Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 8 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 334-SOU-5704436-JA-B
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Giles House
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum pro rata
- Closing
- 14/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Psychiatrist- Adult Mental Health Service
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
The post provides consultant medical leadership and support to the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). The post holder would provide senior medical input into Dulwich Neighbourhood. This is to enable continuity of care across the neighbourhood with a focus on good working
relationships with GPs.
Main duties of the job
- to provide clinical care and medical leadership to community team and work collaboratively with MDT to provide person centred care
- to manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures.
- To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively using SLaM’s ePJS (electronic patient journey system)
- To undertake the administrative duties and record keeping associated with the care of patients
- To work flexibly and creatively as part of a multidisciplinary team promoting informed risk taking and anti-discriminatory practice
- To communicate clearly and effectively with staff of all major disciplines concerned with the provision of mental health care
- To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service
- To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management
- To comply with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.
Working for our organisation
The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC). KHP is responsible for seeing 2 million patients each year, has 25,000
employees and 19,500 students, and a £2 billion annual turnover. It brings together the best of basic and translational research, clinical excellence and world-class teaching to deliver groundbreaking advances in physical and mental healthcare. See www.kingshealthpartners.org
The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is committed to innovation, effective interventions and improved service user outcomes. It has 230 community, inpatient and outpatientbased services. The Trust has a broad range of staff in all disciplines with the widest range of skills
and interests that provides many opportunities for new consultants to thrive and develop. It provides mental health services to the people of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon, as well as substance misuse services for people in Lambeth, Bexley, Greenwich and Wandsworth, and specialist CAMHS services for Kent. We also provide tertiary specialist services to people from across the UK and have a number of partnerships with clinical services and educational programme in
Europe, the Middle East and China,
The Trust’s core value states that 'everything we do is to improve the experience of people using our services and to promote mental health and wellbeing for all'.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post provides consultant medical leadership and support to the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). The postholder would provide senior medical input into Dulwich Neighbourhood. This is to enable continuity of care across the neighbourhood with a focus on good working relationships with GPs.
Please see attached job description for full details.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- Full registration with the General Medical Council with a licence to practice
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register (adult) or within 6 months of eligibility (A)
- Approved Clinician status AND Approved under S12 of the UK Mental Health Act (1983), or able to achieve these within 3 months of appointment
Desirable criteria
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Experience in other relevant specialties such as liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions
Experience and clinical skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
- Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry
Desirable criteria
- Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work in multidisciplinary team and provide leadership for the team
- Self-motivating
- Confidence in therapeutic risk taking
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Willingness to innovate and problem-solve service is
Organisational and management skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
- Commitment to working with service users on service development
- Commitment to Clinical Governance
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
Desirable criteria
- Formal leadership and management training
- Experience of team /service leadership
Research and Audit
Essential criteria
- Participation in Medical Audit and Quality Improvement initiatives
- Commitment to research informed care and service development to research informed care and service development
Desirable criteria
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields
Teaching and supervision
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching at either undergraduate or postgraduate level
Desirable criteria
- Medical education qualification
- Approval to supervise psychiatric trainees
Other qualities
Essential criteria
- Commitment to developing user-focused services
- Ability to get on with colleagues across disciplines and specialties
- Ability to appraise own performance
Desirable criteria
- Experience of active involvement in service user initiatives
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Daniel Meek
- Job title
- Associate Medical Director Southwark
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Dr Sanj Somasunderam, Southwark Community lead consultant ([email protected])
Dr Emily Finch, Clinical Director Southwark ([email protected])
Mr Niyi Aderinto, Deptuy Director Southwark ([email protected])
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