ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. Biggleswade community mental health teams are undergoing a process of transformation / redesign in order to focus on providing prompt assessment and intervention at the point of need. By separating out some of the functions of a traditional CMHT, the current structure will additionally allow more of a focus on recovery for those with enduring mental health problems and those accessing CPA. Over the coming years, Community Mental Health services nationally are receiving an enhancement of funding. Community mental healthcare will increasingly be provided closer to home, within primary care networks. Front-end blended teams with triage function and providing care for complex patients not on CPA. Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and management of issues relating to mental and physical health for adults with acute and severe mental illness in the community (over 18 years) so that intensive and timely treatment can be delivered to prevent chronicity and dependency on psychiatric services. Provide clinical advice and guidance to primary care physicians to manage patients in the least restrictive environment Undertake all work in the context of the recovery approach which is emphasised across the Trust, placing the service user at the centre of planning and decision making.



Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. Fully registered with the General Medical Council Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT at time of interview). Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines) Eligible for Section 12 Approval (Mental Health Act)/ Approved Clinician or willing to apply for such approval once in post. A higher degree such as MD or PhD Experience of clinical work in Acute Adult Psychiatry at SpR, SASG or consultant level within the last 3 years Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry Robust experience of working with severe and enduring mental illness and risk assessment, management Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health Experience of working at consultant level in a community environment.



Formal leadership and management training Project management ability Clinical Skills and Supervision Expertise in risk assessment Confident in therapeutic risk taking Experience in supervising trainee doctors and SAS doctors Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates Experience of teaching non-medical mental health professionals Medical education qualification Experience of research work, especially in general hospital patients and / or patients with medically unexplained symptoms Experience of grant-funded project work Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields Car owner Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don’t stand still We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel. Our Community We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. East London NHS Foundation Trust has achieved its third consecutive ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission; the first Community and Mental Health Trust to achieve this rating for a third time. We were named in the HSJ’s Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provi

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