Job summary
The Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor for the Community Rehabilitation Team for a fixed term period to cover some aspects of a Consultant Psychiatrists maternity leave.
The Community Rehabilitation team ensures that a rehabilitation approach is maximized to support South West London patients in a variety of settings including out of area inpatient rehabilitation units, high support residential placements, acute inpatient units and community teams.
The team has a key role in ensuring that placements are reviewed within a recovery model ensuring promotion of independence. It oversees placement transfers and stepped care, to ensure they are effected smoothly and promptly, to contribute towards more effective systems for the future planning and reviewing of clients in residential and nursing placements, reducing the need for out of area placements and supporting people locally within the South London Footprint.
Main duties of the job
A vital component of this exciting and fairly new team is the interface and support to the South London Partnership (SLP) Complex Care Programme and the team will work closely with the SLP team in a number of areas including:
- Managing step down from out of area inpatient rehabilitation units
- Ensuring high quality care is evident in referrals to the SLP Single Point of Access (SPA)
- Working with the SLP Clinical Assessment Team
- Supporting existing providers such as One Housing Group and Bridge24
- Supporting the flow of care through the system
- Maximizing community stakeholders including the voluntary sector to enable full recovery and independence for our users
The community rehabilitation team is part of the complex care pathways and works closely with the two rehabilitation inpatient units, Phoenix Unit (High Dependency) and Burntwood Villas (Community Rehabilitation). The team also provide the health input to the two high support placements in Wandsworth managed by the One Housing Group, Thrale Road and Westmoor House and oversee the clinical team which inputs to SLP funded community high rehabilitation support placements provided by Bridge24.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our location:
Tolworth Hospital, Surbiton
To create the very best environment to care for our patients, this site's layout will be transformed in 2026 to add a number of wards to the existing three. Tolworth has a canteen and is near shops, the A3, Tolworth station, and is a bus ride from Surbiton station, with fast connections to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assess and treat service users in the community and in a clinic.
- To attend weekly IRH MDT meeting and to support the team with medical input as required.
- To arrange and participate in CPA meetings for service users.
- Undertake urgent psychiatric assessments when necessary.
- To liaise with other parts of the service and GPs and non-NHS organisations wherever applicable.
- Write up all their notes using the Trusts Electronic Record system RIO which also records time and date of entry. The post holder is personally responsible for entering their notes onto the system themselves.
- Ensure effective and timely documentation and communication of clinical decision making and management plans.
- The post holder is expected to have Section 12 approval.
- Compile reports for MHRT and attend on behalf of RC when this deemed appropriate (CTO patients).
- To take part in the discharge planning CPAs and advising the primary care colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assess and treat service users in the community and in a clinic.
- To attend weekly IRH MDT meeting and to support the team with medical input as required.
- To arrange and participate in CPA meetings for service users.
- Undertake urgent psychiatric assessments when necessary.
- To liaise with other parts of the service and GPs and non-NHS organisations wherever applicable.
- Write up all their notes using the Trusts Electronic Record system RIO which also records time and date of entry. The post holder is personally responsible for entering their notes onto the system themselves.
- Ensure effective and timely documentation and communication of clinical decision making and management plans.
- The post holder is expected to have Section 12 approval.
- Compile reports for MHRT and attend on behalf of RC when this deemed appropriate (CTO patients).
- To take part in the discharge planning CPAs and advising the primary care colleagues.
Person Specification
Training/Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical degree.
- Full GMC registration.
Desirable
- Section 12 Approval
- Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
- Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DIT or MBT
- Qualifications in change management and service development skills
Experience
Essential
- Completed at least four years full time post graduate training (or its equivalent) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term trainee or have equivalent experience and competencies.
- Extensive experience in the management of a broad range of relevant mental disorders in older adults
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
Skill & Knowledge
Essential
- Broad knowledge of the biological, psychological and social determinants of mental disorders in old age and evidence-based management interventions
- A detailed knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness including psychopharmacological interventions
- Ability to provide medical and mental health assessments, formulate diagnoses and initiate treatment plans
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach
- Ability to plan treatment programmes in conjunction with multi-disciplinary team
- Able to work effectively in a team
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Advanced IT literacy
- Practical experience in a short-term psychological therapy
- Experience in trauma informed approach
Person Specification
Training/Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical degree.
- Full GMC registration.
Desirable
- Section 12 Approval
- Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
- Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DIT or MBT
- Qualifications in change management and service development skills
Experience
Essential
- Completed at least four years full time post graduate training (or its equivalent) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term trainee or have equivalent experience and competencies.
- Extensive experience in the management of a broad range of relevant mental disorders in older adults
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
Skill & Knowledge
Essential
- Broad knowledge of the biological, psychological and social determinants of mental disorders in old age and evidence-based management interventions
- A detailed knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness including psychopharmacological interventions
- Ability to provide medical and mental health assessments, formulate diagnoses and initiate treatment plans
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach
- Ability to plan treatment programmes in conjunction with multi-disciplinary team
- Able to work effectively in a team
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Advanced IT literacy
- Practical experience in a short-term psychological therapy
- Experience in trauma informed approach
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
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).
