Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disability-WLDHT

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 Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disability 12 months Fixed Term Contract Part Time - 8PAs Are you a Psychiatrist who is dedicated and passionate about services for people with intellectual disability? Do you want to be part of a dynamic and innovative Community Learning Disability Service?

Due to the current postholder going on maternity leave, SWLSTG are currently looking to appoint a Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disabilities for a 0.8WTE post in the Wandsworth Learning Disability Healthcare Team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disabilities to join an established community learning disability team in Wandsworth. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, in order to provide medical leadership to the team. This is a varied role and will include working across the health and wellbeing as well as the mental health and complex behaviour pathways

Main duties of the job

• To provide medical leadership to the team and lead on the assessment and management of adults with intellectual disabilities in the London Borough of Wandsworth referred to the team, along with other consultant colleagues
• To assess and review patients referred to the service via outpatient clinics, virtual appointments and home visits
• Individual and joint working with members of the MDT which include Community nurses trained in intellectual disabilities and/or mental health, psychologists, physiotherapists, dieticians, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and recovery support workers to offer support and advice about multidisciplinary management plans
• There is an opportunity to provide clinical supervision to psychiatry trainees (core and higher)
• Support for emergencies during the day, including Mental Health Act assessments if required
• To liaise with other services and agencies as required including GPs, Social Services and other non-NHS organisations wherever applicable
• To undertake more complex capacity assessments and apply the Mental Capacity and Mental Health Acts appropriately
• To deliver pharmacological treatment in accordance with NICE guidance and STOMP/medicines optimisation
• To actively participate in research projects with the Trust Clinical Research Unit and be available to be a PI
• The post holder will be expected to contribute to the strategic development and implementation of the service line

Working for our organisation

The Trust has an excellent reputation for developing innovative clinical services including the Recovery

College and SUN Project. Our Recovery College has been visited by overseas healthcare commissioners,

who have gone on to develop similar services abroad in collaboration with our Trust. The Trust is also

proud to have also developed a range of new, progressive, public facing services including Crisis Cafes

and a Mental Health Support Line.

The Trust also provides a range of national services, the advice and expertise of which can be easily called upon for the benefit of CMHT patients

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Due to the current postholder leaving, SWLSTG are currently looking to appoint a Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disabilities for a 0.8WTE post in the Wandsworth Learning Disability Healthcare Team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a psychiatrist in intellectual disabilities to join an established community learning disability team in Wandsworth. The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, in order to provide medical leadership to the team. This is a varied role and will include working across the health and wellbeing as well as the mental health and complex behaviour pathways.

The Key roles and responsibilities of the post include:

• To provide medical leadership to the team and lead on the assessment and management of adults with intellectual disabilities in the London Borough of Wandsworth referred to the team, along with other consultant colleagues
• To assess and review patients referred to the service via outpatient clinics, virtual appointments and home visits
• Individual and joint working with members of the MDT which include Community nurses trained in intellectual disabilities and/or mental health, psychologists, physiotherapists, dieticians, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and recovery support workers to offer support and advice about multidisciplinary management plans
• There is an opportunity to provide clinical supervision to psychiatry trainees (core and higher)
• Support for emergencies during the day, including Mental Health Act assessments if required
• To liaise with other services and agencies as required including GPs, Social Services and other non-NHS organisations wherever applicable
• To undertake more complex capacity assessments and apply the Mental Capacity and Mental Health Acts appropriately
• To deliver pharmacological treatment in accordance with NICE guidance and STOMP/medicines optimisation
• To actively participate in research projects with the Trust Clinical Research Unit and be available to be a PI
• The post holder will be expected to contribute to the strategic development and implementation of the service line

Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria

• Primary Medical degree.
• Full GMC registration.
• MRCPsych, or equivalent
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register for Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability or eligible for such inclusion on the Specialist Registrar within three months if completing their CCT
• Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act

Desirable criteria

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• MRCPsych
• Qualifications in other Psychiatry or other specialism
• Qualifications in change management and service development skills

Eligibility Essential criteria

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the