Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a replacement post across two services:

1. Croydon Primary Care Mental Health Support Service (PCMHSS)

2. Croydon Central Assessment and Liaison (A&L) team

The post has become available as the post-holder in PCMHSS is on long term sick leave and the post-holder in Central A & L has commenced working part-time.

PCMHSS: This supports patients aged 18-65 years by providing supported transitions, either whilst transferring back to primary care or whilst undergoing longer term stabilization in secondary care with the goal of eventually discharging to primary care.

Croydon North A & L team: This is one of three distinct A & L teams, each providing a service for people aged 18-65 who live in the North, Centre and South of the London Borough of Croydon respectively. They are short-term services that provides mental health assessment and treatment to service users who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties within the community.They provide advice on the best treatment and care options available for mental disorders including anxiety, depression, psychosis and personality disorder.

Croydon Primary Care Mental Health Support Service

The post holder (0.5 WTE) will be one of 3 (2.0 WTE) Consultant Psychiatrists within the Croydon MH Primary Care Support Service. The team is based at Jeanette Wallace House (JWH), 1 Edridge Road, Croydon CR0 1FE. The service incorporates principles of recovery at the centre of their work with service users and carers. The key element of the recovery journey is empowering and supporting a person to build a meaningful life as defined by themselves, with a focus on hope for the future, as well as their health, wellbeing, strengths and empowerment.

PCMHSS supports service users in this journey of recovery by moving away from a focus on pathology, illness and symptoms; by encouraging opportunities for personal empowerment; and by supporting social inclusion. Many of our patients have been pharmacologically stabilized on advanced treatments, and the team establishment includes a senior pharmacist who is a non-medical prescriber.

JWH is a modern, spacious and light 8 floor purpose-built office suite with a mix of private and open plan spaces. The building has clinical rooms and assessment rooms on the ground floor which can be booked by all staff members. We share the building with other Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) in Croydon as well as other services like Croydon Talking Therapies, the Croydon AMHP service and Medical HR. The post-holder will have an allocated office on the first floor and access to a PC or docking station, a laptop for remote working, and a mobile phone. There are excellent transport links in the area, as well as a PCN car park across the road, and substantive employees will be able to have a Croydon Carers parking permit to allow for community working/home visits when this is required.

The team has close working relationships with Croydon CMHTs and Mental Health Crisis Services. It also works closely with the community addictions provider Change Grow Live (CGL), GPs, non-statutory providers like the Croydon Health & Wellbeing Hub and the Croydon Recovery Space, as well as the Local Authority.

The team provides a service Monday to Friday between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm (excluding bank holidays). There is an excellent focus on reflective practice, monthly sessions being open to all staff members.

In collaboration with senior colleagues, the post-holder is expected to provide clinical, operational and strategic leadership to PCMHSS. As part of the leadership team, the post-holder is expected to work proactively with managers and clinical staff to ensure that a high-quality service is provided to all patients. The job description/duties listed below are not exhaustive and may need to be reviewed in line with the evolving needs of the team as these arise.

Clinical responsibilities

Assess/ review patients and agree joint management plans with medical, pharmacy and nursing staff.

Review the safety and effectiveness of complex and/or novel psychopharmacological treatment regimes in patients with severe mental illnesses affective disorders.

Develop close working links with locality CMHTs, primary care networks, general practitioners, community pharmacists and consultant colleagues in order to facilitate efficient and effective clinical communication, as well as stabilization and discharge pathways.

Attend inter-agency multidisciplinary team meetings to contribute to clinical decisions and care plans e.g., for relapsing patients.

Be available to advise/supervise team members with their assessments and caseloads.

Ensure excellence in the provision of psychiatric assessments and evidence-based treatments to all referred patients to the service, including the Trusts risk assessment protocols.

Contribute to the training and support of medical and nursing staff in the delivery of psychiatric aspects of patient care.

Fulfil Responsibilities as a Psychiatrist approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983

Establish a reliable and accessible work schedule with the team.

Ensure appropriate administration and documentation in relation to the duties of the post, including recording clinical activities on the Trusts Electronic Patient Journey System (ePJS).

