About this role
Job summary
Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) provide care and treatment for people with serious mental health difficulties, including but not limited to psychotic illnesses, mood and personality disorders, and other disorders. Southwark has four Community Mental Health.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide full time medical input to the service and assessment of patients in their own accommodation as required2. This will include physical health assessment and examination and where necessary appropriate investigations for patients3. To undertake liaison with professionals outside the team including community and inpatient mental health services, GPs, housing providers, colleagues in the Acute Trust, and Adult Social Care, amongst others4. The doctor would assess under the Mental Health Act for admission where appropriate5. The doctor is responsible for record keeping including documentation of assessment and communication/ liaison with other agencies including primary care.6. The doctor will support the wider staff team. There will be opportunities to contribute to clinical governance, and formal and informal teaching.7. The doctor would be expected to be available to work 10 clinical sessions on the unit. The doctor will be able to take regular time for professional development as agreed with the team Consultant Psychiatrist.8. The doctor would receive clinical supervision from the BBR Consultant Psychiatrist each week.
About us
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
Generous pay, pensions, and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package, which is dependent on the role and length of service. Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing. Career development, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as leadership, mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership, and other talent programmes. Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.
Job description Job responsibilities
1. To provide full time medical input to the service and assessment of patients in their own accommodation as required2. This will include physical health assessment and examination and where necessary appropriate investigations for patients3. To undertake liaison with professionals outside the team including community and inpatient mental health services, GPs, housing providers, colleagues in the Acute Trust, and Adult Social Care, amongst others4. The doctor would assess under the Mental Health Act for admission where appropriate5. The doctor is responsible for record keeping including documentation of assessment and communication/ liaison with other agencies including primary care.6. The doctor will support the wider staff team. There will be opportunities to contribute to clinical governance, and formal and informal teaching.7. The doctor would be expected to be available to work 10 clinical sessions on the unit. The doctor will be able to take regular time for professional development as agreed with the team Consultant Psychiatrist.8. The doctor would receive clinical supervision from the BBR Consultant Psychiatrist each week.
Person Specification
Qualif Essential
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines) Approved under S12 of the UK Mental Health Act (1983), or able to achieve these within 3 months of appointment (A)
Experience and clinical skills Essential
Commitment and experience of multi-professional team working (I) Confidence in managing acute risk situations including use of MHA as appropriate. Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
Desirable
Experience of service development in mental health Experience within general community settings
Personal Skills Essential
Capacity to work cooperatively in pursuit of clear goals and objectives Self-motivating Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
Desirable
Able to provide leadership for the team
Organisation and Management Essential
Ability to manage complex workloads Commitment to Clinical Governance
Desirable
Participation in medical audit and/or Quality Improvement initiatives Evidence of training in management skills
Research Desirable
Experience or interest in research projects Evidence of ability to plan, implement and supervise research
Teaching and supervision Desirable
Experience of teaching at either undergraduate or postgraduate level
Other qualities Essential
Interest in developing user-focused services Ability to appraise own performance
Desirable
Experience of active involvement in service user initiatives
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address Chaucer Resource Centre
Canada Water
London
SE16 2TL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)