Job summary
The Locum doctor will work in the community team for adults with intellectual disability and mental illness and/or significant challenging behaviour within the London borough of Southwark. They will be part of a multidisciplinary team made up of Psychiatrists, Nurses, Psychologists and Behaviour Support workers.
They will assess patients for follow-up or initial assessments at various sites including Maudsley Hospital, day centres and the patient's home/care home. They are also expected to liaise with inpatient mental health units and with acute medical departments when patients accessing the team are admitted to inpatient units.
The doctor will participate in the MDT meetings including professionals meetings, weekly clinical team meetings, risk management meetings and other meetings as may be clinically relevant. A caseload is assigned to the doctor under close supervision from the consultant psychiatrist.
Main duties of the job
Your main liaisons would be with other clinicians in the community MHLD, ward based MDT, other Mental Health personnel both within and outside the directorate, other health, education, social services and voluntary agency personnel, referrers to the service, relevant research staff.
About us
South London & Maudsley NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health services to the people of Lewisham, Croydon, Lambeth and Southwark as well as national specialist services. The Trust has a major role in postgraduate training of doctors, psychologists, nurses and therapists. It has a leading role in devising and evaluating new treatments. In addition it has a broad research agenda in mental health, which informs of new NHS mental health policies. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is part of Kings Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre
They will assess patients for follow-up or initial assessments at various sites including Maudsley Hospital, day centres and the patient's home/care home. They are also expected to liaise with inpatient mental health units and with acute medical departments when patients accessing the team are admitted to inpatient units.
The doctor will participate in the MDT meetings including professionals meetings, weekly clinical team meetings, risk management meetings and other meetings as may be clinically relevant. A caseload is assigned to the doctor under close supervision from the consultant psychiatrist.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Locum doctor will work in the community team for adults with intellectual disability and mental illness and/or significant challenging behaviour within the London borough of Southwark. They will be part of a multidisciplinary team made up of Psychiatrists, Nurses, Psychologists and Behaviour Support workers.
They will assess patients for follow-up or initial assessments at various sites including Maudsley Hospital, day centres and the patients home/care home. They are also expected to liaise with inpatient mental health units and with acute medical departments when patients accessing the team are admitted to inpatient units.
The doctor will participate in the MDT meetings including professionals meetings, weekly clinical team meetings, risk management meetings and other meetings as may be clinically relevant. A caseload is assigned to the doctor under close supervision from the consultant psychiatrist.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Locum doctor will work in the community team for adults with intellectual disability and mental illness and/or significant challenging behaviour within the London borough of Southwark. They will be part of a multidisciplinary team made up of Psychiatrists, Nurses, Psychologists and Behaviour Support workers.
They will assess patients for follow-up or initial assessments at various sites including Maudsley Hospital, day centres and the patients home/care home. They are also expected to liaise with inpatient mental health units and with acute medical departments when patients accessing the team are admitted to inpatient units.
The doctor will participate in the MDT meetings including professionals meetings, weekly clinical team meetings, risk management meetings and other meetings as may be clinically relevant. A caseload is assigned to the doctor under close supervision from the consultant psychiatrist.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration as doctor
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience in mental health services, including assessment, risk assessment and management of mental illness
- Experience in working in an MDT
Desirable
- Experience working in adult learning disability services, or of working with people with neurodevelopmental conditions
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of psychiatric medication, including clozapine
- Knowledge of the needs of people with neurodevelopmental conditions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration as doctor
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience in mental health services, including assessment, risk assessment and management of mental illness
- Experience in working in an MDT
Desirable
- Experience working in adult learning disability services, or of working with people with neurodevelopmental conditions
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of psychiatric medication, including clozapine
- Knowledge of the needs of people with neurodevelopmental conditions
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).
