Job summary
SWLSTG are currently looking to appoint a Specialty Doctor in Old Age Psychiatry for the Richmond Older Adult Community Mental Health Team. The opportunity has arisen due to the retirement of the previous post holder.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for to join an established community mental health team in Richmond. The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, in order to provide medical leadership to the team. This is a varied role and will include working across the Memory Assessment Service and the Recovery and Support Team.
About us
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) is the leading provider of mental health services across South West London and a beacon of excellence for many of our national mental health services.
We are part of the NHS and are regulated by Monitor and the Care Quality Commission.
South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust was formed in 1998. Springfield Hospital in Tooting, the largest site from which the Trust operates, has provided mental health services since 1841.
The Trust now serves a very diverse population of 1.1 million people across the London Boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth and Sutton and employs more that 2,000 staff who provide care and treatment to approximately 20,000 people from South West London and beyond.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity for to join an established community mental health team in Richmond. The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, in order to provide medical leadership to the team. This is a varied role and will include working across the Memory Assessment Service and the Recovery and Support Team.
Please refer the attached JDPS fro detailed information
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity for to join an established community mental health team in Richmond. The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, in order to provide medical leadership to the team. This is a varied role and will include working across the Memory Assessment Service and the Recovery and Support Team.
Please refer the attached JDPS fro detailed information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- oMRCPsych or equivalent
- oST/CCT training in Old Age psychiatry
Eligibility
Essential
- oFull Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date.
- oSection 12 Approved or able to achieve within three months of appointment
- oRight to work in the UK
Desirable
- oIn good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Essential
- oMinimum of two (2) years working in Old Age psychiatry
- oAbility to provide day to day responsibility of acute medical and psychiatric care.
- oExperience of working with people with mental health problems in a psychiatric setting
- oExcellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- oExcellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- oAble to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
- oMakes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
- oAble to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- oWide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills and lifelong learning
Essential
- oAble to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
- oAbility to work in and lead team.
- oDemonstrate commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- oParticipated in research or service evaluation.
- oAble to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- oHas actively participated in clinical audit/quality improvement programmes.
Desirable
- oAble to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
- oReflect on purpose of CPD undertaken.
- oExperienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation.
- oEvidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- oHas led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
Personal Skills
Essential
- oAbility to provide clinical leadership to MDT.
- oWillingness to supervise junior medical staff and staff from other disciplines. oWillingness to take on fair share of Trust-wide duties where necessary.
- oCommitment to personal and service development.
- oAbility to work co-operative in multi- disciplinary team. oAbility and manage and adapt to change
Transport
Essential
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- oMRCPsych or equivalent
- oST/CCT training in Old Age psychiatry
Eligibility
Essential
- oFull Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date.
- oSection 12 Approved or able to achieve within three months of appointment
- oRight to work in the UK
Desirable
- oIn good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Essential
- oMinimum of two (2) years working in Old Age psychiatry
- oAbility to provide day to day responsibility of acute medical and psychiatric care.
- oExperience of working with people with mental health problems in a psychiatric setting
- oExcellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- oExcellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- oAble to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
- oMakes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
- oAble to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- oWide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills and lifelong learning
Essential
- oAble to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
- oAbility to work in and lead team.
- oDemonstrate commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- oParticipated in research or service evaluation.
- oAble to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- oHas actively participated in clinical audit/quality improvement programmes.
Desirable
- oAble to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
- oReflect on purpose of CPD undertaken.
- oExperienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation.
- oEvidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- oHas led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
Personal Skills
Essential
- oAbility to provide clinical leadership to MDT.
- oWillingness to supervise junior medical staff and staff from other disciplines. oWillingness to take on fair share of Trust-wide duties where necessary.
- oCommitment to personal and service development.
- oAbility to work co-operative in multi- disciplinary team. oAbility and manage and adapt to change
Transport
Essential
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
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).
