Job summary
We are delighted to advertise a substantive, 10-PA consultant psychiatrist post in Liaison Psychiatry working with two specialist teams: Persistent Physical Symptoms (PPS) Unit based at Maudsley Hospital, (6 PAs) and Kings College Hospital within a new cancer psychology team (4 PAs).
The Persistent Physical Symptoms Research and Treatment Unit set up over 20 years ago, specialised in Chronic Fatigue and ME. In 2015 the service underwent transformation to deliver treatment for Persistent Physical Symptoms, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pain and physical symptoms in long term conditions.
The team provide expert medical / biopsychosocial assessments. They take a collaborative approach offering CBT or Activity Management. Therapists can also provide home-based treatment for the severely affected. The PPS Unit has a strong record of research, teaching and service development.
The Cancer Psychology Service is a new service and provides opportunities to help shape and grow the speciality at King's. The service offers psychological expertise and support across all points of the cancer care pathway. It offers support to all cancer tumour group patients and their families/carers at King's and their care teams.
Interventions include individual and group psychological therapy, family support, workshops and training sessions, and supervision, advice and consultation to multidisciplinary colleagues.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed consultant psychiatrist to work across mental and physical health in specialist settings, providing clinical leadership and working closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team. The post combines two specialist areas of liaison psychiatry with a shared focus on supporting patients with long term physical health conditions and symptoms
The Persistent Physical Symptoms Unit and the Liaison Psychiatry team at King's College Hospital team are both well known for their high-quality clinical services, innovation and research, and the culture is one which encourages learning and development. There are lots of opportunities for learning within the department and externally which we are happy to support you to attend as part of your development.
About us
The Persistent Physical Symptoms Unit is based at Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill. King's College Hospital is across the road also on Denmark Hill.
Benefits:
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.
Some of our benefits are:
- 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 a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation, our 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.
Other benefits include:
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurant
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical duties of the post:
- To provide enthusiastic, and flexible, joint clinical leadership and consultant input for the PPS service alongside other consultants and the team managers/clinical service leads.
- To work closely with the lead cancer psychologist and as a part of the cancer psychology service to develop the direction of the service, including offering advice about mental health and physical health treatment contra-indications, mental health related side effects of cancer treatments, etc. and acting as a key link between cancer psychology and mental health services
- To provide assessments and treatment in these outpatient services
- To take consultant responsibility for PPS and cancer psychology 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 advising and work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team
- To agree case allocation for the cancer psychology service with the psychology team during the cancer psychology MDT meetings
- To record and audit appropriate clinical outcome measures for the cancer psychology service showing contribution to improved cancer patient experience
- Contribute to review and audit of data collection (e.g., % of cancer psychology patients referred to psychiatry, volume of patients assessed by psychiatry service, volume of patients discussed in MDT)
- To undertake responsibilities as an Approved Clinician under the Mental Health Act 1983 as needed.
- To ensure excellence in the provision of medical and psychiatric assessments to all referred patients to the service including risk assessment protocols as directed by SLaM.
- To ensure clinical activities are documented on the Trust electronic record system (ePJS/EPR) and assist in the collection of clinical outcome data.
- To work flexibly with other teams across SLaM and other mental trusts, to ensure smooth transitions of care when needed.
- To communicate clearly and effectively with staff of all major disciplines concerned with the provision of mental health care.
- To appropriately signpost/refer onward those individuals who do not meet threshold for these services but present with other mental health needs
- To develop strong working relationships with stakeholders, including local GPs, other teams at SLaM and other mental trusts, Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Kings Health Partners staff, and with the voluntary sector, to ensure good coordination of care.
- To ensure excellence in the delivery of evidence-based treatments.
- To act as a source of support, advice and information to current or prospective patients and their carers, referrers, team members and other professionals.
- In conjunction with the Service Lead and other Team Consultants the post holder will help to represent the team at Directorate, CAG and care pathway meetings.
- To provide reciprocal cross cover / Section 12 cover for specialist outpatient Consultant psychiatrists when they are on leave.
- To keep up to date with key developments in Liaison Psychiatry / PPS / cancer psychology research and treatment
- To deliver Service Line management of trainees in psychiatry (including special interest trainees) if any are working within the service and working with team leaders to do so
- To contribute to teaching of medical students at Kings College London.
- To contribute to the supervision, support and teaching for doctors in training in SLaM as required.
- To contribute to clinical audit, clinical and if required clinical research within the team, directorates and Trust.
- To contribute to the business planning and service development as required.
- The post holder will carry a mobile during work hours and be contactable by members of the team.
General duties of post:
- To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the Medical Director and in accordance with the Trusts personnel policies and procedures.
- To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
- To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively using SLAMs ePJS (electronic patient journey system) and KCHs EPR (electronic patient record).
- To undertake the administrative duties and record keeping associated with the care of patients.
- To 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.
- To work flexibly and creatively as part of a multidisciplinary team promoting informed risk taking and anti-discriminatory practice.