Croydon Central Assessment & Liaison team

The post holder (0.4 WTE) will be one of two Consultant Psychiatrists (1.0 WTE) within the Central Assessment and Liaison Team. The three Croydon Assessment and Liaison teams are based at Jeanette Wallace House (JWH), Croydon and each team works with individuals for up to 12 weeks whilst providing a holistic package of care in collaboration with local care networks. The team of health and social care professionals is multidisciplinary including doctors, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, and psychologists. We also work closely with service users, and their carers, local organizations including social services and mental health charities, Primary Care Networks and GPs.

The team has close working relationships with Croydon CMHTs and Mental Health Crisis Services. It also works closely with the community addictions provider Change Grow Live (CGL), Primary Care, non-statutory providers like the Croydon Health & Wellbeing Hub and the Croydon Recovery Space, as well as the Local Authority.

The Central Assessment and Liaison team received 1660 referrals between January and December 2024 and has a current caseload of 172 patients. The team receive referrals from a range of services including HTT, Croydon Liaison Psychiatry, social care and Croydon GPs. The service has a 28-day target in which all referrals accepted for assessment are to be seen within 28 days of receipt of referral.

All referrals are screened on the day of receipt by the Duty Mental Health Practitioner. Referrals which require further discussion are brought to the daily Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings where a decision is made as to whether the patient requires assessment by the A & L team. Referrals are accepted and managed in accordance with the NICE four stage stepped care model for mood and anxiety disorders (NICE 2011). This ensures that for non-urgent referrals, recommended interventions have been tried within primary care before a referral is made to A & L services. Patients accepted for assessment will usually be offered a Telephone Triage call and risk screen followed by a face-to-face practitioner assessment or a medical assessment (depending on clinical needs and risks). Referrals are categorized by the MDT as Crisis (contact within 24 hours), urgent (contact within 7 days) or routine (contact within 28days).

The team provides a service Monday to Friday between the hours of 9 am -5 pm (excluding bank holidays). There is an excellent focus on reflective practice, monthly sessions are open to all staff members.

In collaboration with senior colleagues, the post-holder is expected to provide clinical, operational and strategic leadership to the Croydon Central Assessment and Liaison Team. As part of the leadership team, the post-holder is expected to work proactively with managers and clinical staff to ensure that a high-quality service is provided to all patients. The job description/duties listed below are not exhaustive and may need to be reviewed in line with the evolving needs of the team as these arise.

Clinical responsibilities

Assess/ review complex patients and agree joint management plans with medical and nursing staff

Attend inter-agency multidisciplinary team meetings to contribute to clinical decisions and care plans e.g., for high frequency users of services

Be available to advise/supervise team members with their assessments and caseloads

Ensure excellence in the provision of psychiatric assessments and evidence-based treatments to all referred patients to the service, including the Trusts risk assessment protocols

Contribute to the training and support of medical and nursing staff in the delivery of psychiatric aspects of patient care

Fulfil Responsibilities as a Psychiatrist approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983

Develop close working links with general practitioners, consultant colleagues and clinical teams in order to facilitate efficient and effective clinical communication and care pathways

Establish a reliable and accessible work schedule with the team

Ensure appropriate administration and documentation in relation to the duties of the post, including recording clinical activities on the Trusts Electronic Patient Journey System (ePJS)

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• At least 5 years consultant experience in community psychiatry

Desirable

• Experience of leading service transformation

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

Jeanette Wallace House

1 Edridge Road

Croydon

CR0 1ER

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities (Clinical):

• To undertake direct patient care at least 70% of working hours. To practice at an advanced level, demonstrating a high level of autonomy and clinical decision making.

• The post holder will liaise proactively with external organisations to provide and promote seamless patient-centred care.

• Identify safeguarding concerns and report via agreed channels and seek advice through the safeguarding leadership structure

• To develop a detailed knowledge of services and agencies in the borough which can support people with dementia with a range of needs and effectively signpost patients, carers and GPs to these services and build professional links.

• To work alongside the voluntary sector organisations to provide expert clinical advice and guidance where there are concerns for their attendees and the services lack clinical expertise or direct access to this.

• To ensure that appropriate, consistent and realistic information is provided to patients and relatives.

• To provide support to carers of people with dementia

• To adhere with clinical care pathways for patients with dementia.

2) Practice and Service Development:

• To act as a clinical dementia expert to primary care , supporting GP practice nurses and others with practical advice, signposting to relevant community services. To actively involve service users in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements.

