Specialty Doctor in Liaison Psychiatry | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 30 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £52,530 - £82,400 per annum plus London Zone allowances |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2024 |
| Location: | Kingston, KT2 7QB |
| Company: | South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6271886/294-MEDI-0359-CS |
Summary
South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Liaison Psychiatry at Kingston Hospital.
In this post the Specialty Doctor will participate in the work of the Liaison Psychiatry team in a large, general teaching hospital. He/she will undertake supervised psychiatric assessment and treatment of patients referred by non-psychiatric teams from Kingston Hospital.
Patients are referred from all wards and clinical areas within the hospital, including new presentations of functional and organic illness, as well as patients with established mental disorders who have been admitted for medical or surgical treatment.
The post-holder will work managing mental disorders in this setting, including prescribing for patients with altered metabolism, and delivering brief psychological interventions. The post-holder will conduct and supervise psychiatric assessment and management of deliberate self-harm and psychiatric emergencies presenting in the Accident and Emergency department, as well as hospital wards.
• Full participation in the multi-disciplinary team
• To assess and advise on the physical and mental health of team patients
• To prescribe for patients as needed
• To manage some or all of the team’s patients under supervision
• Assessing patients for detention under the Mental Health Act when necessary
• Liaison with colleagues in other specialties and agencies
• Documenting all clinical contacts on the RiO clinical records system in a timely fashion
• Participation in all mandatory training.
• Teaching medical students who come to the unit for specialist visits
• Opportunities for involvement in teaching at the medical school for example lecturing, examining, acting as a personal tutor
• Cover for leave is organised internally within the team
• There is no on call commitment attached to the post
• Administrative support is provided by the team administrator
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
In addition to the Higher trainee, the team consists of 2 Consultant Psychiatrists, one Core Trainee, one Team Manager, 18 Liaison Psychiatry nurses and two Administrators. The nursing staff work a shift pattern to provide 24/7 cover. In addition, medical students, Physician Associate and nursing students are regularly placed with the team.
For detailed Job Description, please refer to attached JDPS
This advert closes on Tuesday 21 May 2024