Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist | South West London and St George''s Mental Health NHS Trust

Overview

The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist for the South West Merton Integrated Recovery Hub. This is an established post. The vacancy has arisen because the substantive postholder has resigned from the post. This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, enthusiastic consultant psychiatrist to join this dynamic team.Responsibilities

The postholder will provide medical and clinical leadership to the South West Merton Integrated Recovery Hub (IRH) within Adult Mental Health Services for Merton.The South West Merton IRH (with internal GP alignment) is one of three such teams in the London Borough of Merton, the other being North East Merton IRH; both IRHs provide treatment and care for those with more complex and enduring needs, alongside a Merton Primary Care Liaison Service which operates as a clearly defined single point of access for all community referrals and a Merton Home Treatment Team.In addition, there are separate community teams for Early Intervention in Psychosis (Sutton and Merton EIS) and a Complex Needs Service for people with Personality Disorder (Sutton and Merton CNS).There is also a Trust run Merton Talking Therapies service comprising IAPT and wellbeing services for patients with mild/moderate mental health difficulties.The post will be managerially/operationally accountable to the Clinical Director for the Community (adult) Service Line and responsible to the Associate Clinical Director for the borough.The Consultant will have Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act and Approved Clinician status (or eligibility).Qualifications

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