This consultant post has arisen due to the departure of a consultant forensic psychiatrist in the Forensic Service. The post-holder will be responsible for the care and treatment of 40-50 community patients living in south-west London. The post holder will also provide clinical

leadership to the Criminal Justice Liaison & Diversion Service (courts and police custody) and provide a forensic consultancy service to the London Borough of Wandsworth.

The post-holder will be managerially and professionally accountable to the Forensic, National and Specialist Services Clinical Director.

The post is full-time (10 PAs) and the post holder will be working alongside another consultant forensic psychiatrist within the team, Dr Mary Harty who provides 5 PAs.

Main duties of the job

The employer is the Trust whose main base is Springfield University Hospital. It is a full-time postfor 10 Programmed Activities (PAs): 7.5 PAs for Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 2.5 PAs for Supporting Professional Activities (SPA).The clinical sessions are devoted to clinical work in the Forensic Outreach Service and Criminal Justice Liaison Service, and to providing a consultancy service to the London Borough of Wandsworth.The post holder may be eligible to apply for an Honorary Senior Lectureship at St George's, University of London.

About us

The Trust has a comprehensive training scheme for Core and Higher Specialist Trainees and enjoys a close relationship with St George's, University of London, an independent School of the University of London.

SGUL, in association with St George's Hospital, is one of five general combined undergraduate/postgraduate teaching complexes within the Faculty of Medicine, University of London. During the 1970s, long-term plans to relocate the Medical School and the Teaching Hospital in Tooting were put into effect. The new Medical School opened in October 1976 admitting pre-clinical students for the first time. The Medical course now has an entry of 190 undergraduate students per year, plus 70 graduate students on the Graduate Entry Programme. Since 1995, the range of courses offered has expanded to include Biomedical Sciences and, in conjunction with Kingston University, Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy and Social Work. SGUL has a strong focus on research with world class teams particularly in Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. In 2006, a new initiative, the South West London Academic Network, SWAN, was announced to further research and teaching collaborations with Kingston University and Royal Holloway, University of London.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Consultant will be eligible to train a Higher Specialist Trainee (ST4-6) from the South London Higher Specialist Training Scheme in Forensic Psychiatry after successful completion of appraisal as an educational supervisor by the Training Programme Director. The post holder will be supported to pursue research as an SPA activity.

Further support for research can be obtained from the Trust Director of Research & Development (currently Dr Robert Lawrence robert.lawrence@swlstg.nhs.uk).

The appointed consultant will be accountable to the Clinical Director for:

Providing clinical leadership and supporting the team in the coordination of the clinical teams

Assisting the teams in prioritising resources given to individual patients

Ensuring effective assessment, planning and delivery of care

Contribute to the SLP forensic Provider Collaborative (PC) Community and L& D pathway

Please refer the attached JDPS for more information

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Primary Medical degree
• Full GMC registration
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register or eligible for such inclusion, within 3 months of the interview. Approval under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act, with Approved Clinician status (or eligibility and willingness to apply for such approval once in post)

Desirable

• Recognised professional qualification as a psychiatrist such as MRCPsych
• Specialist Registration as a Forensic or General adult Psychiatrist

Knowledge

Essential

• Medication management for complex and often treatment-resistant conditions
• Management of complex multi-source information to develop a formulation and management plan, integrating biological, psychological and social perspectives
• Physical health assessment and promotion
• Appropriate use of mental health and other legislation
• Use of reflective practice, both for continuous professional development and for team relationships and functioning
• Basic competence in using information technology for clinical purposes (such as clinical records system), or willingness to complete additional training in using such systems once in post

Desirable

• Experience of working in the community
• Experience of working in the Criminal Justice System
• Assessment and management of addiction and substance misuse

Ability to enhance specialty of mental health care provided

Essential

• Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit

Desirable

• Experience of service planning, quality assurance and quality improvement including the collection and analysis of health & social care data
• Experience of liaison with commissioners

Research and Publications

Desirable

• Evidence of participation in publishable research and willingness to continue.
• Intention to continue to develop a relevant research or special interest

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to provide clinical leadership.
• Willingness to supervise junior medical staff and staff from other disciplines.
• Willingness to take on fair share of Trust-wide duties where necessary.
• Commitment to personal and service development.
• Ability to work co-operatively in a multi- disciplinary team
• Ability to manage and adapt to change
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Leadership and negotiation skills A commitment to lifelong learning

Personal

Desirable

• Personal experience of mental health problems

Teaching

Essential

• Approval as a clinical supervisor or eligibility and willingness to gain approval (including undertaking additional training if required)

Desirable

• Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry

Employer details

Employer name

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Shaftesbury Clinic

61 Glenburnie Road

London

SW17 7DJ

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