Job summary
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Liaison Psychiatry at Kingston Hospital.
In this post the Specialty Doctor will participate in the work of the Liaison Psychiatry team in a large, general teaching hospital. He/she will undertake supervised psychiatric assessment and treatment of patients referred by non-psychiatric teams from Kingston Hospital.
Patients are referred from all wards and clinical areas within the hospital, including new presentations of functional and organic illness, as well as patients with established mental disorders who have been admitted for medical or surgical treatment.
The post-holder will work managing mental disorders in this setting, including prescribing for patients with altered metabolism, and delivering brief psychological interventions. The post-holder will conduct and supervise psychiatric assessment and management of deliberate self-harm and psychiatric emergencies presenting in the Accident and Emergency department, as well as hospital wards.
Main duties of the job
- Full participation in the multi-disciplinary team
- To assess and advise on the physical and mental health of team patients
- To prescribe for patients as needed
- To manage some or all of the team's patients under supervision
- Assessing patients for detention under the Mental Health Act when necessary
- Liaison with colleagues in other specialties and agencies
- Documenting all clinical contacts on the RiO clinical records system in a timely fashion
- Participation in all mandatory training.
- Teaching medical students who come to the unit for specialist visits
- Opportunities for involvement in teaching at the medical school for example lecturing, examining, acting as a personal tutor
- Cover for leave is organised internally within the team
- There is no on call commitment attached to the post
- Administrative support is provided by the team administrator
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In addition to the Higher trainee, the team consists of 2 Consultant Psychiatrists, one Core Trainee, one Team Manager, 18 Liaison Psychiatry nurses and two Administrators. The nursing staff work a shift pattern to provide 24/7 cover. In addition, medical students, Physician Associate and nursing students are regularly placed with the team.
For detailed Job Description, please refer to attached JDPS
Job description
Job responsibilities
In addition to the Higher trainee, the team consists of 2 Consultant Psychiatrists, one Core Trainee, one Team Manager, 18 Liaison Psychiatry nurses and two Administrators. The nursing staff work a shift pattern to provide 24/7 cover. In addition, medical students, Physician Associate and nursing students are regularly placed with the team.
For detailed Job Description, please refer to attached JDPS
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Primary Medical degree
- Full GMC registration
- MRCPsych or equivalent.
- Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act
Desirable
KNOWLEDGE: & EXPERIENCE:
Essential
- Experience of general adult psychiatry
- Assessment of simple or complex mental illness
- Assessment of comorbid physical ill-health
- Teamwork, Communication, Ongoing commitment to CPD
Desirable
- Experience of liaison psychiatry
- Experience of inpatient psychiatry
- Experience of crisis & home treatment
- Teaching experience.
- Experience of managing physical and mental disorder at a middle-grade level
- Evidence of active engagement in audit/ quality improvement
- Evidence of recent appraisal
PERSONAL SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS:
Essential
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Ability to provide good clinical leadership
- Ability to inspire others
- 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
- Ability to effect 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.
- Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act
Desirable
KNOWLEDGE: & EXPERIENCE:
Essential
- Experience of general adult psychiatry
- Assessment of simple or complex mental illness
- Assessment of comorbid physical ill-health
- Teamwork, Communication, Ongoing commitment to CPD
Desirable
- Experience of liaison psychiatry
- Experience of inpatient psychiatry
- Experience of crisis & home treatment
- Teaching experience.
- Experience of managing physical and mental disorder at a middle-grade level
- Evidence of active engagement in audit/ quality improvement
- Evidence of recent appraisal
PERSONAL SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS:
Essential
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Ability to provide good clinical leadership
- Ability to inspire others
- 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
- Ability to effect 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
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).
