Job summary
Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist - Chelsham House Bethlem Royal Hospital
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated consultant to join Chelsham house team at the Bethlem Royal Hospital for 5 months. This is a well-established substantive consultant post which has been recruited to but successful applicant cannot start till October.
Chelsham House [predominantly for patients with dementia] is an 18 bedded ward located on the beautiful grounds of the Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, Greater London, BR3 3BX and the employing Trust is 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 dementia who need in-patient assessment and treatment.
The hours of work for the post holder will be Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
There are close working relationships with the other teams within the directorate, including the other two inpatient wards, two home treatment teams, four liaison teams and four community mental health teams.
The post is supported by resident doctors, .
The post holder will work in a well-established multidisciplinary team with resident doctor support, both core and specialty. There is dedicated office space, laptop and screen as well as admin support.
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 resident doctors when they see older adult patients. The rota is approximately 1 in 22. The post holder will be expected to be part of reciprocal consultant cover arrangements with the other in-patient consultants.
About us
The post holder within this limited time can to take advantage of opportunities for innovative service development, quality improvement and management/leadership development in the directorate. 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 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 ample support for appointed consultants by the medical leadership team. 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 ample support for appointed consultants by the medical leadership team. As part of this the post holder will have the opportunity of having a more senior consultant as a mentor.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully registered with GMC with a licence to practice
- Eligibility for inclusion on the specialist register
- Approved Clinician status
- 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
- Evidence 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 Excellent 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
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
- Ability to work in and lead team
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
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
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully registered with GMC with a licence to practice
- Eligibility for inclusion on the specialist register
- Approved Clinician status
- 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
- Evidence 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 Excellent 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
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
- Ability to work in and lead team
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
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
Bethlem Royal Hospital , Beckenham
Chelsham House, Bethlem Royal Hospital Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham,
Greater London
BR3 3BX
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
