Job summary
South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) is looking to recruit a Substantive Consultant Psychiatrist for the South West Short Term Support Team. The team offers multidisciplinary and integrated assessment and support for a short-period of time (usually 12 weeks).
The STS Service provides two functions: (i) a short-term primary care offer to include an enabling approach and practical support for primary care clinicians; (ii) a short-term secondary offer for people who, in the main, have needs that require more complex intervention. The aims of the STS Service are to support people who require a mental health brief intervention in addition to that offered solely by their GP, to recover, stay well, make their own choices and participate in the community.
The team normally has 40-60 new referrals per month and a caseload of 200 patients.
Main duties of the job
The main clinical duties are to provide senior medical input as consultant psychiatrist / Approved Clinician for the patients treated under the South West Short Term Support Team, and to be part of the joint senior leadership for the team and South West Living Well Centre. 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 will provide out-of-hour senior medical input as per the Lambeth consultant on-call rota (1:24) with a category 'B' 1% banding supplement.
As for undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, one full-time GPVT is placed in the team and the post holder will be their Clinical Supervisor.
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 place-base of the ICB, 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 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.
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.
Those who would like to work with fewer sessions or flexibly are welcome to apply.
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.
Those who would like to work with fewer sessions or flexibly are welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or equivalent within 6 months upon application
- Section 12(2) approved
- Approved Clinician status within 3 months upon appointment
Desirable
- MRCPsyc/FRCPsych or equivalent
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education/clinical research/management
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Clinical expertise in bio-psycho-social assessment, treatment and management of patients with common and complex mental health conditions in community psychiatry settings
- Knowledge and experience in community mental health pathways
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Experience of work in different cultural contexts
- Experience of working in primary care
Academic skills
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
Desirable
- Experience of teaching a multidisciplinary team
- Formal training and/or qualification in medical education
- Has led QI projects leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
Personal quality
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with others in MDT
Desirable
- Experience of multi-agency collaboration
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or equivalent within 6 months upon application
- Section 12(2) approved
- Approved Clinician status within 3 months upon appointment
Desirable
- MRCPsyc/FRCPsych or equivalent
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education/clinical research/management
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Clinical expertise in bio-psycho-social assessment, treatment and management of patients with common and complex mental health conditions in community psychiatry settings
- Knowledge and experience in community mental health pathways
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Experience of work in different cultural contexts
- Experience of working in primary care
Academic skills
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
Desirable
- Experience of teaching a multidisciplinary team
- Formal training and/or qualification in medical education
- Has led QI projects leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
Personal quality
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with others in MDT
Desirable
- Experience of multi-agency collaboration
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).
