Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated consultant to join Chelsham house at the Bethlem Royal Hospital.This is a well-established substantive consultant post and has come about as the current post-holder is moving to another post within the Trust.
The Chelsham House [organic ward predominantly for dementia patients] is based at Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, Greater London, BR3 3BX and the employing Trust is The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM). It provides care and treatment to older adults from any of the four boroughs [Croydon, Lewisham, Lambeth, and Southwark] with organic mental health issues who needs in-patient treatment.
The hours of operation of Chelsham House is 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year, and the post holder's hours will be Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
There are close working relationships with the other teams within the directorate, including the home treatment teams, liaison teams and community mental health teams.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide senior medical leadership to the ward. They will be the Responsible clinician for all patients detained under the mental health act as well as responsible consultant for the rest of the patients who are not detained.
The post-holder will be expected to provide supervision to the other medical members of the team in line with Royal College of Psychiatrists requirements and the Trust's Supervision policy. They will support the ward manager in evaluating the performance of the team and be part of quality improvement work going on in the Team.
The post holder will participate in the MHOA consultant on-call rota, providing consultant advice/ support to on-call core and specialist trainees when they see older adults patients. The rota is approximately 1 in 22. The post holder will be expected to be part of reciprocal consultant cover arrangements in Croydon CMHT for older adults.
About us
The post holder will work in a well-established multidisciplinary team with junior medical cover. There is dedicated office space as well as admin support.
The post holder is expected to take advantage of opportunities for innovative service development, quality improvement and management/leadership development in the directorate as well as within the Trust. There are ample opportunities for educational, academic and managerial roles. There are also opportunities for collaborations, as SLaM is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre and also the only mental health trust in the UK to have its own biomedical research centre, hosted jointly with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at KCL.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A more detailed job description is attached. There is support for newly appointed consultants in the StartWell group. As part of this the post holder will have the opportunity of having a more senior consultant as a mentor.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A more detailed job description is attached. There is support for newly appointed consultants in the StartWell group. As part of this the post holder will have the opportunity of having a more senior consultant as a mentor.
Person Specification
Person Specification
Essential
- Fully registered with GMC with a licence to practice
- Eligibility for inclusion on the specialist register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
- Approved Clinician status or able to achieve within three months of appointment
- Eligibility for approval under Section 12(2) MHA 1983
Desirable
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Relevant higher degree e.g. MSc, PhD, MD
- oEvidence of specific CCT and relevant endorsement
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Evidence of excellent knowledge in Old Age psychiatry
- Confidence in risk formulation and management on an acute older adult ward
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- oExcellent working knowledge of MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Experience of service development in mental health
- Experience with Home treatment team, community or mental health liaison for older adults
- Experience within acute ward setting
OTHER QUALITIES AND SKILLS
Essential
- Commitment with working with service users and carers
- Ability to work in and lead a team
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
Person Specification
Person Specification
Essential
- Fully registered with GMC with a licence to practice
- Eligibility for inclusion on the specialist register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
- Approved Clinician status or able to achieve within three months of appointment
- Eligibility for approval under Section 12(2) MHA 1983
Desirable
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Relevant higher degree e.g. MSc, PhD, MD
- oEvidence of specific CCT and relevant endorsement
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Evidence of excellent knowledge in Old Age psychiatry
- Confidence in risk formulation and management on an acute older adult ward
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- oExcellent working knowledge of MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Experience of service development in mental health
- Experience with Home treatment team, community or mental health liaison for older adults
- Experience within acute ward setting
OTHER QUALITIES AND SKILLS
Essential
- Commitment with working with service users and carers
- Ability to work in and lead a team
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
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
Chelsham House, Bethlem Royal Hospital
Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, Greater London
Bromley
BR3 3BX
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
