Job summary
This post is for a substantive, full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to lead a new ward at the Maudsley Hospital - Lucas Ward
Awaiting Royal College Approval
Lucas Ward is going to open as a new 11 bed acute female inpatient unit based within the Maudsley Hospital in Southwark which already hosts several other services (see below), and is the centre of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
The ward is being opened as a part of the trust's strategy to increase bed capacity to meet our daily demand.
The ward is an exciting project for SLAM, with high resources committed to its success. The Consultant Psychiatrist will be in an ideal position to lead and develop this new service.
Lucas Ward will provide psychiatric care for women, aged 18-65, with acute mental health problems.
Main duties of the job
Clinical duties of post holder
The main duties of the post holder are to provide psychiatry consultant leadership, to act as Approved Clinician for the ward's case load, and to work with the ward manager to deliver high quality care for patients under the care of the unit.
They are described further and fully in the Job Description
About us
The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC). KHP is responsible for seeing 2 million patients each year, has 25,000employees and 19,500 students, and a £2 billion annual turnover. It brings together the best of basic and translational research, clinical excellence and world-class teaching to deliver groundbreaking advances in physical and mental healthcare. See www.kingshealthpartners.org
The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is committed to innovation, effective interventions and improved service user outcomes. It has 230 community, inpatient and outpatientbased services. The Trust has a broad range of staff in all disciplines with the widest range of skillsand interests that provides many opportunities for new consultants to thrive and develop. It provides mental health services to the people of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon, as well as substance misuse services for people in Lambeth, Bexley, Greenwich and Wandsworth, and specialist CAMHS services for Kent. We also provide tertiary specialist services to people from across the UK and have a number of partnerships with clinical services and educational programme inEurope, the Middle East and China,
The Trust's core value states that 'everything we do is to improve the experience of people using our services and to promote mental health and wellbeing for all'.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties:
- To provide enthusiastic, and flexible, joint clinical leadership and consultant input into the team, alongside the ward manager
- To take consultant responsibility for your ward, acting as Approved Clinician and assessing or supervising assessment and management of patients and devising or helping to devise appropriate treatment plans and medication regimes, providing prompt medical response, and advising and work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team
- To provide consultant input into the ward, using your expertise to provide advice, liaising closely with others, and providing assessment of complex presentations and creating appropriate management plans
- To offer expert risk assessment and management skills in complex care of people with severe mental illness or those admitted in crisis.
- To ensure excellence in the delivery of evidence-based treatments
- To act as a source of support, advice, and information to current or prospective patients and their carers, referrers, team members and other professionals
- To attend Directorate bed management/ Right Care meetings and work closely with AMD and Southwark flow team in identifying barriers to discharge and ensuring early discharge planning for each new admission to the ward.
- In conjunction with the ward manager, the Consultant Psychiatrist will help to represent the ward at directorate and care pathway meetings and other internal and external meetings where needed.
- To provide reciprocal Approved Clinician cover including under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act for the leave, study leave and sickness of senior medical staff in Southwark during working hours, along with other borough consultants
- To keep up to date with all developments in research and treatment around acute care pathways and inpatient mental health care
- To develop strong working relationships with outside stakeholders, notably GPs, local authority social services, housing providers and local voluntary organisations.
- To undertake responsibilities as an Approved Clinician under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983 as needed
- To work flexibly with other teams within SLAM and other mental trusts, and with the voluntary sector, to ensure good coordination of care
- To provide support and clinical supervision to junior doctors on the ward and float doctors assisting the ward
- The post holder will actively contribute to, and implement, the strategic aims of the Trusts Board and SLAM mental health services, with the aim to improve of the quality of care within the service and contribute to improving quality across the system.
- The post holder will help promote the financial success of the service including ensuring adequate numbers of funded referrals and running the service within budget. The post holder will take an active role in business planning with senior managers
- The post holder will shape, support, and develop a culture, which develops and improves mental healthcare for patients with complex care needs, and promotes independence
- The post holder will be expected to keep themselves informed (and to inform) regarding developments in Southwark commissioning, as well as NHS strategy e.g., NHS Long Term Plan and to attend London-wide and National general adult psychiatry meetings as appropriate.
On-call and cover arrangements
The post holder will be involved on the Southwark on call rota; on a B 1% banding supplement, but this could be subject to change. The Trust medical on call rotas is currently under review. There is currently a rota for consultant psychiatrists in Southwark, approximately 1 in 13 for out of hours work.
