LAS Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry, Crane Ward

The post holder will work with the MDT Team to provide care for all inpatients under the supervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist. The post holder will work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

This post offers an opportunity to develop knowledge, experience and competency in the specialist assessment and management of inpatients with mental disorder across the full spectrum of severity and complex comorbidity.

The post provides excellent opportunities to develop leadership and management skills. There is a strong multidisciplinary focus to work within the service.

Hillingdon is a lively and friendly service with good in-patient and community facilities. The in-patient beds are on the acute hospital site.

Hillingdon is part of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, a successful large Trust providing a range of health services in both physical and mental healthcare.

The offices are easily accessible from the M25, M4 and M40 with nearby train links and good bus routes., Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff who provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.

The team are passionate about providing outstanding joined up care for our patients and their families and are always looking for ways to develop and improve the service, in line with the changing needs of our service users.

There are excellent established partnership relationships with CAMHS, the local authority both social care and education services, wider Hillingdon Community Providers and the local acute provider. There are close working relationships with the Early Years education service with joint and multidisciplinary neurodevelopmental assessments.

CNWL are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

CNWL website: www.cnwl.nhs.uk

£42,008 to £55,329 a year plus London weighting of £2162 per annum pro rata