Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The liaison service provides cover to the Emergency Department and inpatient wards at St Thomas' Hospital. This would include complex capacity assessments, MDT meetings, MHA Assessments. The post holder will be the clinical supervisor for the two team foundation doctors.

See attached JD for more details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• Experience of non-liaison specialties such as addictions or inpatient.

Eligibility

Essential

• Fully registered with GMC with a licence to practice
• Evidence of inclusion in the specialist register
• Approved Clinician (or able to achieve this within 3 months)

Desirable

• Accreditation in liaison psychiatry or experience working as a liaison consultant

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of excellent knowledge in specialty
• Evidence of excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Able to manage complexity and uncertainty

Desirable

• Evidence of a range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to liaison psychiatry

Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning

Essential

• Able to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Able to work in and lead a team
• Participated in research or service development
• Actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes

Desirable

• Evidence of achievement in education, research, awards, prizes, publications
• Led QI projects or service development

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

St Thomas' Hospital

Westminster Bridge Rd

London

SE1 7EH

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)