SWLSTG are currently looking to appoint a Specialty Doctor in Old Age Psychiatry for the Richmond Older Adult Community Mental Health Team. The opportunity has arisen due to the retirement of the previous post holder.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for to join an established community mental health team in Richmond. 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 Memory Assessment Service and the Recovery and Support Team.

About us

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) is the leading provider of mental health services across South West London and a beacon of excellence for many of our national mental health services.

We are part of the NHS and are regulated by Monitor and the Care Quality Commission.

South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust was formed in 1998. Springfield Hospital in Tooting, the largest site from which the Trust operates, has provided mental health services since 1841.

The Trust now serves a very diverse population of 1.1 million people across the London Boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth and Sutton and employs more that 2,000 staff who provide care and treatment to approximately 20,000 people from South West London and beyond.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity for to join an established community mental health team in Richmond. 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 Memory Assessment Service and the Recovery and Support Team.

Please refer the attached JDPS fro detailed information

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 2

Desirable

• oMRCPsych or equivalent
• oST/CCT training in Old Age psychiatry

Eligibility

Essential

• oFull Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date.
• oSection 12 Approved or able to achieve within three months of appointment
• oRight to work in the UK

Desirable

• oIn good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Clinical skills, knowledge and experience

Essential

• oMinimum of two (2) years working in Old Age psychiatry
• oAbility to provide day to day responsibility of acute medical and psychiatric care.
• oExperience of working with people with mental health problems in a psychiatric setting
• oExcellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• oExcellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• oAble to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
• oMakes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
• oAble to meet duties under MHA and MCA

Desirable

• oWide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Academic Skills and lifelong learning

Essential

• oAble to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
• oAbility to work in and lead team.
• oDemonstrate commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• oParticipated in research or service evaluation.
• oAble to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• oHas actively participated in clinical audit/quality improvement programmes.

Desirable

• oAble to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
• oReflect on purpose of CPD undertaken.
• oExperienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation.
• oEvidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• oHas led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients

Personal Skills

Essential

• oAbility to provide clinical leadership to MDT.
• oWillingness to supervise junior medical staff and staff from other disciplines. oWillingness to take on fair share of Trust-wide duties where necessary.
• oCommitment to personal and service development.
• oAbility to work co-operative in multi- disciplinary team. oAbility and manage and adapt to change

Transport

Essential

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative

Employer details

Employer name

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Livingston House

2 Queen's Rd

Teddington

TW11 0LB

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