West London NHS Trust
Job summary
The West London NHS Trust Rough Sleepers and Mental Health Programme (WLT RAMHP) is one of the Rough Sleepers teams set up as a part of the Lord Mayor Sadiq Khan’s project to address homelessness across London as a 2-year project across 6-Loncon Borough in 2020, with funding directly approved via the Greater London Authority (GLA).
This 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) Consultant Psychiatrist post has been created with the Service monies by putting together existing 0.2 Consultant, 0.5 SAS, 1.0 CPN and 0.1 Lead Practitioner roles, and is designed to enhance the medical cover at the West London RAMHP service.
The post-holder will have Consultant and Responsible Clinician responsibility for service users under the care of the WLT RAMHP service.
The post holder will work collaboratively with the WLT RAMHP Team Manager and Team Lead to provide leadership and clinical expertise to the RAMHP team to deliver a responsive and high-quality service. The post-holder will be pivotal to the ethos of the team and further integration of the RAMHP service with the Acute and Community services within West London while liaising with all external stakeholders across the Northwest London ICB.
Main duties of the job
To work in close partnership with the Team Manager and Lead Practitioner to provide leadership to the WLT RAMHP Service
To ensure that the Trust values and the ethos of the clinical leadership team are experienced and delivered by all members of the team
To act as a Responsible Clinician for the RAMHP team and undertake Mental Health Act Assessments as required for patients under the care of the WLT RAMHP team.
To provide initial assessments and follow up reviews for referrals into the WLT RAMHP service either in clinic or on the street, considering both mental and physical health issues.
To provide Clinical Supervision of assessments carried out by the RAMHP Multi-Disciplinary team.
To offer bio-psycho-social formulation led assessments to develop the appropriate support plan for the homeless population in accommodation or to prevent future homelessness in prevention cases, considering both mental and physical health issues.
To provide clinical expertise in reviewing complex needs patients to ensure appropriate care package are put in place in the Community to prevent homelessness and to facilitate patient flow.
To offer a Monthly Outreach session with Street Outreach services out of hours as a Multidisciplinary assessment.
To chair or hold Joint Case Conferences and All Professionals meetings in relation to patients under the WLT RAMHP.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCPsych Or Equivalent
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
- GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of expected completion of specialist training
- Approved clinician status and approved under section 12 OR be able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Other Requirements
Essential
- Commitment to and compliance with Trust values
Desirable
- Mobile and able to travel to Trust sites
Clinical and Leadership Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to use clinical knowledge and skills to provide excellent care in the acute community psychiatry in relation to rough sleepers
- Demonstrable ability to manage clinical and team complexity and uncertainty
- Demonstrable ability to make decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Demonstrable commitment to inclusive, compassionate leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement, within a clinical governance framework, delivering teaching, research and quality improvement initiatives.
Closing Date: 3 December 2026
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