This is a 12-month fixed-term locum consultant psychiatrist post on the Liaison Psychiatry Team at Kingston Hospital, part of South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. The holder leads the team medically, works with the team manager to keep care safe against Trust targets, and covers section 12 duties for the acute hospital. The 24/7 service means the post spans working-age adults and patients over 65, plus teaching students and junior doctors. Section 12(2) approval and GMC Specialist Register entry are essential.
What the job involves
- Provide medical leadership to the Kingston Hospital Liaison Psychiatry Team
- Work with the team manager to deliver a safe, efficient and effective service that meets Trust key performance indicators
- Share responsibility with the team manager and others for the safety and quality of the team's care
- Take part in audit and clinical governance systems
- Resolve problems on own initiative and escal...
- Provide section 12 cover for the acute hospital from 9am to 5pm, shared with another consultant and an associate specialist
- Lead section 12 cover for working-age ED and AAU presentations, unless consultants cross-cover
- Take clinical lead for patients over 65 and work across the whole over-18 age range at times
- Teach medical students, junior doctors and nurses jointly with the other senior clinicians
What’s required
Qualifications
- Primary medical degree
- Completed at least three years full-time training in an approved higher psychiatric training scheme
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration
- Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register, or eligible for inclusion within three months of completing CCT
- Section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act
Experience
- Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry
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
- Commitment to working with the liaison team, acute trust, managers, carers' groups and local charities
Other
- Continuing professional development, including joining a peer group to gain approval for CPD
Nice to have
- MRCPsych or equivalent, with inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry
- CCT in General Adult Psychiatry
- Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DBT or MBT
- Qualifications in change management and service development
- Knowledge and experience of the CPA process, risk assessment and risk management
- Experience of teaching medical and non-medical staff, including those without a formal qualification
- Experience of service planning and development
- Publication in a peer-reviewed journal
What’s offered
- Flexible working
- Career development
- A variety of benefits (not itemised)
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