The Trust is seeking a Speciality Psychiatrist ( Terms and conditions of service for speciality and specialist grades (England) 2021 ) to join the Ealing older adults inpatient Team.
This is a newly created substantive post where the post-holder will be part of the Jubilee and Limes team. The supervising consultant is Dr Sofia Zarate Escudero and the ward manager for Limes is Brightmore Mukutirwa and for Jubilee ward it is Immaculate Robson. The post holder will be professionally accountable to the supervising consultant of the service. He/she will be operationally accountable to the OPMHS Service Manager, Rebecca Higgins.
Jubilee ward ( St Bernard’s Site) is an admission ward for older adults, accepting patients aged sixty-five and above and a Rockwood frailty score of 6 and above. It predominantly looks after patients of any age, with a diagnosis of dementia and challenging behaviours as well as patients aged sixty-five and above with a functional diagnosis. There will also be times, often due to bed pressures, where younger adults with a functional diagnosis are admitted onto Jubilee Ward to ensure flow throughout the inpatient wards.
There are two weekly ward rounds on Jubilee Ward that take place on a Tuesday morning (Female Patients) and Thursday morning (Male Patients). There are ‘board’ rounds on Monday’s and Fridays which effectively are ‘handover meetings’ to discuss any urgent patient matters. The Limes has a weekly ward round (including CPA meetings) every Wednesday morning.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
