This established consultant post leads medical care within the Kingston Hospital Liaison Psychiatry Team, part of South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. The role provides medical leadership, shares responsibility for safe clinical governance, and covers section 12 duties for the acute hospital, ED and AAU. It is full time within a 24/7 service that combines older adult and working-age psychiatry, with the post-holder taking clinical lead for patients over 65. Section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act and GMC Specialist Register inclusion are required.
What the job involves
- Provide medical leadership to the Kingston Hospital Liaison Psychiatry Team
- Work closely with the Team Manager to deliver a safe, efficient and effective service that meets the Trust's KPIs
- Share responsibility with the Team Manager and team for safe, good-standard care, including audit and clinical governance
- Provide section 12 cover for the acute hospital between 9am and 5pm, shared with the other consultant and associate specialist
- Lead section 12 cover for ED and AAU working-age presentations, unless consultants cross-cover
- Take clinical lead for patients over 65 while working across the over-18 age range at times
- Resolve problems on own initiative and escalated concerns to the Team Manager and others
- Provide joint teaching to medical students, junior doctors and nurses with the other senior clinicians
- Adjust the timetable in consultation with the Clinical Director, in line with the Job Plan and Trust clinical governance procedures
Qualifications
- Primary medical degree
- Completed a minimum of three years full-time approved higher psychiatric training
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration
- GMC Specialist Register inclusion, or eligibility for inclusion within three months of completing CCT
- Section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act
Experience
- Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry teaching
Skills & knowledge
- Detailed knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness, including psychopharmacological interventions
- Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit and quality improvement
Other
- Engagement in CPD, including joining a peer group to gain approval for CPD
- Commitment to working with colleagues, the acute trust, managers and allied agencies, including carers' groups and local charities
Nice to have
- MRCPsych or equivalent, or Specialist Register inclusion for general adult psychiatry, and CCT in General Adult Psychiatry
- Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DBT or MBT
- Change management and service development qualifications, or other higher degrees or relevant further training
- Knowledge and experience of CPA, risk assessment and risk management
- Experience of service planning, development and working with third sector partners
- Research participation, a completed and disseminated research project, or a peer reviewed publication
- Teaching qualification and good student feedback
- Experience teaching medical and non-medical staff, including those without formal qualifications
What’s offered
- Flexible working
- Career development
- A variety of other benefits, not itemised in the advert
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