3) Education and Training

• To educate professionals in Southwark on the range of services available for people with dementia and effective care planning, through carrying out joint work and feeding back actions from reviews

• To attend meetings and conferences, locally and nationally to maintain own specialist knowledge ensuring that the post holder is fully conversant with current issues.

• To participate in the training and education of nursing, medical and AHP staff within the Trust and Primary Care as required.

4) Quality Improvement and Service Evaluation

• To collect and present high quality data on the effectiveness of the service.

• To collect key outcome measures including rates of completed care planning for people with dementia, referral and re-referral rates, and patient experience and carer experience data.

5) Other

• To undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by line manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Education

Essential

• RMN or RGN (A)
• BA/BSc degree or working towards - in nursing or health-related subject (A)
• Clinical supervision or Mentoring course (A)

Desirable

• Dual registration RGN and RMN (A)
• Nurse prescribing course (A) (I)
• Teaching qualification (A)
• Master's degree or working towards a Master's degree (A)

Experience

Essential

• Substantial evidenced experience and knowledge of working within the area of dementia (A) (I)
• Substantial evidenced experience at band 6 level or equivalent (A) (I)
• Evidence of working closely with all those within a patient's care network, including physical health care and social care professionals (A) (I)
• Evidence of recent significant expert clinical skills and ability to work outside traditional boundaries (A) (I)
• Ability to influence and enhance patient care (A) (I)
• Ability to work safely as an autonomous practitioner (A) (I)
• Evidence of leadership and ability to implement change (A) (I)
• Evidence of leadership in standard setting and auditing (A) (I)
• Evidence of experience in service delivery and development (A) (I)
• Evidence of working across organisational boundaries (A)(I)
• Evidence of implementing evidence/research-based practice (A) (I)
• Evidence of publication or ability to write to this standard (A) (I)
• Working in a consultancy capacity (A) (I)

Desirable

• Experience of Quality Improvement (A) (I)
• Evidence of multi-professional research including a track record in applying research to advance practice (A) (I)

Skills

Essential

• A passion for improving outcomes for older people living with dementia and provide well organised and responsive patient-focused care (A) (I)
• Ability to complete holistic and comprehensive assessments of patients' needs exploring the psychosocial aspects of their health.
• Ability to manage own caseload with the responsibility of formulating effective risk assessments, care plans and medication reviews.
• Ability to analyse complex issues / problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions (A) (I)
• Ability to keep clear, timely and accurate records of all care and decisions made guided by the NMC Code.
• Ability to build and maintain high standards of communication with a variety of personnel and agencies at all levels (A) (I)
• Evidence of a flexible and sensitive approach to care and service provision (A) (I)
• Ability to negotiate and reach compromises in verbal discussions in a manner which inspires confidence and respect from others (A) (I)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (A) (I)
• Excellent clinical leadership skills and ability to enthuse others, co-ordinate and work collaboratively in a team (A) (I)
• Excellent inter-personal and influencing skills (A) (I)
• Able to interact well with all members of professional teams as and when needed (A) (I)
• Integrity and resilience (A) (I)
• Ability to present ideas with clarity and effectively to a diverse audience (A) (I)
• Able to provide clinical supervision / mentoring (A) (I)
• Evidence of ability to think strategically (A) (I)
• Ability to influence policy at local level (A) (I)

Desirable

• Recognition of own limitations, strengths and weaknesses and an ability to seek advice when necessary (A) (I)

Knowledge

Essential

• Sound knowledge of current issues in the care of older people with dementia and acute mental health problems within the community
• In-depth knowledge of dementia and appropriate therapeutic interventions (A) (I)
• Sound knowledge of the physical health problems older adults may face and the impact on their mental health (A) (I).
• Knowledge of the implications of the national dementia strategy and NICE guidelines for Dementia care (A) (I)
• Awareness of current professional nursing and NHS issues (A) (I)
• Research Awareness (A) (I)
• Continuing professional development (A)
• Awareness of Healthcare Governance issues and implications for practice (A) (I)
• Reflective approach to practice (A) (I)
• Maintaining audits to provide assurance of high-quality care. 1

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

151

Blackfriars Road

London

SE1 8EL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for a defined caseload that reflects the priorities of the local population and carry responsibility for the assessment of care needs

Care co-ordinator to service users, participating in the multi-disciplinary assessment of physical, psychological, mental health and social care needs and offering care to individuals with substance use issues living in the community, by providing nursing skill, perspective and expertise, and promoting the recovery model to service users and their carers.

