Job summary
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join the newly developed Forensic Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (FIND) Community Team in South London and Maudsley (SLaM).
The FIND Team will provide safe transition for inpatients discharged from the inpatient Forensic Services to the community providing specialist assessment, treatment and consultation to the Forensic Service in order to ensure a smooth, safe and clinically justified pathway to individuals with mental illness, offending history and learning disability with or without neurodevelopmental disorder.
The three forensic services of SLaM, South West London and St Georges( SWLSTG), and Oxleas together comprise the South London Mental Health and Community Partnership (SLP). The SLP's overarching goals centre on bringing care closer to home, improving patient pathways and outcomes by delivering excellent care in better environments. The SLP has a track record of delivering highly effective, clinically informed service developments in order to better meet the needs of service-users. The FIND provision is one such development and the SLaM FIND Team will therefore work closely with the FIND Teams in each of the other Trusts in order to expedite service-user's transition through inpatient settings to community provision.
Main duties of the job
In addition to RC responsibility and care coordination for patients under the care of the FIND Community Team in South London & Maudsley, the post holder will also provide a consultancy and risk management advice service for adult patients under the care of SLaM services who have a confirmed diagnosis of LD and/or ASD who have a criminal conviction or an evidenced active risk of significant harm to others, or who display offending behaviours. This may include a 'joint working' as well as consultancy and risk assessment and patients will be required to be under the care coordination of a local community-based clinical team.
The Consultant will work closely with the team manager and the wider service to ensure safe and effective service delivery that meets the trust's Key Performance Indicators and the SLP Forensic PC objectives.
About us
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Take consultant and, where applicable, RC responsibility for the FIND team caseload.
Establish a reliable and accessible work schedule with the team during work hours and be flexible and responsive to the needs of the service and the patients as necessary.
Provide excellent intensive and expert assessment, risk assessment and management of patients with LD and or ASD and complex mental health problems or behaviours that challenge.
Provide medical leadership in the team ensuring safe and timely service provision for service users.
To contribute to matters related to team clinical governance in collaboration with the team leader and matron.
To work with senior managers and nurses, as well as other staff, to ensure that a high quality safe clinical service is provided to all patients and to participate in and spearhead quality improvement activities.
To lead on responses to incidents and complaints if they arise.
To work flexibly and creatively as part of a multidisciplinary team promoting informed risk taking and anti-discriminatory practice.
To liaise with external funding bodies and placement providers concerning admissions and discharges, using the MHA, CPA and CTO framework where appropriate ensuring the MOJ requirements are adhered to at all times.
To liaise with medical colleagues concerning physical health care where needed.
To provide cover for other consultants when they are on leave.
To take part in teaching, research, audit and service improvement. The B&D Directorate encourages all staff to engage in the academic activities of the Directorate and teaching or research can be agreed in the job plan, where it supports the overall aims of the Directorate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Take consultant and, where applicable, RC responsibility for the FIND team caseload.
Establish a reliable and accessible work schedule with the team during work hours and be flexible and responsive to the needs of the service and the patients as necessary.
Provide excellent intensive and expert assessment, risk assessment and management of patients with LD and or ASD and complex mental health problems or behaviours that challenge.
Provide medical leadership in the team ensuring safe and timely service provision for service users.
To contribute to matters related to team clinical governance in collaboration with the team leader and matron.
To work with senior managers and nurses, as well as other staff, to ensure that a high quality safe clinical service is provided to all patients and to participate in and spearhead quality improvement activities.
To lead on responses to incidents and complaints if they arise.
To work flexibly and creatively as part of a multidisciplinary team promoting informed risk taking and anti-discriminatory practice.
To liaise with external funding bodies and placement providers concerning admissions and discharges, using the MHA, CPA and CTO framework where appropriate ensuring the MOJ requirements are adhered to at all times.
To liaise with medical colleagues concerning physical health care where needed.
To provide cover for other consultants when they are on leave.
To take part in teaching, research, audit and service improvement. The B&D Directorate encourages all staff to engage in the academic activities of the Directorate and teaching or research can be agreed in the job plan, where it supports the overall aims of the Directorate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFull registration with the General Medical Council
- oEligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT in forensic or learning disability psychiatry
- oSection 12 approval
- oRegistered for CPD with the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Desirable
- oMembership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Experience
Essential
- oInpatient or community forensic experience
- oInpatient or community learning disability or neurodevelopmental experience
- oCompetence in the assessment and management of physical ill health
- oManagement of patients with behavioural disturbance and complex mental health needs
- oQuality assurance & improvement
- oExperience of teaching medical students, psychiatric trainees and other NHS staff
- oCompletion of a portfolio demonstrating competence in supervising trainees
- oExperience of participation in research project
Desirable
- oExperience in writing papers for academic journals and training materials
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- oMedication management for treatment-resistant conditions
- oManagement of complex multi-source information to develop a formulation and management plan, integrating biological, psychological and social perspectives
- oPhysical health assessment and promotion
- oAppropriate use of mental health and other legislation
- oUse of reflective practice, both for continuous professional development and for team relationships and functioning
- oExcellent written and verbal communications skills
- oLeadership and negotiation skills
- oAbility to work well within a multi-disciplinary team
- oA commitment to lifelong learning
- oExperience in data gathering and management
- oIT competence
Desirable
- oAssessment and management of addiction and substance misuse
- oExperience in leading Quality Improvement Initiatives
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFull registration with the General Medical Council
- oEligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT in forensic or learning disability psychiatry
- oSection 12 approval
- oRegistered for CPD with the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Desirable
- oMembership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Experience
Essential
- oInpatient or community forensic experience
- oInpatient or community learning disability or neurodevelopmental experience
- oCompetence in the assessment and management of physical ill health
- oManagement of patients with behavioural disturbance and complex mental health needs
- oQuality assurance & improvement
- oExperience of teaching medical students, psychiatric trainees and other NHS staff
- oCompletion of a portfolio demonstrating competence in supervising trainees
- oExperience of participation in research project
Desirable
- oExperience in writing papers for academic journals and training materials
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- oMedication management for treatment-resistant conditions
- oManagement of complex multi-source information to develop a formulation and management plan, integrating biological, psychological and social perspectives
- oPhysical health assessment and promotion
- oAppropriate use of mental health and other legislation
- oUse of reflective practice, both for continuous professional development and for team relationships and functioning
- oExcellent written and verbal communications skills
- oLeadership and negotiation skills
- oAbility to work well within a multi-disciplinary team
- oA commitment to lifelong learning
- oExperience in data gathering and management
- oIT competence
Desirable
- oAssessment and management of addiction and substance misuse
- oExperience in leading Quality Improvement Initiatives
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).
