Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a six month post-CCT fellowship in Neuropsychiatry and Behavioural Neurology based at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
The remit of the postholder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing care for patients who have functional neurological disorders and other disorders at the interface of brain and mind. This fellowship will provide the clinical training and experience to allow a neurologist or psychiatrist to practice independently in this field.
About us
Neuropsychiatry services at the Maudsley Hospital consist of an inpatient unit (the Lishman Unit - temporarily based at the Bethlem); outpatient services; and neuropsychiatry liaison service to Kings College Hospital (KCH) and St. Thomas' Hospital (GSTT). The Neuropsychiatry service is managed by the Psychological Medicine and Older Adults Directorate of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. The Neuropsychiatry service is also part of the Clinical Neurosciences CAG of Kings Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. The Clinical Neurosciences CAG comprises neurology, neurosurgery and other clinical neurosciences based at Kings College Hospital, Guys Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital, as well as academic clinical neurosciences within Kings College London. There are close working relationships with neurology, neurosurgery, neurophysiology and neuroradiology.
Neuropsychiatry outpatients sees approximately 650 new referrals annually, as well as having about 1000 outpatients in treatment. Referrals to the outpatient clinic are part received from local neurology teams, although almost a third of these referrals are national. Of this number approximately 50% is for Functional Neurological Disorder and related conditions. In the past 18months the service has set up a novel neurology led first assessment clinic for FND, which is where the main clinical activity for this post will take place.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The fellow will be supervised by both neurologists and psychiatrists, as well as working alongside the multi-professional team at Kings Health Partners. They will work across the neurology team at Kings College Hospital and the neuropsychiatry team at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM). The most common condition in this sub-speciality is functional neurological disorder (FND), which will be a key focus of the fellowship. The fellow will have exposure to all the elements of an optimal care pathway for FND and gain the competency to offer specialist assessments and treatment planning for these patients. The fellow will also gain competencies in other core areas of neuropsychiatry, including brain injury, epilepsy, movement disorders and autoimmune encephalitis. The fellow will have 1 day per week of protected time for study or research. Many aspects of the fellowship can be tailored to the specific interests or training needs of the individual. There is no on call commitment in the post.
Applicants must have completed or be near to completion of higher professional training in neurology or psychiatry (within 12 months of the expected date of CCT or equivalent on taking up the post). The post has been approved by the Association of British Neurologists as an Advanced Clinical Training Fellowship.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The fellow will be supervised by both neurologists and psychiatrists, as well as working alongside the multi-professional team at Kings Health Partners. They will work across the neurology team at Kings College Hospital and the neuropsychiatry team at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM). The most common condition in this sub-speciality is functional neurological disorder (FND), which will be a key focus of the fellowship. The fellow will have exposure to all the elements of an optimal care pathway for FND and gain the competency to offer specialist assessments and treatment planning for these patients. The fellow will also gain competencies in other core areas of neuropsychiatry, including brain injury, epilepsy, movement disorders and autoimmune encephalitis. The fellow will have 1 day per week of protected time for study or research. Many aspects of the fellowship can be tailored to the specific interests or training needs of the individual. There is no on call commitment in the post.
Applicants must have completed or be near to completion of higher professional training in neurology or psychiatry (within 12 months of the expected date of CCT or equivalent on taking up the post). The post has been approved by the Association of British Neurologists as an Advanced Clinical Training Fellowship.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised basic medical degree
- MRCPsych of MRCP
Desirable
- Within six months of the expected date of CCT (or equivalent) on the day of interview
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Evidence for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within six months of gaining CCT
Desirable
- Accreditation in liaison psychiatry
Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Appropriate experience in most aspects of neurology or psychiatry and be capable of delivering services appropriate to a large teaching hospital
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge within neuropsychiatry
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Neuropsychiatry experience during neurology or psychiatry training
- Other relevant experience eg specific psychological therapies
Academic skills and lifelong learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Ability to work in and lead team
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research and/ or service evaluation
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Desirable
- Experienced in clinical research and/ or service evaluation
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentation and publications
- Has led quality improvement projects leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
- Teaching skills course/ qualifications
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised basic medical degree
- MRCPsych of MRCP
Desirable
- Within six months of the expected date of CCT (or equivalent) on the day of interview
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Evidence for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within six months of gaining CCT
Desirable
- Accreditation in liaison psychiatry
Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Appropriate experience in most aspects of neurology or psychiatry and be capable of delivering services appropriate to a large teaching hospital
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge within neuropsychiatry
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Neuropsychiatry experience during neurology or psychiatry training
- Other relevant experience eg specific psychological therapies
Academic skills and lifelong learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Ability to work in and lead team
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research and/ or service evaluation
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Desirable
- Experienced in clinical research and/ or service evaluation
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentation and publications
- Has led quality improvement projects leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
- Teaching skills course/ qualifications
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).
