Job summary
- Main area
- Eating Disorder
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (N/A)
- Hours
- Part time - 7 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 294-Med-0382-CS
- Employer
- South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Avalon Ward, Trinity Building, Springfield Hospital, London
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 Per annum pro rate, plus London zone allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Psychiatrist
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.
We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".
When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.
As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
The Trust is seeking a locum consultant psychiatrist for the Adult In-patient Eating Disorders Ward, Avalon Ward, Springfield University Hospital. This is an established post. The vacancy has arisen as a result of the current postholder re-locating.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and dynamic consultant psychiatrist to join this well-established in-patient eating disorders unit, with well- functioning MDT and good national and international reputation.
Adult Eating Disorders Service:
The Adult Eating Disorder services comprise of the following: inpatient unit – Avalon ward, outpatient service and day unit. All are located in a new, state of the art Trinity building.
The Trust operates as part of the South London Partnership (SLP) - a collaboration between the 3 trusts providing Mental health services for the 12 Boroughs of South London (South London and Maudsley [SLaM], OXLEAS and this Trust, South West London & St. George’s MH Trust). The SLP has an excellent reputation locally and nationally in context of innovation and good quality, patient centred care for population of South London.
Working for our organisation
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The appointed consultant will provide overall clinical responsibility for the inpatient assessment, care and treatment of adults on Avalon ward. As such, this post holder will need to be able to support effective team functioning and will also be required to work with a part-time Consultant colleague and the team and directorate in service development initiatives. The aim of this post is to ensure the team delivers a high quality and innovative service, to develop new treatment ideas in keeping with current evidence, to continually evaluate the treatment and to work nationally towards improvement of services for patients with eating disorders. The appointed Consultant will have ample opportunities to engage in work and initiatives within South London Provider Collaborative and in training opportunities, as well as in teaching of students and trainees.
Please refer to attached JDPS for detailed information.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS:
Essential criteria
- Primary Medical degree
- Full GMC registration
- MRCPsych, or equivalent
- GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry
Desirable criteria
- Talking therapy such as CBT, DBT or MBT
- Management and service development skills
KNOWLEDGE: & EXPERIENCE: Critical Expertise in Specialty
Essential criteria
- Completed minimum of three years full time training in approved higher psychiatric training scheme
- A detailed knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and experience of the CPA process
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Experience of teaching medical and non-medical staff
AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT
Essential criteria
- Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit
- Commitment to working with allied agencies including carer’s groups, and local charities.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of service planning and development
- Experience of working with third sector partners
Experience of working with third sector partners
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in research, and outcomes of studies
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree in research Completion of a research project and evidence of it’s dissemination Publication in a peer reviewed journal
TEACHING
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry
Desirable criteria
- Teaching Qualification Evidence of feedback good from students
PERSONAL SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS
Essential criteria
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Ability to inspire others
- Ability to provide good clinical leadership
- Ability to effect change
- Ability to negotiate and collaborate with first, second and third sector organisations to identify shared agendas and meet common goals
- Willingness to supervise junior medical staff and staff from allied disciplines
- Willingness to take on a fair share of Trustwide duties
- Commitment to personal, team and service development
- Ability to work co-operatively in multi- disciplinary teams
- Ability to manage and adapt to change
Desirable criteria
- Personal experience of mental illness
- Personal experience of social distress
- Evidence of helping others who have suffered physical, mental or social misfortune
- Evidence of seeking feedback as a way of improving one’s skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Medical Staffing
- Job title
- Medical Staffing
- Email address
- [email protected]
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