- To work flexibly with other teams in the associated acute trusts, with GPs and statutory services, and across SLaM and other mental health trusts, to ensure good coordination of care
- To communicate clearly and effectively with staff of all major disciplines concerned with the provision of mental health care.
- To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
- To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
- To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
- To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
- To participate annually in a job plan
- review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant service manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation.
- To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
- To comply with the Trusts agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the Medical Director and other managers in preparing plans for services.
Please see job description for more detailed description of the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical duties of the post:
- To provide enthusiastic, and flexible, joint clinical leadership and consultant input for the PPS service alongside other consultants and the team managers/clinical service leads.
- To work closely with the lead cancer psychologist and as a part of the cancer psychology service to develop the direction of the service, including offering advice about mental health and physical health treatment contra-indications, mental health related side effects of cancer treatments, etc. and acting as a key link between cancer psychology and mental health services
- To provide assessments and treatment in these outpatient services
- To take consultant responsibility for PPS and cancer psychology 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 advising and work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team
- To agree case allocation for the cancer psychology service with the psychology team during the cancer psychology MDT meetings
- To record and audit appropriate clinical outcome measures for the cancer psychology service showing contribution to improved cancer patient experience
- Contribute to review and audit of data collection (e.g., % of cancer psychology patients referred to psychiatry, volume of patients assessed by psychiatry service, volume of patients discussed in MDT)
- To undertake responsibilities as an Approved Clinician under the Mental Health Act 1983 as needed.
- To ensure excellence in the provision of medical and psychiatric assessments to all referred patients to the service including risk assessment protocols as directed by SLaM.
- To ensure clinical activities are documented on the Trust electronic record system (ePJS/EPR) and assist in the collection of clinical outcome data.
- To work flexibly with other teams across SLaM and other mental trusts, to ensure smooth transitions of care when needed.
- To communicate clearly and effectively with staff of all major disciplines concerned with the provision of mental health care.
- To appropriately signpost/refer onward those individuals who do not meet threshold for these services but present with other mental health needs
- To develop strong working relationships with stakeholders, including local GPs, other teams at SLaM and other mental trusts, Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Kings Health Partners staff, and with the voluntary sector, to ensure good coordination of care.
- To ensure excellence in the delivery of evidence-based treatments.
- To act as a source of support, advice and information to current or prospective patients and their carers, referrers, team members and other professionals.
- In conjunction with the Service Lead and other Team Consultants the post holder will help to represent the team at Directorate, CAG and care pathway meetings.
- To provide reciprocal cross cover / Section 12 cover for specialist outpatient Consultant psychiatrists when they are on leave.
- To keep up to date with key developments in Liaison Psychiatry / PPS / cancer psychology research and treatment
- To deliver Service Line management of trainees in psychiatry (including special interest trainees) if any are working within the service and working with team leaders to do so
- To contribute to teaching of medical students at Kings College London.
- To contribute to the supervision, support and teaching for doctors in training in SLaM as required.
- To contribute to clinical audit, clinical and if required clinical research within the team, directorates and Trust.
- To contribute to the business planning and service development as required.
- The post holder will carry a mobile during work hours and be contactable by members of the team.
General duties of post:
- To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the Medical Director and in accordance with the Trusts personnel policies and procedures.
- To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
- To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively using SLAMs ePJS (electronic patient journey system) and KCHs EPR (electronic patient record).
- To undertake the administrative duties and record keeping associated with the care of patients.
- To 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.
- To work flexibly and creatively as part of a multidisciplinary team promoting informed risk taking and anti-discriminatory practice.
- To work flexibly with other teams in the associated acute trusts, with GPs and statutory services, and across SLaM and other mental health trusts, to ensure good coordination of care
- To communicate clearly and effectively with staff of all major disciplines concerned with the provision of mental health care.
- To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
- To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
- To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
- To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
- To participate annually in a job plan
- review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant service manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation.
- To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
- To comply with the Trusts agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the Medical Director and other managers in preparing plans for services.
Please see job description for more detailed description of the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully registered with GMC with a licence to practice
- Approved clinician
- Evidence for inclusion on Specialist Register
- Accreditation in liaison psychiatry
Experience
Essential
- Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Able to meet duties under MHS and MCA
- Experience of working with people who have chronic medical conditions
- Evidence of a range of specialist and subspecialist experience relevant to the post
- Working closely with MDTs
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to form good therapeutic relationships with complex patients, with physical health difficulties.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement
- Has led QIPs leading to service change or improved outcomes of patient care
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully registered with GMC with a licence to practice
- Approved clinician
- Evidence for inclusion on Specialist Register
- Accreditation in liaison psychiatry
Experience
Essential
- Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Able to meet duties under MHS and MCA
- Experience of working with people who have chronic medical conditions
- Evidence of a range of specialist and subspecialist experience relevant to the post
- Working closely with MDTs
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to form good therapeutic relationships with complex patients, with physical health difficulties.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement
- Has led QIPs leading to service change or improved outcomes of patient care
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
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).
