Job summary
Psychiatrists - are you looking to develop your clinical career whilst having dedicated time for research, academia, quality improvement or digital health innovation? Do you want to have dedicated SPA time and support to develop your CESR portfolio ? Are you keen to be a part of a highly skilled, motivated and dynamic multi-disciplinary team with excellent consultant support and supervision? If so, we want to hear from you!
The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting into a substantive 10 PA Speciality doctor post based in the London Borough of Lewisham. This is for our Lewisham Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (LEIS) based at Cordwell Road, Lewisham.
Applicants must have relevant experience in Psychiatry and experience of working in the NHS,UK or similar health care settings. You must be able to demonstrate an ability to work independently and have good knowledge of Psychopharmacology and managing a range of mental disorders especially First episode Psychosis.
For further details please refer to attached advertisement
Main duties of the job
Management of the day-to-day case load of the team
Assessing new patients within set time frames- this could include outpatient clinics but also home visits as and when needed.
Follow up medical reviews.
Attending team hand over and other clinical meetings
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.
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
For further details please refer to attached JD.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Liaising with GPs and various other professionals/ teams within and outside SLAM including with social services, DVLA and the Voluntary sector.
Attending external patient meetings as appropriate
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.
For detailed information, please refer to attached JD.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Liaising with GPs and various other professionals/ teams within and outside SLAM including with social services, DVLA and the Voluntary sector.
Attending external patient meetings as appropriate
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.
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
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 committment 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
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 committment 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
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).
