Consultant Psychiatrist/ Medical Psychotherapist-Wandsworth CNS

Consultant Psychiatrist/ Medical Psychotherapist-Wandsworth CNS South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Medical Psychotherapist / Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Wandsworth Complex Needs Service based at Trinity Building, Springfield Hospital SW17. The role is being offered as 5PAs on a substantive basis.

Our Trustwide community services have undergone an exciting and innovative transformation which has included a strengthening of our clinical pathways for patients with personality disorders and a Trustwide Clinical lead for Personality disorders. We are looking for consultants with the interest and skills in providing strong medical leadership to take our services forward.

Main duties of the job

This medical psychotherapy role in Wandsworth CNS is multifaceted, with a significant emphasis on supporting the delivery of mandatory psychotherapy training for psychiatric trainees at South West London and St George's Trust through the supervision of core and higher trainees and trainees completing CCTs in medical psychotherapy. This includes conducting face-to-face assessments of patients for their suitability for trainees to deliver psychodynamic psychotherapy under supervision.

This post-holder will work closely with the Team Manager, and another part-time consultant who is acting as the clinical lead for the team, to provide medical leadership. They will also contribute clinical expertise to Wandsworth CNS in delivering Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) as core treatment offers, enhancing the overall therapeutic approach and ensuring comprehensive patient care. This combination of supervisory, evaluative, and clinical responsibilities makes the role both challenging and rewarding, fostering professional growth and patient well-being.

Job responsibilities

If you are a dynamic and established consultant medical psychotherapist/psychiatrist fully registered with the GMC as well as holding S12 approval under the Mental Health Act or are a high trainee within nine months of being eligible for this grade, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Primary Medical degree.
• Full GMC registration.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register or eligible for such inclusion on Specialist Registrar (that is within three months of completing their CCT).
• Approved Clinician Status.
• Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act or eligible and willing to apply for such approval once in post.
• MRCPsych, or equivalent.
• CCT in Medical Psychotherapy.
• MBT or DBT practitioner accreditation.
• MBT or DBT supervisor accreditation.
• Qualification in supervising intensive individual analytic psychotherapy.
• Additional BPC or UKCP accreditation.

KNOWLEDGE: & EXPERIENCE:

• A detailed knowledge of main psychotherapies indicated for personality disorder as well as the role of pharmacological interventions.
• Expert knowledge and experience of psychotherapy.
• Completed minimum of three years full-time training in approved higher psychiatric training scheme.
• Knowledge and experience of the CPA process, risk assessment and risk management.
• Experience of supervising and treating patients in intensive psychotherapy.
• Experience of Supervision of Higher Trainees psychotherapy cases.

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 audit or research.
• 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 feedback good 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 take on a fair share of Trustwide duties.
• Commitment to personal, team and service development.
• 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.

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.

Job locations

Trinity Building, Springfield University Hospital, 15 Springfield Drive

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata plus London Zone Allowances.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

294-MEDI-0420-CS