Risk assessment and management plan for service users

To lead the clinical management of a care package to individuals who use our services, as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.

To co-ordinate and monitor the delivery of person centred healthcare to a designated group of people who use our services, using complex clinical decision making where appropriate and responding to changes in presentation/ situation appropriately. To promote shared decision making with service user/relatives/carers, as appropriate, in terms of involvement in all aspects of their care.

To deliver individual and group therapy utilising CBT skills.

To ensure provision of the necessary physical care to help people who use our services i.e.: personal hygiene, diet and fluid intake, clothing and laundry, personal environment, manual handling, elimination, maintaining rest and sleep and activity, physical observations.

To ensure provision of therapeutic activities, emotional support and stability to clients to ensure effective engagement whilst maintaining professional boundaries.

To ensure prescribed physical observations are undertaken as follows: blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, blood sugars, urinalysis, weight and height and act upon exceptions appropriately

Supervise junior nurses and other non-qualified staff in the service/team, and participate in the education of pre and post registration nursing, social work, psychology, medical and occupational therapy students.

To lead the development, maintenance and monitoring of service standards, collect and collate data/ information effectively for the purpose of audit, research and service performance.

To participate in the Consortiums Group Training Program, SLaM mandatory training and the Consortium Duty and Triage rotas as required.

To act in a manner to respect the customs, individuality, values, sexuality and spiritual beliefs, actively supporting the individual to fulfil these, and to adhere to all registration professional standards.

To discharge professional responsibilities under the Mental Health Act (1983) and revised subsequent act Mental Capacity Act (2005) and the NMC Professional Code of Conduct and SLaM commitments.

Be accountable and responsible for a defined caseload that reflects the priorities of the local population and carry responsibility for the assessment of care needs; under the supervision of the Clinical Lead.

To develop, implement and evaluate evidence based programmes of care; set standards of care and liaise with other agencies.

Take on the role of care co-ordinator to service users, participating in the multi-disciplinary assessment of physical, psychological, mental health and social care needs and offering care to individuals with substance use issues living in the community, by providing nursing skill, perspective and expertise, and promoting the recovery model to service users and their carers.

To ensure compliance by self and staff of the Trusts Policies, Procedures and Guidelines, including taking all reasonable steps to manage and promote a healthy working and diverse working environment.

To participate in clinical governance activities including monitoring standards set within the service.

To participate in the recruitment and selection of staff

If the post-holder is not an NMP, they will be expected to apply for this training within the Trust

The post-holder may be asked to carry out tasks in other sites/services if there are pressures on other parts of the treatment system

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse
• oEvidence of continuing professional development and training

Desirable

• oDiploma or degree level qualification in addictions or related area of practice such as CBT, dual diagnosis,
• oMentorship Qualifications and updates

Experience

Essential

• oExperience and evidence of ability to produce formal written reports, presentations and draft policies for consultation
• oExperience of supervising staff or students
• oExperience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• oExperience of the management of clients with complex needs

Knowledge / Skills

Essential

• oA thorough understanding of harm reduction in relation to injecting behaviour as well as safer sexual practices
• oStrong understanding of harm reduction, and relapse prevention in relation to substance misuse and planning recovery
• oEffective assessment and engagement skills

