South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to providing high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
Community Mental Health Teams are four geographically aligned teams; two working as part of the North sector and two in the South sector of the Borough. Each team will cover 2 or 3 primary care neighbourhoods with staff linked to a specific neighbourhood. These teams provide care for people with complex and enduring mental health needs, who need proactive contact and care coordination. Teams will support service users registered to a GP practice aligned to the neighbourhood they cover or who live in the neighbourhood and are not registered to a GP. Referrals will be received from: Transfer from PCMHTs Transfer from specialist services such as STEP/AORT or other CMHTs outside of the area The service will provide care coordination support for people with complex needs, patient centred care planning with regular care planning meetings, MDT discussions around complex needs, medical and psychosocial interventions. Other interventions include administration of medications (including depot medication) with physical health monitoring, psychological interventions including DBT and family therapy, occupational therapy, carer support, work with families, structured clinical management and access to other services and interventions e.g. Employment advice, welfare/benefits advice. Main duties of the job
Clinical duties of post holder The post provides consultant medical leadership and support to the Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT). The post holder would provide senior medical input into the Neighbourhood CMHTs. This is to enable continuity of care across the neighbourhood with a focus on good working relationships with GPs. Working for our organisation
The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC). KHP is responsible for seeing 2 million patients each year, has 25,000 employees and 19,500 students, and a £2 billion annual turnover. It brings together the best of basic and translational research, clinical excellence and world-class teaching to deliver groundbreaking advances in physical and mental healthcare. See www.kingshealthpartners.org The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is committed to innovation, effective interventions and improved service user outcomes. It has 230 community, inpatient and outpatient-based services. The Trust has a broad range of staff in all disciplines with the widest range of skills and interests that provides many opportunities for new consultants to thrive and develop. It provides mental health services to the people of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon, as well as substance misuse services for people in Lambeth, Bexley, Greenwich and Wandsworth, and specialist CAMHS services for Kent. We also provide tertiary specialist services to people from across the UK and have a number of partnerships with clinical services and educational programmes in Europe, the Middle East and China. The Trust's core value states that 'everything we do is to improve the experience of people using our services and to promote mental health and wellbeing for all'. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working alongside another consultant (6PA) you will provide senior medical leadership for Walworth Community Mental Health Team (4PA). Within the Community Mental Health Team, the role of the consultant is to provide medical reviews and clinical leadership to care coordinators for service users with complex needs, patient centred care planning with regular care planning meetings, MDT discussions around complex needs, medical and psychosocial interventions. You would provide supervision to the multidisciplinary team as a whole and liaison with primary care. Person specification
Qualifications and training
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment Included on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry OR within six months Approved clinician status 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 Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines) Experience in other relevant specialties such as inpatient, liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service Membership or fellowship of Royal College of Psychiatrists Experience and clinical skills
Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act Appreciation and understanding of equitable care and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry 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
Ability to work in multidisciplinary team and provide leadership for the team Self-motivating Confidence in therapeutic risk taking Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Willingness to innovate and problem-solve service issues Organisational and management skills
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 Formal leadership and management training Experience of team/service leadership Research and Audit
Participation in Medical Audit and Quality Improvement initiatives Commitment to research informed care and service development Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields Teaching and supervision
Experience of teaching at either undergraduate or postgraduate level. Approval to supervise psychiatric trainees Other qualities
Commitment to developing user-focused services Ability to get on with colleagues across disciplines and specialties Ability to appraise own performance Experience of active involvement in service user initiatives The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. Please note: All applications for this post will need to be made online Read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria The closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible Once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs Should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not been successful Priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees Should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process We are a smoke-free Trust SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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Community Mental Health Teams are four geographically aligned teams; two working as part of the North sector and two in the South sector of the Borough. Each team will cover 2 or 3 primary care neighbourhoods with staff linked to a specific neighbourhood. These teams provide care for people with complex and enduring mental health needs, who need proactive contact and care coordination. Teams will support service users registered to a GP practice aligned to the neighbourhood they cover or who live in the neighbourhood and are not registered to a GP. Referrals will be received from: Transfer from PCMHTs Transfer from specialist services such as STEP/AORT or other CMHTs outside of the area The service will provide care coordination support for people with complex needs, patient centred care planning with regular care planning meetings, MDT discussions around complex needs, medical and psychosocial interventions. Other interventions include administration of medications (including depot medication) with physical health monitoring, psychological interventions including DBT and family therapy, occupational therapy, carer support, work with families, structured clinical management and access to other services and interventions e.g. Employment advice, welfare/benefits advice. Main duties of the job
Clinical duties of post holder The post provides consultant medical leadership and support to the Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT). The post holder would provide senior medical input into the Neighbourhood CMHTs. This is to enable continuity of care across the neighbourhood with a focus on good working relationships with GPs. Working for our organisation
The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC). KHP is responsible for seeing 2 million patients each year, has 25,000 employees and 19,500 students, and a £2 billion annual turnover. It brings together the best of basic and translational research, clinical excellence and world-class teaching to deliver groundbreaking advances in physical and mental healthcare. See www.kingshealthpartners.org The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is committed to innovation, effective interventions and improved service user outcomes. It has 230 community, inpatient and outpatient-based services. The Trust has a broad range of staff in all disciplines with the widest range of skills and interests that provides many opportunities for new consultants to thrive and develop. It provides mental health services to the people of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon, as well as substance misuse services for people in Lambeth, Bexley, Greenwich and Wandsworth, and specialist CAMHS services for Kent. We also provide tertiary specialist services to people from across the UK and have a number of partnerships with clinical services and educational programmes in Europe, the Middle East and China. The Trust's core value states that 'everything we do is to improve the experience of people using our services and to promote mental health and wellbeing for all'. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working alongside another consultant (6PA) you will provide senior medical leadership for Walworth Community Mental Health Team (4PA). Within the Community Mental Health Team, the role of the consultant is to provide medical reviews and clinical leadership to care coordinators for service users with complex needs, patient centred care planning with regular care planning meetings, MDT discussions around complex needs, medical and psychosocial interventions. You would provide supervision to the multidisciplinary team as a whole and liaison with primary care. Person specification
Qualifications and training
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment Included on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry OR within six months Approved clinician status 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 Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines) Experience in other relevant specialties such as inpatient, liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service Membership or fellowship of Royal College of Psychiatrists Experience and clinical skills
Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act Appreciation and understanding of equitable care and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry 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
Ability to work in multidisciplinary team and provide leadership for the team Self-motivating Confidence in therapeutic risk taking Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Willingness to innovate and problem-solve service issues Organisational and management skills
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 Formal leadership and management training Experience of team/service leadership Research and Audit
Participation in Medical Audit and Quality Improvement initiatives Commitment to research informed care and service development Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields Teaching and supervision
Experience of teaching at either undergraduate or postgraduate level. Approval to supervise psychiatric trainees Other qualities
Commitment to developing user-focused services Ability to get on with colleagues across disciplines and specialties Ability to appraise own performance Experience of active involvement in service user initiatives The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. Please note: All applications for this post will need to be made online Read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria The closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible Once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs Should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not been successful Priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees Should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process We are a smoke-free Trust SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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