Consultant Psychiatrist in Luther King ward

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) is looking to recruit a Substantive Consultant Psychiatrist for Luther King ward, an 18-bed inpatient unit which provides psychiatric care for men aged 18-65 year. Luther King ward is situated in the Lambeth Hospital in the acute psychiatric pathway for the Lambeth Operations Directorate, alongside four other acute inpatient wards and one Trust-wide male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit.

Luther King ward provides with inpatient psychiatric assessment, treatment and care to help reduce the risk of harm to self and others. Clinical presentations and diagnostic formulations for those cared for on the ward range from severe and enduring mental illness, severe forms of common mental disorders, to complex emotional distress and associated crisis and high-risk behavioural disturbance.

Luther King ward is staffed with a full multidisciplinary team including a Consultant Psychiatrist (this post), a full-time psychiatric higher trainee and two core trainees, together with the ward manager, nursing team, occupational therapist, activity coordinator, psychology and pharmacy support and a ward administrator. The unit is also supported by two Lambeth Hospital trust grade float doctors as required in hours and the on-call doctor out of hours.

Main duties of the job

The main clinical duties are to provide senior medical input as consultant psychiatrist / Approved Clinician for the patients treated in Luther King ward, and to be part of the joint senior leadership for the ward alongside the Ward Manager and Modern Matrons. There is reciprocal Approved Clinician cover including under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act for the leave, study leave and sickness of senior medical staff in Lambeth during working hours.

The post holder willprovide out-of-hour senior medical input as per the Lambeth consultant on-call rota (1:25) with a category 'B' 1% banding supplement.

As for undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, the post holder will be the Clinical Supervisor for the trainees (two CTs and one ST) placed in the team, and supervise year 3 medical students of King's College London allocated to the ward for their longitudinal placements.

About us

The successful candidate will work in Lambeth SLaM, which is part of the the Living Well Network Alliance (LWNA), a collaboration with the local CCG, local authorities and two voluntary sector partners (Certitude and Thames Reach). The LWNA is the first Alliance in the country to provide whole system mental health care for working age adults with innovation, co-production and populations needs at the centre of service development and delivery.

The Directorate has been actively working for upcoming relocation of the Lambeth Hospital in the spring 2023 to the New Douglas Bennet House in the Maudsley site, The relocation of all the Lambeth acute services to the purpose-build, specially designed wards gives us an exciting opportunity not only to offer much improved and therapeutic environment to our patients and staff but also to modernise our practice in more person-centred, less restrictive ways. New Douglas Bennett House | Flythrough on Vimeo

The post holder will take advantage of all the opportunities of innovative service development, quality improvement and management/leadership development in the LWNA as well as within the Trust. There are ample opportunities for educational and academic roles and collaborations as SLaM is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre and also the only mental health trust in the UK to have our own biomedical research centre, hosted jointly with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at KCL.

Date posted

22 April 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience £84,559 - £114,003 per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-LAM-4119113-JA

Job locations

Lambeth Hospital

108 Landor Road

London

SW9 9NT

Job description

Job responsibilities

More detailed job description and responsibilities are found in the attached document.

There is support for newly appointed consultants in the StartWell group. As part of this the post holder will have the opportunity of having a more senior consultant as a mentor.

Job description

Job responsibilities

More detailed job description and responsibilities are found in the attached document.

There is support for newly appointed consultants in the StartWell group. As part of this the post holder will have the opportunity of having a more senior consultant as a mentor.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC Specialist Register with CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or equivalent within 6 months
Approved Clinician status within 3 months of appointment

Desirable

MRCPsych or equivalent
Qualification of higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management

Clinical skills

Essential

Knowledge and experience in acute psychiatry pathways
Significant experience in risk assessment and management including positive risk taking
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA

Desirable

Experience of range of specialist and sub-specialist areas within NHS or comparable service
Experience of work in different cultural contexts

Academic skills

Essential

Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
Demonstrate committment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement
Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes

Desirable

Formal training or qualification in medical education
Experience in clinical research and/or service evaluation
Experience of teaching a multidisciplinary team

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC Specialist Register with CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or equivalent within 6 months
Approved Clinician status within 3 months of appointment

Desirable

MRCPsych or equivalent
Qualification of higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management

Clinical skills

Essential

Knowledge and experience in acute psychiatry pathways
Significant experience in risk assessment and management including positive risk taking
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA

Desirable

Experience of range of specialist and sub-specialist areas within NHS or comparable service
Experience of work in different cultural contexts

Academic skills

Essential

Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
Demonstrate committment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement
Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes

Desirable

Formal training or qualification in medical education
Experience in clinical research and/or service evaluation
Experience of teaching a multidisciplinary team

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).