Medical team
The medical provision for the ward consists of the following:
1 WTE Consultant Psychiatrist (this post)
1 WTE Specialty doctor working around a higher trainee level
2 WTE non-training grade junior doctors working around a core trainee level
You will work alongside 9 to 10 other consultant psychiatrists who also work on the other wards and PICU at the Maudsley Hospital so there is scope for support and cross cover. There is also the benefit of having other consultants with whom you can discuss challenging cases. The co-location of teams will allow the post holder to work alongside several other psychiatrists with the benefits of cross cover this will allow.
The post holder will be expected to provide clinical cover for other Southwark borough consultants and vice versa.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties:
- To provide enthusiastic, and flexible, joint clinical leadership and consultant input into the team, alongside the ward manager
- To take consultant responsibility for your ward, acting as Approved Clinician and assessing or supervising assessment and management of patients and devising or helping to devise appropriate treatment plans and medication regimes, providing prompt medical response, and advising and work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team
- To provide consultant input into the ward, using your expertise to provide advice, liaising closely with others, and providing assessment of complex presentations and creating appropriate management plans
- To offer expert risk assessment and management skills in complex care of people with severe mental illness or those admitted in crisis.
- To ensure excellence in the delivery of evidence-based treatments
- To act as a source of support, advice, and information to current or prospective patients and their carers, referrers, team members and other professionals
- To attend Directorate bed management/ Right Care meetings and work closely with AMD and Southwark flow team in identifying barriers to discharge and ensuring early discharge planning for each new admission to the ward.
- In conjunction with the ward manager, the Consultant Psychiatrist will help to represent the ward at directorate and care pathway meetings and other internal and external meetings where needed.
- To provide reciprocal Approved Clinician cover including under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act for the leave, study leave and sickness of senior medical staff in Southwark during working hours, along with other borough consultants
- To keep up to date with all developments in research and treatment around acute care pathways and inpatient mental health care
- To develop strong working relationships with outside stakeholders, notably GPs, local authority social services, housing providers and local voluntary organisations.
- To undertake responsibilities as an Approved Clinician under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983 as needed
- To work flexibly with other teams within SLAM and other mental trusts, and with the voluntary sector, to ensure good coordination of care
- To provide support and clinical supervision to junior doctors on the ward and float doctors assisting the ward
- The post holder will actively contribute to, and implement, the strategic aims of the Trusts Board and SLAM mental health services, with the aim to improve of the quality of care within the service and contribute to improving quality across the system.
- The post holder will help promote the financial success of the service including ensuring adequate numbers of funded referrals and running the service within budget. The post holder will take an active role in business planning with senior managers
- The post holder will shape, support, and develop a culture, which develops and improves mental healthcare for patients with complex care needs, and promotes independence
- The post holder will be expected to keep themselves informed (and to inform) regarding developments in Southwark commissioning, as well as NHS strategy e.g., NHS Long Term Plan and to attend London-wide and National general adult psychiatry meetings as appropriate.
On-call and cover arrangements
The post holder will be involved on the Southwark on call rota; on a B 1% banding supplement, but this could be subject to change. The Trust medical on call rotas is currently under review. There is currently a rota for consultant psychiatrists in Southwark, approximately 1 in 13 for out of hours work.
Medical team
The medical provision for the ward consists of the following:
1 WTE Consultant Psychiatrist (this post)
1 WTE Specialty doctor working around a higher trainee level
2 WTE non-training grade junior doctors working around a core trainee level
You will work alongside 9 to 10 other consultant psychiatrists who also work on the other wards and PICU at the Maudsley Hospital so there is scope for support and cross cover. There is also the benefit of having other consultants with whom you can discuss challenging cases. The co-location of teams will allow the post holder to work alongside several other psychiatrists with the benefits of cross cover this will allow.
The post holder will be expected to provide clinical cover for other Southwark borough consultants and vice versa.
Person Specification
Form
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment Included on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry OR within six months Approved clinician status
- Excellent knowledge in specialty Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- 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
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training Ability to work in and lead team 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
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines) Experience in other relevant specialties such as in patient, liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- 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 quality improvement projects leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
Person Specification
Form
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment Included on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry OR within six months Approved clinician status
- Excellent knowledge in specialty Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- 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
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training Ability to work in and lead team 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
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines) Experience in other relevant specialties such as in patient, liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- 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 quality improvement projects 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).
