Specialty Doctor in General Adult Rehabilitation Psychiatry
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Permanent
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London, United Kingdom
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Search the South London and Maudsley website Specialty Doctor in General Adult Rehabilitation Psychiatry NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Main area Psychiatry - Rehabilitation Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Part time - 4 sessions per week Job ref 334-LEW JA
Site Lewisham Town Lewisham Salary £59,175 - £95,400 per annum pro rata Closing 17/06/:59
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role.We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM) are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic specialty doctor to work within our new community residential adult Rehabilitation unit (Penrose unit) within the London Borough of Lewisham. This is a new post which has been created due to recent funding within the SLP rehab pathway.
This community rehabilitation project will be provided jointly by SLPCC and Penrose (voluntary sector provider) and will be based in the London borough of Lewisham. It is based on a similar model operational in Lambeth (Turrets)
The job is currently being advertised as a 4 PA fixed term role for a period of 12 months.
If you are looking for a refreshing clinical role with excellent opportunities; incorporating quality improvement methodology to evaluate changes, then this is the ideal post for you.
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 and to act as the main psychiatrist for the Penrose service.
Close liaison with other teams within the SLP pathway especially Heather close and ERT and our secondary and primary care teams will be a key part of the role. You will need to work closely with GPs and other stakeholders .
You will be expected to work ideally for two continuous days of the week to provide consistency and continuity of care. The service users at Penrose remain under the care of their existing community teams and so the RC responsibility will remain with the consultant psychiatrists in the respective CMHTs. This also means that in the days you are not at Penrose (the three days per week, as well as annual leave etc) you will not need to organise cross cover as there are existing cover arrangements in place.
For detailed information, please refer to attached JD.
Working for our organisation 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:
• To provide 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
Using your expertise to provide advice, liaising closely with GPs and other stakeholders, and providing assessment of complex presentations and creating appropriate management plans
• 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 keep up to date with all developments in research and treatment around acute care pathways and inpatient mental health care
For detailed information, please refer to attached JD.
Person specification Qualifications
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Search the South London and Maudsley website Specialty Doctor in General Adult Rehabilitation Psychiatry NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Main area Psychiatry - Rehabilitation Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Part time - 4 sessions per week Job ref 334-LEW JA
Site Lewisham Town Lewisham Salary £59,175 - £95,400 per annum pro rata Closing 17/06/:59
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role.We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM) are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic specialty doctor to work within our new community residential adult Rehabilitation unit (Penrose unit) within the London Borough of Lewisham. This is a new post which has been created due to recent funding within the SLP rehab pathway.
This community rehabilitation project will be provided jointly by SLPCC and Penrose (voluntary sector provider) and will be based in the London borough of Lewisham. It is based on a similar model operational in Lambeth (Turrets)
The job is currently being advertised as a 4 PA fixed term role for a period of 12 months.
If you are looking for a refreshing clinical role with excellent opportunities; incorporating quality improvement methodology to evaluate changes, then this is the ideal post for you.
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 and to act as the main psychiatrist for the Penrose service.
Close liaison with other teams within the SLP pathway especially Heather close and ERT and our secondary and primary care teams will be a key part of the role. You will need to work closely with GPs and other stakeholders .
You will be expected to work ideally for two continuous days of the week to provide consistency and continuity of care. The service users at Penrose remain under the care of their existing community teams and so the RC responsibility will remain with the consultant psychiatrists in the respective CMHTs. This also means that in the days you are not at Penrose (the three days per week, as well as annual leave etc) you will not need to organise cross cover as there are existing cover arrangements in place.
For detailed information, please refer to attached JD.
Working for our organisation 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 several programs 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.
• To provide 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
Using your expertise to provide advice, liaising closely with GPs and other stakeholders, and providing assessment of complex presentations and creating appropriate management plans
• 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 keep up to date with all developments in research and treatment around acute care pathways and inpatient mental health care
For detailed information, please refer to attached JD.
Person specification Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- Qualification or higher 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 relevant specialties such as in patient, old age psychiatry, 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 Rehabilitation Psychiatry OR within six months
- Approved clinician status and under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Should have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- 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
- 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