Consultant in General Adult Inpatient Psychiatry (PICU)

We are currently looking for a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist within Kensington and Chelsea for Nile Ward, a multi-award-winning Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit dedicated to the treatment of male patients experiencing the most acute phase of their mental illness.

The ward has a multidisciplinary team committed to delivering holistic care based on evidence-based guidelines and adhering to RCPsych standards to ensure the highest standards of intensive clinical care. The ward has twelve beds, a de-escalation room and has access to two seclusion rooms within the hospital. Patients benefit from a variety of facilities both within and outside the hospital. The ward collaborates closely with local organisations and charities to provide a range of therapeutic activities for patients, both on hospital grounds and in the community. The team's quality improvement initiatives have been recognised nationally and internationally, and staff proactively engage in various quality improvement projects aimed at enhancing patient outcomes and experiences.

Additionally, we are offering a £20,000 Golden Hello (pro rata for part-time) for those in post for 2 years., To provide consultant psychiatric input to a 12 bedded, male PICU ward as part of a multi-disciplinary service. The role is to provide a comprehensive assessment and treatment package of care to acutely unwell patients with a view to facilitate early transfer to an acute (open) ward and discharge from hospital.

The role involves working closely with colleagues in the Acute Services to continuously improve the quality of acute care. The ward is admitting male patients experiencing the most acute phase of their mental illness from the boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea, and Westminster.

Kensington and Chelsea is an inner London area with a mixed, diverse population with some of the most wealthy and most deprived areas of London. There is a high mental health morbidity and the local CCG is committed to a high spend on mental health services.

Kensington and Chelsea (K+C) adult mental health service provides a range of mental health services for adults across the age range within the community and in hospital settings. These are integrated health and social care services. These are based at:o St Charles Hospital with 8 inpatient wards; two adult PICUs, 4 adult acute wards and two Older Adult wardso Community Mental Health Hubs (CMHH) - north and south community team bases for adult MH services including Psychology and Psychotherapy serviceso South Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Centre, next to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital with the liaison service, health psychology, therapies team, memory service, older and younger adult psychiatric liaison serviceso Early Intervention Serviceo Home Treatment Team (HTT)o Mental Health Act Team (AMHP Team)o Psychology and Psychotherapy Services including Clinical Psychologists embedded in the CMHHs and inpatient unit, Arts Psychotherapy, and other specialist family and
individual psychotherapieso RE-FOCUS Team (community forensic service) at Hathaway House

£105,504 to £139,882 a year plus London weighting of £2,162 per annum pro rata