Consultant Psychiatrist IRH

Consultant Psychiatrist - Twickenham IRH

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We are seeking to appoint an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist for a vacancy within our Twickenham Integrated Recovery Hub (IRH) team. The post will be managerially/operationally accountable to the Clinical Director for the Community (adult) Service Line and responsible to the Associate Clinical Director for the borough. The Consultant will have Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act and Approved Clinician status.

The postholder will provide medical and clinical leadership to the Twickenham IRH team within Adult Mental Health Services for Richmond. The Twickenham IRH (with internal GP alignment) is one of two such teams in the London Borough of Richmond, the other being Richmond IRH. Both IRHs provide treatment and care for those with more complex and enduring needs.

• Medical leadership, working in the multi-disciplinary team and working closely with, and providing cross-cover to other Consultant Psychiatrists and occasionally their Associate Clinical Director within their borough or service line.
• Overall responsibility for the day-to-day clinical care, risk assessment, risk management, initiation of medication, and the recovery focused care delivered by the Team.
• Availability within normal working hours 5 days a week for urgent review and management including formal Mental Health Act assessments.
• Domiciliary visits as required.
• Providing cross-cover for the Consultant colleagues where necessary.
• Management of complex cases.
• Allocation of resources, in collaboration with the team manager, to service users and carers.
• Ensuring the delivery of effective, efficient and safe, recovery focused mental health care.
• Multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working with social care, statutory and voluntary and third sector partners.

Contact information for the vacancy:

Name:
Medical Staffing

Job title:

Head of Medical Staffing
Email address: m
Telephone number:

Final date to receive applications: 6/12/2025

Assessment date: TBC (via MS Teams)

AAC Interview date: TBC (via MS Teams)

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