Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry - Clare ward

Go back South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry - Clare ward

The closing date is 29 June 2025

You will be providing input for an acute male in patient ward for working age patients (18-65 years old).

The ward is designed for male service users who are over 18 and who are deemed to be suffering from a serious mental illness, which cannot be managed in the community. All admissions are gate kept by our Acute Referrals centre (ARC) and local Home Treatment team (HTT) who strive to provide a less restrictive alternative to admission. Majority (80% approximately) of patients admitted will be detained under the Mental health act with a few Informal admissions. As such, patients who are admitted to the ward are generally acutely unwell and will therefore need prompt assessment and management by the in-patient multi-disciplinary team.

For further details, please refer to attached advertisement.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the post holder are to provide psychiatry consultant leadership, to act as Approved Clinician for the ward's case load, and to work with the ward manager to deliver high quality care for patients under the care of the unit.

You will participate in the ward's daily MDT hand over meetings and chair twice weekly ward rounds. You will also be expected to attend the directorate's bed management meetings and any other forums/meetings aimed at improving length of stay and quality of care within our acute in patient services.

For further details please refer to attached JD.

About us

Benefits offered by SLAM:

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package, which is dependent on the role and length of service.

Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.

Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as leadership, mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes

Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars

Accommodation, eligible staff benefit fromkeyworker housing which is available on selected sites

NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website.

Job responsibilities

To provide enthusiastic, flexible, joint clinical leadership and consultant input into the team, alongside the ward manager

To take consultant responsibility for your ward, acting as Approved Clinician and assessing or supervising assessment and management of patients and devising or helping to devise appropriate treatment plans and medication regimes, providing prompt medical response, and advising and work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team

To provide consultant input into the ward, using your expertise to provide advice, liaising closely with others and providing assessment of complex presentations and creating appropriate management plans.

For further details please refer to attached JD>

Person Specification Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Qualification or hi gher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
• Experience in other relevant specialties such as in patient, liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions
• 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 3 months of appointment
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Clinical Skills Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Ability to work in and lead team Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• 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
• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
• 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.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Ladywell Unit

University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street

Depending on experience£105,504 - £139,882 per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-LEW JA

Job locations

The Ladywell Unit

University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street