical oversight to the psychosis pathway.
• Attend handover meetings and allocate work appropriately within the team.
• Assess and manage patients referred to the pathway, including urgent and complex cases.
• Provide cross-cover with consultant colleagues during periods of annual leave.
• Support junior medical staff through supervision, teaching, and mentorship.
• Work collaboratively with inpatient, community recovery, crisis, and social care teams to ensure seamless care transitions.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive clinical records.
• Participate in service audit, governance, and quality improvement activities.
• Provide input into service strategy and policy development.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications / Registration

Essential

• Complete registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and a license to practice.
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register in psychiatry, or within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview.
• Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician status (or eligibility).
• Registered with the Royal College of Psychiatrists CPD programme and in good standing.
• Trained and approved as a clinical supervisor for doctors in training.

Desirable

• Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent higher qualification in psychiatry.
• Additional postgraduate qualifications in psychiatry or related fields.
• Trained as an Educational Supervisor or Consultant Mentor.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Sound understanding of the GMC’s Good Medical Practice.
• Broad clinical knowledge across the full range of mental disorders.
• Experience in assessing and managing complex cases involving severe mental illness and high-risk histories.
• Proficiency in a wide range of evidence-based treatments, including pharmacotherapy.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and safeguarding practices.
• Experience in workplace-based assessments of doctors in training.
• Experience in organising and chairing meetings.
• Understanding of clinical governance structures.
• Willingness to participate in research and service evaluation.

Desirable

• Previous Consultant or senior-level experience in community or inpatient psychiatry.
• Experience in policy development, service redesign, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Track record in teaching and supervision of medical and multi-professional staff.
• Experience in research and audit leadership.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Flexibility and adaptability in response to clinical service demands.
• Strong leadership, influencing, and communication skills.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Ability to prioritise, manage workload, and delegate appropriately.
• Sensitivity to the needs of patients, carers, and staff from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to function effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Skills in teaching, supervision, and supporting the professional development of staff.
• Ability to undertake clinical audits, serious incident reviews, and complaints investigations.

Desirable

• Special interest in an area that complements the needs of the psychosis pathway.
• Evidence of successfully delivering research or service innovation projects.

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