Consultant Psychiatrist - Carshalton and Wallington IRH
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Main area: Psychiatry
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Location: Jubilee Health Centre
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (will accept 8 or 9). Will accept specialist grade if consultant recruitment unsuccessful.
Job ref: 294-MEDI-0388-CS-B
Site: Jubilee Health Centre, East Town, Wallington
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum pro rata plus London Zone allowance
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: Today at 23:59
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.
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.
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.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Carshalton and Wallington IRH which has recently undergone a service transformation.
We are looking for a full time consultant with the interest and skills in providing strong medical leadership to take our services forward. The role is being offered on a permanent basis, alongside a tailored management leadership programme for those individuals who would be interested in pursuing this.
Additionally, we offer a number of enhanced benefits, including a relocation package available - Up to £8,000 relocation package available (terms and conditions apply).
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be a Consultant Psychiatrist providing medical leadership to the Carshalton and Wallington Integrated Recovery Hub (C&W IRH), and sessional consultant psychiatric assessment and advice to patients referred to the Sutton Single Point of Access Team.
The Consultant, in partnership with the team manager, shares responsibility for ensuring the care delivered by the team is safe and of a good standard. This includes participating in systems of audit and clinical governance.
The post sits within a well-established MDT that works alongside a separate Consultant-led Primary Care/Assessment team and interfaces with a Consultant-led Home Treatment Team and in-patient wards. There are also specialist teams for Early Intervention in Psychosis, Personality Disorder and adult ADHD.
The post-holder will be responsible for the provision of training to Foundation, GPVTS and psychiatry trainees, and the teaching of St George’s University of London Medical Students.
If you are a dynamic established consultant psychiatrist fully registered with the GMC as well as holding Approved Clinician and S12 approval under the Mental Health Act, or a specialist trainee within six months of inclusion on the Specialist Register and would be keen to be involved in developing and expanding the service, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS:
* 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 Register within three months of completing their CCT.
* Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act.
* Qualification in another specialism.
* Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DBT or MBT.
* Qualifications in change management and service development skills.
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:
* 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.
* 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:
* Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit and/or research.
* Commitment to working with allied agencies including carer’s groups, and local charities.
* Experience of service planning and development.
* Experience of working with third sector partners.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS:
* Evidence of participation in research, and outcomes of studies.
* Completion of a research project and evidence of its dissemination.
* Publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
TEACHING:
* Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry.
* Teaching Qualification.
* Evidence of positive feedback from students.
PERSONAL SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS:
* 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.
* Personal experience of mental illness.
* Personal experience of social distress.
* Evidence of helping others who have suffered physical, mental or social misfortune.
* Evidence of seeking feedback as a way of improving one’s skills.
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.
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 3rd party e-recruitment system.
* That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not been 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.
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