Job summary
Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist -Putney and Roehampton CMHT
Putney and Roehampton CMHT works alongside three other GP aligned Wandsworth borough based CMHTs, providing care for patients with a severe or enduring mental illness. The borough also benefits from a Consultant led Wandsworth Single Point of Access Team, a Crisis and Home Treatment Team and an Early Intervention in Psychosis Team.
The post-holder will work alongside another part time consultant and be jointly responsible for the clinical care delivered by the team, for the provision of training to Foundation, GPVTS and psychiatry trainees, and the teaching of St George's University of London Medical Students.
We would be delighted to receive applications from established consultants or from specialist trainees within six months of inclusion on the Specialist Register.
Closing date: Tuesday 24th May 2022
Assessment date: Monday 30th May 2022
Interview date: Tuesday 31st May 2022
Main duties of the job
The post will be managerially and professionally responsible to the Wandsworth Associate Clinical Director for the Community (adult) Service Line.
The Consultant will have Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act and Approved Clinician status (or eligibility).
The medical care of CMHT patients will be shared with the Specialist doctor on a pro-rata basis. If the patient's lead clinician is not available, then the other senior doctor is expected to offer support.
The Consultant will run outpatient clinics, conduct home visits, attend CMHT-GP liaison meetings, and be available to review patients who have care coordinators when appropriate. A thorough knowledge of, and ability to deliver high quality clinical community psychiatry is essential, but immediate knowledge of local resources whilst desirable, is not essential as many decisions can be made within MDT meetings or in collaboration with allied professionals within the team, where a broader knowledge of local services can be shared.
About us
We offer a number of excellent staff benefits and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. 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, we support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, compressed hours and working from home.
- Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Subsidised car parking - You can park at any of our sites at a reduced rate of £20/month.
- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
- Eye examinations
- Looking after your health
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car lease scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
- Free gym membership
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Medical leadership, working in the multi-disciplinary team and working closely with, and providing cross-cover to other Consultant Psychiatrists and occasionally their Associate Clinical Director within their borough or service line.
- Overall responsibility for the day-to-day clinical care, risk assessment, risk management, initiation of medication, and the recovery focused care delivered by the Team
- Availability within normal working hours 5 days a week for urgent review and management including formal Mental Health Act assessments.
- Domiciliary visits as required.
- Providing cross-cover for the Consultant colleagues where necessary.
- Management of complex cases
- Allocation of resources, in collaboration with the team manager, to service users and carers.
- Ensuring the delivery of effective, efficient and safe, recovery focused mental health care.
- Multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working with social care, statutory and voluntary and third sector partners.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Medical leadership, working in the multi-disciplinary team and working closely with, and providing cross-cover to other Consultant Psychiatrists and occasionally their Associate Clinical Director within their borough or service line.
- Overall responsibility for the day-to-day clinical care, risk assessment, risk management, initiation of medication, and the recovery focused care delivered by the Team
- Availability within normal working hours 5 days a week for urgent review and management including formal Mental Health Act assessments.
- Domiciliary visits as required.
- Providing cross-cover for the Consultant colleagues where necessary.
- Management of complex cases
- Allocation of resources, in collaboration with the team manager, to service users and carers.
- Ensuring the delivery of effective, efficient and safe, recovery focused mental health care.
- Multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working with social care, statutory and voluntary and third sector partners.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical degree.
- Full GMC registration.
- MRCPsych, or equivalent.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry or eligible for such inclusion on the Specialist Registrar within three months of completing their CCT. Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act
Desirable
- Qualification in another specialism
- Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DBT or MBT
- Qualifications in change management and service development skills
Knowledge and Experience - Critical Expertise In Specialty
Essential
- Completed minimum of three years full time training in approved higher psychiatric training scheme.
- A detailed knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness including psychopharmacological interventions
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of the CPA process, risk assessment and risk management
- Experience of teaching medical and non-medical staff, including those who may not have a formal qualification
Audit & Management
Essential
- Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit and/or research
- Commitment to working with allied agencies including carer's groups, and local charities.
Desirable
- Experience of service planning and development
- Experience of working with third sector partners
Research and Publications
Essential
- Evidence of participation in research, and outcomes of studies
Desirable
- Higher degree in research
- Completion of a research project and evidence of it's dissemination Publication in a peer reviewed journal
- Publication in a peer reviewed journal
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification
- Evidence of feedback good from students
Personal Skils and characteristics
Essential
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Ability to inspire others
- Ability to provide good clinical leadership
- Ability to effect change
- Ability to negotiate and collaborate with first, second and third sector organisations to identify shared agendas and meet common goals
- Willingness to supervise junior medical staff and staff from allied disciplines
- Willingness to take on a fair share of Trustwide duties
- Commitment to personal, team and service development
- Ability to work co-operatively in multi- disciplinary teams
- Ability to manage and adapt to change
Desirable
- Personal experience of mental illness
- Personal experience of social distress
- Evidence of helping others who have suffered physical, mental or social misfortune
- Evidence of seeking feedback as a way of improving one's skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical degree.
- Full GMC registration.
- MRCPsych, or equivalent.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry or eligible for such inclusion on the Specialist Registrar within three months of completing their CCT. Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act
Desirable
- Qualification in another specialism
- Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DBT or MBT
- Qualifications in change management and service development skills
Knowledge and Experience - Critical Expertise In Specialty
Essential
- Completed minimum of three years full time training in approved higher psychiatric training scheme.
- A detailed knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness including psychopharmacological interventions
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of the CPA process, risk assessment and risk management
- Experience of teaching medical and non-medical staff, including those who may not have a formal qualification
Audit & Management
Essential
- Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit and/or research
- Commitment to working with allied agencies including carer's groups, and local charities.
Desirable
- Experience of service planning and development
- Experience of working with third sector partners
Research and Publications
Essential
- Evidence of participation in research, and outcomes of studies
Desirable
- Higher degree in research
- Completion of a research project and evidence of it's dissemination Publication in a peer reviewed journal
- Publication in a peer reviewed journal
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification
- Evidence of feedback good from students
Personal Skils and characteristics
Essential
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Ability to inspire others
- Ability to provide good clinical leadership
- Ability to effect change
- Ability to negotiate and collaborate with first, second and third sector organisations to identify shared agendas and meet common goals
- Willingness to supervise junior medical staff and staff from allied disciplines
- Willingness to take on a fair share of Trustwide duties
- Commitment to personal, team and service development
- Ability to work co-operatively in multi- disciplinary teams
- Ability to manage and adapt to change
Desirable
- Personal experience of mental illness
- Personal experience of social distress
- Evidence of helping others who have suffered physical, mental or social misfortune
- Evidence of seeking feedback as a way of improving one's skills
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
Queen Mary's University
2nd floor Queen Mary's Hospital
Roehampton Lane London
SW155PN
Employer's website
https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
