West London NHS Trust
Job summary
This is a new consultant post created to provide medical leadership to Ealing’s new Specialist Outreach Psychosis Service, which brings together the existing Community Rehabilitation Service (CRS) and a new Assertive Outreach (AO) function under a single clinical and operational structure, each delivered as a distinct “pathway” of one team with a single Team Manager. The post holder will hold overall medical responsibility for the Assertive Outreach pathway working closely with the Consultant overseeing the rehabilitation pathway (already in post). Unplanned care cover for the AO pathway will be provided when the AO Consultant is not available.
Main duties of the job
Direct clinical care across AO pathway including new assessments, ongoing reviews, medication management, CTO reviews, and Mental Health Act assessments as required.
Assertive, community-based contact with the AO cohort, including home visits and joint visits with care co-ordinators, reflecting the AO model’s emphasis on engagement as a therapeutic intervention.
Weekly multidisciplinary team meeting for the AO pathway of the Specialist Outreach Psychosis Service plus daily flagging/triage of urgent concerns.
Support to the team’s duty function for urgent risk and safeguarding concerns.
The post holder will be an Approved Clinician under the Mental Health Act and to hold Section 12 approval, consistent with the clinical responsibilities of this role.
No dedicated outpatient clinic ratio applies in the traditional sense; clinical contact is organised around MDT review clinics, home/community visits and duty cover, as set out in the job plan (Section 9). There are no inpatient beds or day-patient services attached to this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCPsych
Desirable
- Qualification/higher degree in clinical research or management
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
- Section 12 approval, or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Clinical and Leadership Skills
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills, with experience relevant to complex psychosis, rehabilitation and/or assertive outreach
- Able to meet duties under the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients who disengage from services / experience of assertive engagement approaches
Leadership and service development
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to lead and work within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of, or demonstrable interest and skills in, service development, new-service mobilisation or change management
- Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver service improvement
Academic skills and lifelong learning
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Participation in continuing professional development
- Active participation in clinical audit/quality improvement
- Ability to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and to supervise junior/SAS medical staff
Desirable
- Experience of clinical research or service evaluation
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement
Other requirements
Essential
- Mobile and able to travel across Ealing sites as needed at pace as needed in their own vehicle
- Commitment to and compliance with Trust values (Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence, Caring)
Closing Date: 3 December 2026
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