Job summary
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM) are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic Specialty doctor in General Adult Psychiatry to join our new acute male in patient ward - Evans ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. This is currently being advertised as a 10 PA fixed term role for a period of 12 months. The post is very likely to be advertised as a substantive post in the near future pending RCPsych approval.
If you are looking for an exciting front line clinical role with opportunities to be involved in service development and incorporating quality improvement methodology to evaluate changes, then this is the ideal post for you.
We welcome applications from Core trainees who may be looking to take a break from training in the near future
or
from psychiatrists who want to pursue CESR , whereby the role can be tailored to meet the competencies required in your CESR portfolio.
For further details, please refer to attached Advertisement
Main duties of the job
- Management of the day-to-day case load of the ward
- Assessing new patients and management of all patients admitted to the ward.
- Attending daily team hand over and other clinical meetings and twice weekly ward rounds
- Carrying out risk assessments and formulating appropriate risk management plans
- Formulating care plans and carrying out treatment interventions as appropriate
- Safe prescribing and recording of drug information.
- Physical health monitoring of patients -including carrying out physical examination and investigations as appropriate.
- Liaising with GP's and various other professionals/ teams within and outside SLAM including with social services, DVLA and the Voluntary sector.
- Attending external patient meetings as appropriate
For further details please refer to attached JD.
About us
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. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- 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 leadership, mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership, and other talent programmes.
- Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Making safeguarding referrals
- Record keeping including preparing reports/letters, discharge notifications/summaries and ensuring that all the relevant information gathered by you following patient contact is recorded clearly in the trusts electronic notes (epjs) and elsewhere as appropriate.
- Section 12 duties which include carrying out Mental health act and Mental capacity assessments for our patients and attending MH review tribunals.
Overall you will be expected to support the team consultant and deputise for the consultant in their absence (nominal consultant cover is arranged to allow discussion of clinical issues when the consultant is on leave)
General/ Managerial and other responsibilities: - Participation in service evaluation, audit, research, and quality improvement
- Participation in service development/clinical governance activities
- Participation in the teams business meeting and any other relevant team/trust meetings
- Participation in academic activities including team-based teaching, case presentation, and teaching medical/other students attached to the service.
- Participation in reflective practice sessions
For detailed information, please refer to attached JD.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Making safeguarding referrals
- Record keeping including preparing reports/letters, discharge notifications/summaries and ensuring that all the relevant information gathered by you following patient contact is recorded clearly in the trusts electronic notes (epjs) and elsewhere as appropriate.
- Section 12 duties which include carrying out Mental health act and Mental capacity assessments for our patients and attending MH review tribunals.
Overall you will be expected to support the team consultant and deputise for the consultant in their absence (nominal consultant cover is arranged to allow discussion of clinical issues when the consultant is on leave)
General/ Managerial and other responsibilities: - Participation in service evaluation, audit, research, and quality improvement
- Participation in service development/clinical governance activities
- Participation in the teams business meeting and any other relevant team/trust meetings
- Participation in academic activities including team-based teaching, case presentation, and teaching medical/other students attached to the service.
- Participation in reflective practice sessions
For detailed information, please refer to attached JD.
Person Specification
Qualif
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
- Experience in other relevant specialties such as in patient, liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Section 12 Approved doctor or eligible and willing to apply for Sec 12 Approval as soon as possible
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Good knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- At least 3 years of experience in acute psychiatry
Desirable
- Good range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Demonstrate commitment to collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- Participate in continuous professional development
- Commitment to working across service boundaries
- Commitment to developing user-focused services
Desirable
- Teaching experience
- Experience of clinical research and / or audit and QI work
Person Specification
Qualif
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
- Experience in other relevant specialties such as in patient, liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Section 12 Approved doctor or eligible and willing to apply for Sec 12 Approval as soon as possible
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Good knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- At least 3 years of experience in acute psychiatry
Desirable
- Good range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Demonstrate commitment to collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- Participate in continuous professional development
- Commitment to working across service boundaries
- Commitment to developing user-focused services
Desirable
- Teaching experience
- Experience of clinical research and / or audit and QI work
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).
