Consultant - General Adult Psychiatry -AUC-Rose Ward and Laurel Ward

Consultant - General Adult Psychiatry -AUC-Rose Ward and Laurel Ward South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

The Trust is seeking a general adult consultant psychiatrist who will work across Rose Ward, an all-female adult acute ward and Laurel Ward, an all-male adult acute ward at Springfield Hospital. The caseload will be shared with a Multi-Professional Approved Clinician (MPAC) who also has expertise in working with people who have learning disabilities and/or are autistic. This is a new post.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and dynamic consultant psychiatrist to join this friendly team. Rose Ward and Laurel Ward form part of the inpatient provision of the Trust's Acute and Urgent Care Service Line, which includes 8 acute adult wards and a PICU, based on 2 sites: Springfield Hospital in Tooting and Tolworth Hospital in Surbiton.

The Team offers training and education to a range of undergraduate and postgraduate students mainly from St George's University of London/South London Deanery and Kingston, Guildford, and Roehampton Universities.

There are opportunities for the post holder to conduct research, audit, or quality improvement initiatives for which support can be provided. The post holder is expected to participate fully in leadership and quality improvement initiatives.

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will provide medical leadership to Rose Ward and Laurel Ward. The Consultant will work closely with the Ward Managers to ensure a safe, efficient, and effective service that meets the Trust's Key Performance Indicators.

While individual clinicians within the team have responsibility for the clinical care they deliver, the consultant shares with the ward manager and other team members 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, working to resolve problems on their own initiative, and where necessary drawing any concerns they have been unable to resolve themselves to the attention of the ward manager and others.

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

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE: Critical Expertise in Specialty

• Completed a minimum of three years full-time training in an 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 good 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
• Ability to work co-operatively in multi-disciplinary teams
• Ability to manage and adapt to change
• 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
• 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.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Salary

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

Job locations

Rose Ward and Laurel Ward, Morrison Building, Springfield Hospital, 15 Springfield Drive, London