South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist - Richmond Recovery Support Team

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Job summary

This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join the Richmond Recovery and Support Team in the heart of leafy Barnes in South West London as a Consultant Psychiatrist.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist 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.

As a Trust we are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage.

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 work alongside a full time specialist doctor to provide medical leadership to the Richmond Recovery Support Team. The team provides care for working age adults who live in Richmond and experience severe or enduring mental illness.

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 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.

Closing date: 25th June (midnight)

Assessment date: 3rd July 2023 (via MS Teams)

Interview and AAC panel date: 4th July 2023

About us

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

About our location:

Barnes Hospital, Barnes

Our community hub is centrally located near shops, restaurants and stations at Barnes Bridge, Mortlake and Barnes stations with trains to Richmond, Kingston or Clapham Junction. From January 2023 work on a new hospital building will begin, creating a mixed-use development on site. Services will relocate in March 2023 to Teddington before returning to Barnes after a year.

Date posted

17 May 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£88,364 to £119,133 a year per annum plus London Zone allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

294-MEDI-5128330-PG

Job locations

Barnes Hospital

London

SW14 8SU

Job description

Job 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.

Job description

Job 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.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

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

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

Experience

Essential

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

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

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

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

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

Experience

Essential

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

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

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Barnes Hospital

London

SW14 8SU

Employer's website

https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Barnes Hospital

London

SW14 8SU

Employer's website

https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)