About this role
Job summary
The STEP team is a stand- alone community service offering support and management of First Episode Psychosis (FEP) to 18-65 year olds for up to 3 years following first episode. You will work as part of a comprehensive MDT including another consultant (0.4), an associate specialist (LTFT), ST (part time as split post with primary care mental health team), advance practitioner, mental health practitioners, psychologists, occupational therapists and admin support. STEP offers early treatment by means of a range of pharmacological, psychological and social interventions to adults who have made a transition to psychosis and are in the early stages of their illnesses. Care is provided according to PIG guidelines for FEP, using the model of care coordination to ensure that patients have access to the best treatment options available. Particular areas of focus are improving social and occupational outcomes in psychosis through vocational work, befriending, and support groups; and working with families to offer psychoeducation, carer support and family interventions.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this post include providing psychiatry consultant leadership to the Southwark service for Treatment of Early Psychosis) team (STEP). Please see job description for more details.
About us
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM) provides a range of mental health, learning disability and substance misuse services for people living in four local Boroughs in South London, Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon, as well as providing a range of national specialist services.
Job description Job responsibilities
Main duties:
To provide enthusiastic, and flexible, joint clinical leadership and consultant input into the team, alongside the team leader and other consultant
To take consultant responsibility for patients, acting as Approved Clinician and assessing or supervising assessment and management of patients and devising or helping to devise appropriate treatment plans and medication regimes, providing prompt medical response, and advising and work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team
To offer expert risk assessment and management skills in complex care of people with severe mental illness
To ensure excellence in the delivery of evidence-based treatments
To act as a source of support, advice and information to current or prospective patients and their carers, referrers, team members and other professionals
Provide reciprocal Approved Clinician cover including under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act for the leave, study leave and sickness of senior medical staff in Southwark during working hours
To keep up-to-date with all developments in research and treatment around early intervention
To develop strong working relationships with outside stakeholders, notably GPs, local authority social services, housing providers and local voluntary organisations.
To undertake responsibilities as an approved clinician under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983 as needed
To work flexibly with other teams within SLaM and other mental trusts, and with the voluntary sector, to ensure good coordination of care
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential
Full registration with the General Medical Council with a licence to practice Included on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of eligibility Approved Clinician status AND Approved under S12 of the UK Mental Health Act (1983), or able to achieve these within 3 months of appointment
Desirable
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice Experience in other relevant specialties such as liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions
Experience and clinical skills Essential
Excellent knowledge of speciality Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge Able to manage complexity and uncertainty Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contributions of others Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry
Desirable
Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Personal skills Essential
Ability to work in multidisciplinary team and provide leadership for the team Self-motivating Confidence in therapeutic risk taking Excellent communication skills Willingness to innovate and problem-solve service issues
Organisational and management skills Essential
Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that Commitment to working with service users on service development Commitment to Clinical Governance Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
Desirable
Formal leadership and management training Experience of team /service leadership
Research and Audit Essential
Participation in Medical Audit and Quality Improvement initiatives Commitment to research informed care and service development
Desirable
Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields
Teaching and supervision Essential
Experience of teaching at either undergraduate or postgraduate level
Desirable
Medical education qualification Approval to supervise psychiatric trainees
Other qualities Essential
Commitment to developing user-focused services Ability to get on with colleagues across disciplines and specialties 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).
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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 St Giles House, 1 St Giles Road, London, SE5 7UD
S L A M NHS Foundation Trust
London
SE5 7UD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)