Job summary
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM) are looking to recruit a full time, substantive, dynamic and enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist to work within the Liaison team in the London Borough of Lewisham. This is an all age service, which is compliant with the Core 24 model for Liaison Psychiatry.
This is a substantive Consultant post and has previously already been approved by the RCPsych but has recently been resubmitted for approval as it has been more than two years since last approved. The vacancy has arisen due to impending move of the current post holder to take on a different clinical role within the directorate
If you are looking for an exciting frontline role, within a well- established team, with opportunities for further service development and incorporating quality improvement methodology to evaluate changes, then this is the ideal post for you.
You will join two other consultants, one of who is an Adult Liaison Psychiatrist (full time, 10 PA) and the other, is an Old Age Liaison Psychiatrist (8 PA). The role would be ideal for a dual trained Liaison consultant (Adult and Old age) but we are also open to receiving applications just from Adult Liaison Consultants.We welcome applications from candidates with general adult training and with dual training.
For further details please refer to attached advertisement and JD.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be employed by the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, but also be expected to hold an honorary clinical contract with Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, and the full-time clinical role will be within the acute trust. These two trusts have good working relations, and a key component of the post will be liaising between them.
The post is based in University Hospital Lewisham (UHL), but the post holder will have an office and second team base at the Ladywell Unit which is also located on the UHL site, and which houses all our acute Psychiatric wards and our PICU in addition to our outpatient clinic and staff offices/work hubs.
The main duties of this 10PA post are to provide liaison psychiatry Consultant leadership to the liaison psychiatry team in Lewisham. This post will strengthen the Urgent and Emergency Care pathway, as well as supporting the expanding liaison psychiatry service across acute hospital wards and outpatient services. The post holder will offer leadership to the liaison team and have a role in supervising the psychiatric input to the ED and wards. The post holder will work in close collaboration with the Clinical Director of the ED, and the Director of Medicine.
For further details, please refer to attached JD.
About us
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions, and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package, which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through several programs such as leadership, mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership, and other talent programmes
- Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation, eligible staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website.
For further details please refer to attached advertisement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
a .To Provide Clinical Leadership and Consultant input into the Lewisham Liaison Psychiatry team
b. To take Consultant responsibility for Liaison Psychiatry Team patients, assessing or supervising assessment of patients and devising or helping to devise appropriate treatment plans and medication regimes and providing prompt medical response for those patients under your direct care and advise and work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team
c. To provide Responsible Clinician responsibilities under the MHA for patients in UHL
d. To undertake responsibilities as a Psychiatrist approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health
Act 1983 as needed in the ED and wards at UHL
e. To provide reciprocal cover under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act for the leave, study leave and sickness of senior medical staff
f. The post holder will carry a mobile smart phone during work hours provided and paid for by the service, and be contactable by members of the team or other colleagues by phone and email
g. To cross cover the other Consultants within Liaison Psychiatry in Lewisham, and another borough
Consultants or liaison Consultants across SLaM as needed during working hours
h. To work flexibly and creatively as part of a multidisciplinary team promoting informed risk taking and anti-discriminatory practice
For further details please refer to attached JD
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
- Experience in other relevant specialties such as in patient, liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry OR within six months
- Approved clinician status and under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training. Ability to work in and lead team
- Ability to work in and lead team
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- Participated in continuous professional development. Participated in research or service evaluation..
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post. Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Has led quality improvement projects leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ladywell Unit
Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6LW
Lewisham
SE13 6LW