Desirable

• oExperience of supervising/managing junior staff and students

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

Lambeth Drug and Alcohol Team

12-14 Brighton Terrace

Brixton

SW9 8DG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Play a key role in ensuring that patients are supported in ensuring that potential barriers of care and support are identified early in the patients journey and throughout their hospital stay. *As per the Trust Care Process Model, ensuring that pre-discharge planning commences early.
• This means planning starts at the time a patient is identified for admission, whether into one of our Borough/Trust beds or other institutions whether NHS or Private.
• Attending and contributing to clinical meetings on the wards to identify potential barriers in patient care which may contribute towards their potential discharge.
• Undertaking assessments of patients identified as suitable for discharge with Home Treatment Teams and linking in with the respective locality Borough, with Trust and externally.
• Supporting with booking transport to facilitate smooth transitions to home destinations when patients are being discharged from the wards.
• Referring patients to CMHTs in a timely manner to ensure there is no delay at time of discharge.
• Liaising with care coordinators to ensure all barriers are identified early, clarifying potential risks that patients may pose to selves and others as well as seeking clarification of their intended purpose for patient admission.
• Supporting patients with GP registrations.
• Supporting patients with home visits to ensure habitability ahead of planned discharge and arrange blitz cleaning as appropriate.
• Supporting with referrals to KHP, ASC NRPF, Step Downs and welfare benefits referrals.
• Undertaking role of advocating for patients/service users under their care.
• To be conversant with policies on administration and issue of medication as per Trust policy.
• Liaise with pharmacy to ensure medications are dispensed in a timely manner
• To ensure that Safeguarding issues are acted upon and reported appropriately in line with the Trusts Safeguarding Policies.
• To operate within the legal requirements of the Mental Health Act and be able to exercise independent judgement in the assessment of mental health conditions.
• Support service users to adopt recovery strategies that promote their wellbeing, healthy lifestyle, independence and self-care.
• Using excellent communication skills to provide accurate information to service users and their families and carers in a sensitive and professional manner.

Have a flexible approach to work and complete tasks as required by the management team.

Please see greater detail in the attached JD and specification

Person Specification

Qualification/Education

Essential

• Recognised Professional Qualification in Nursing (RMN), Social Work (Dip SW/CQSW) or Occupational Therapy
• Masters degree or equivalent demonstrable experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Recognised leadership qualification or equivalent mangement experience

Skills / Abilities

Essential

• Good time management skills, with the ability to work effectively under pressure
• Ability to rapidly analyse complex issues/problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions.
• Experience of developing systems, process and new ways of working to optimise patient flow.
• Understanding of capacity management and bed management procedures.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of delayed discharge. Evidence of undertaking audit work.

Knowledge / experience

Essential

• Sound knowledge and understanding of current issues in specialty
• Experience and knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
• Care Act Assessment & 117 Care Planning
• Understanding of capacity management and bed management procedures.
• Working knowledge of delayed discharge criteria and barriers to discharge.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of delayed discharge criteria and barriers to discharge.

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

Maudsley Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 8AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties: To provide enthusiastic, and flexible, joint clinical leadership and consultant input into the team To take Consultant and where necessary RC responsibility for patients in a range of supported settings in the community To provide RC responsibility and Section 12 cover to the patients under your care where detention under the Mental Health Act is required, either for admission under an inpatient service (when RMO responsibility will be transferred) or Section 37/41 of the MHA and for Section 17A, Community Treatment Orders To work flexibly and creatively as part of a multidisciplinary team promoting informed risk taking and anti-discriminatory practice To liaise with external placement providers on the care of patients in the borough To liaise with Consultant Psychiatrists working in the community and inpatient units concerning transfer of patients. Liaison with General Practitioners concerning physical health, CPA and discharges To provide active leadership in planning accommodation moves To offer expert risk assessment and management skills in complex care of people with severe mental illness To ensure excellence in the delivery of evidence-based treatments To act as a source of support, advice and information to current or prospective patients and their carers, referrers, team members and other professionals In conjunction with the Team Leader, will help to represent the unit at CAG and care pathway meetings and other internal and external meetings where needed. To provide reciprocal Approved Clinician cover including under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act for the leave, study leave and sickness of senior medical staff in Southwark during working hours To keep up-to-date with all developments in research and treatment around community/rehab care pathways and community mental health care To develop strong working relationships with outside stakeholders, notably GPs, local authority social services, housing providers and local voluntary organisations. To undertake responsibilities as an approved clinician under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983 as needed To work flexibly with other teams within SLaM and other mental trusts, and with the voluntary sector, to ensure good coordination of care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• Experience in other relevant specialties such as forensic psychiatry, liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions

ELIGIBILITY

Essential

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry OR within six months
• Approved clinician status and under S12 OR able to achieve within three months of appointment

CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Good oral and written communication skills in English
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Significant experience in risk assessment and management including positive risk taking
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA

Desirable

• Experience of work in different cultural contexts and evidence of sensitivity to issues of equity and diversity

TEACHING, ACADEMIC AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Essential

• Significant teaching experience, at undergraduate and postgraduate level
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership, working collaboratively and effectively with others in a multidisciplinary team and the wider trust and community
• Leadership and management experience.
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes

Desirable

• Formal training or qualifications in supervision
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led quality improvement projects leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients

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

Marina house

63-65 Denmark Hill, London

London

E5 8RS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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