Job summary
The service provides care for male service users who are over 18, with a variety of mental disorders, who pose a risk of violence to others. About three quarters of patients are managed on restriction orders, with regular updates to the MoJ required. A small proportion are under civilian sections of the MHA.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide consultant clinical care for 12 inpatients. The ward admits 1-2 patients per month. The post holder provides gatekeeping assessments for admission along with other senior medical staff, approximately 1-2 per month. We provide services to a diverse community of very marginalized people. The post holder is expected to have good understanding of mental health inequality and be ready to engage in systems to address this.
About us
Norbury Ward Team interfaces with: Secure and private sector NHS wards across the UK, but especially SLAM secure services at the Royal Bethlem Hospital; Ward in the Community; inpatient general acute services; psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs); general adult community mental health teams; prisons.
The team is staffed by a full multidisciplinary team, including input from a full time CT doctor (1 FTE) and 0.5 specialist registrar, together with the team leader, social worker, nursing team, psychologist, OT and a full time administrator.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The unit provides acute assessment and initial treatment for complex forensic clients who identify as male and who are admitted from prison, high security, the community, or stepped up from other secure or non-secure wards (Clinical Decisions Unit, CDU). It also has a psychiatric intensive care function (3 beds).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The unit provides acute assessment and initial treatment for complex forensic clients who identify as male and who are admitted from prison, high security, the community, or stepped up from other secure or non-secure wards (Clinical Decisions Unit, CDU). It also has a psychiatric intensive care function (3 beds).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych
- Additional clinical qualifications
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Transport
Essential
- GuidanceScore Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Clinical skills, knowledge & experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Appreciation and understanding of health inequalities, particularly those relating to people from ethnic minority groups and other minority groups and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Excellent communication and liaison skills
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic skills and life long learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
- Ability to work in and lead team
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych
- Additional clinical qualifications
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Transport
Essential
- GuidanceScore Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Clinical skills, knowledge & experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Appreciation and understanding of health inequalities, particularly those relating to people from ethnic minority groups and other minority groups and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Excellent communication and liaison skills
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic skills and life long learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
- Ability to work in and lead team
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Norbury Ward, River House, Bethlem Royal Hospital
Monks Orchard Road
Beckenham, Kent
BR3 3BX
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
