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South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

About

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) is the main provider of integrated mental health and social care services in South West London.

We serve just over one million people of all ages across the London boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth. We also provide a range of specialist regional and national services.

Services available in south west London:

Inpatient, outpatient and community services for children, adults and older people with mental health problems
Forensic inpatient and community services for people with mental health problems who have been through the criminal justice system
Mental health services to HMP Wandsworth

National Services:

Mental health services for deaf children and adults
Eating disorders services for children and adults
Services for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive and body-dysmorphic disorders

The Trust employs over 2,000 (whole time equivalent) staff who operate from more than 90 sites, some of which are owned and run by the Trust and others which are owned by other organisations, including three main inpatient hospital sites (Springfield University Hospital in Tooting, Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton and Tolworth Hospital).

Our staff provide care and treatment to approximately 20,000 people from South West London and beyond at any given moment.

The Trust also provides education, training and research in partnership with St George’s University of London, Kingston University, London South Bank University, King’s College London, University of Surrey, Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology and Brunel University.

Contact

Address: Elizabeth Newton Building; Springfield University Hospital; Elizabeth Newton Way; London; SW17 0YG
Contact Number: 02035135800

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Ref: 294-MEDI-4855184-JB Vacancy ID: 4855184

Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - Mitcham Recovery and Support Team

Closed for applications on: 16-Dec-2022 00:00

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 16-Dec-2022 00:00

Location

Site: Wilson Hospital
Address: Cranmer Rd
Town: London
Postcode: CR4 4LD
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (40 Hours per week)

Salary

Salary: £88,364 - £119,133 per annum plus London Zone Allowance
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant)

Specialty

Main area: Consultant Psychiatrist

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Medical leadership, working in the multi-disciplinary team and working closely with, and providing cross-cover to other Consultant Psychiatrists and occasionally their Associate Clinical Director within their borough or service line.
Overall responsibility for the day-to-day clinical care, risk assessment, risk management, initiation of medication, and the recovery focused care delivered by the Team
Availability within normal working hours 5 days a week for urgent review and management including formal Mental Health Act assessments.
Domiciliary visits as required.
Providing cross-cover for the Consultant colleagues where necessary.
Management of complex cases
Allocation of resources, in collaboration with the team manager, to service users and carers.
Ensuring the delivery of effective, efficient and safe, recovery focused mental health care.
Multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working with social care, statutory and voluntary and third sector partners.

Clinical governance and quality improvement

The post holder will be expected to comply with all Trust Clinical Governance requirements and participate in related initiatives. This will include participation in performance reviews of clinical outcomes, working towards achievement of local and national performance targets, complying with risk management policies and participating in the consultant appraisal process.
The post holder will be expected to attend a variety of service line management and other service development meetings. Additionally, they will be expected to accept, where appropriate, invitations to be a member of relevant committees where this is consistent with their clinical commitments and service need.
To actively engage in the Trusts’ Quality Improvement and Innovation Programme and support QI projects within the team and service line.

On-Call Duties

The post holder is expected to take part in one of the Trust’s two Adult/Older adult out-of-hours “on-call” Rotas (There are separate rota for CAMHS and Learning Disabilities). Each rota is a 1:20 rota (approx.) and attracts a 3% on call supplement
Allocation to a rota is to be determined and is subject to need at the time of the post-holder being appointed.
Both rotas are non-residential. The consultant-on-call on each rota is supported by a middle grade doctor (usually a Higher Trainee) and core trainees. The consultant-on-call is expected to provide support and expert advice for the Higher and Core Trainees as is required; this may be over the phone in most cases but in exceptional circumstances the consultant may be required to provide direct support in the assessment of patients.

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:

BME (Evolve) Staff Network
Christian Staff Network
DiverseAbility
Deaf Staff Network
Mental Health Staff Forum
Women's Staff Network
LGBTQIA+

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.

Please note:

That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received
That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3^rd party e-recruitment system
That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)
That we are a smoke-free Trust

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Primary Medical degree. Full GMC registration. MRCPsych, or equivalent. Included on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry or eligible for such inclusion on the Specialist Registrar within three months of completing their CCT. Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act

Desirable criteria

Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DBT or MBT
Qualifications in change management and service development skills

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Completed minimum of three years full time training in approved higher psychiatric training scheme
A detailed knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness including psychopharmacological interventions

Desirable criteria

Knowledge and experience of the CPA process, risk assessment and risk management
Experience of teaching medical and non-medical staff, including those who may not have a formal qualification

Audit and Management

Essential criteria

Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit and/or research
Commitment to working with allied agencies including carer’s groups, and local charities.

Desirable criteria

Experience of service planning and development Experience of working with third sector partners

Research and Publications

Essential criteria

Evidence of participation in research, and outcomes of studies

Desirable criteria

Higher degree in research
Completion of a research project and evidence of it’s dissemination
Completion of a research project and evidence of it’s dissemination

Teaching

Essential criteria

Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry

Desirable criteria

Teaching Qualification Evidence of feedback good from students

PERSONAL SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS

Essential criteria

Ability to remain calm under pressure Ability to inspire others
Ability to provide good clinical leadership
Ability to effect change
Ability to negotiate and collaborate with first, second and third sector organisations to identify shared agendas and meet common goals
Willingness to supervise junior medical staff and staff from allied disciplines
Willingness to take on a fair share of Trustwide duties Commitment to personal, team and service development
Ability to work co-operatively in multi- disciplinary teams
Ability to manage and adapt to change

Desirable criteria

Evidence of seeking feedback as a way of improving one’s skills
Evidence of helping others who have suffered physical, mental or social misfortune
Personal experience of social distress
Personal experience of mental illness