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Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist with an interest in Psycho-Oncology
| Posting date: | 30 October 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £99,532 - £131,964 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 29 November 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW3 6JJ |
| Company: | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6764152/282-SA1245403-MED-H |
Summary
A Vacancy at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for aConsultant Liaison Psychiatrist(s) to work at The Royal Marsden Hospital. We have12 PAsto recruit to and so we can employ one full time person or two part time staff with overlap to facilitate working relationships.
Part time, or job share candidates are welcomed and encouraged to apply. We are committed to embracing flexible work patterns where possible and providing equal opportunities to all candidates.
A minimum of 3 days will be required on your agreed site, with an option of 5 days across both sites.
In order to proceed with your application, please state within your supporting information the preferred site with the number of PA's you would like to work.
The post holder will be expected to provide:
Clinical leadership of the general liaison psychiatry service to The Royal Marsden.
Undertake direct clinical care of patients referred to the Adult Psychological Support Service with complex physical and psychiatric co-morbidities related to cancer diagnosis or impacting on cancer treatment and patient’s quality of life .
Provide clinical supervision to other team members working at Level 3 (NICE, 2004).
Provide line management to other team members.
Contribute to the weekly multidisciplinary APSS meeting, with particular responsibility for risk and medical issues.
Integrated working with the existing Consultants (Medical and Clinical
Oncologists and Surgeons) in The Royal Marsden Trust.
Work with the patient’s responsible clinical teams to assist in the assessment and management of people with suspected or identified mental health needs and helping to manage their clinical needs.
Provide expertise and advice to support the appropriate use of the Mental Capacity and Mental Health Act including, where appropriate, completion of assessments to support clinical and legal decision making .
Acting as Responsible Clinician and exercising section 12 powers in respect of the Mental Health Act for inpatients.
Take part in or facilitate investigations and debriefing following serious
untoward incidents related to patients with mental health comorbidities.
The Royal Marsden is a world leader in cancer research, treatment and education. Together with our academic partner, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), we are the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe and the only National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre specialising in cancer in the UK.
Our mission is to continue to make a national and international contribution to cancer research and treatment, so that more people are cured and quality of life is improved for those with cancer. The Royal Marsden therefore plays an important role in championing change and improvement in cancer care through research and innovation, education and leading-edge treatment.
The Trust’s annual budget is £360 million and we employ over 3,500 staff, including 335 medical staff, across two sites located in Chelsea and Sutton (Surrey). Over 50,000 patients attend The Royal Marsden each year. We provide community services across the Borough of Sutton. We have a Chemotherapy Medical Daycare Unit at Kingston Hospital.
We have a reputation for delivering high quality performance. We were ranked joint first in the CQC national inpatient survey results, above average in national cancer patient experience survey and ranked first amongst teaching hospitals in the UK for our staff survey results.
The Adult Psychological Support Service (APSS), in which Liaison Psychiatry is based, provides an integrated Level 3 and 4 service (NICE 2004) to patients across the two sites of the hospital for inpatients, those receiving ambulatory care and outpatients. Other pathways within the service are: directive therapies (e.g. CBT/ Third Wave approaches, EMDR); exploratory therapies (e.g. integrative, existential, psychodynamic); family therapy (primarily working with adult patients with dependent children, and young adult patients); psychosexual therapy.
The Liaison Psychiatry pathway has three main functions: (i) to provide the general liaison psychiatry service to the inpatient wards of the hospital, (ii) to support the APSS Duty Clinician, and (iii) to provide psycho-oncology psychiatry through pre-planned outpatient and day patient appointments.
The specific psychiatric issues and associated risks in a specialist cancer hospital include hyperactive delirium, steroid-induced mania and psychosis, major depression, suicidal planning and intent, desire for hastened death; as well as people with pre-existing severe mental illness.
We encourage you to contact us to discuss the role and the team. Please contact Ann Hutchens (020 8915 6173,ann.hutchens@rmh.nhs.uk) to arrange a time to speak to Dr James Woolley, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, or Dr Justin Grayer, Consultant Clinical Psychologist/ Service Lead.
This advert closes on Sunday 17 Nov 2024
We are looking for aConsultant Liaison Psychiatrist(s) to work at The Royal Marsden Hospital. We have12 PAsto recruit to and so we can employ one full time person or two part time staff with overlap to facilitate working relationships.
Part time, or job share candidates are welcomed and encouraged to apply. We are committed to embracing flexible work patterns where possible and providing equal opportunities to all candidates.
A minimum of 3 days will be required on your agreed site, with an option of 5 days across both sites.
In order to proceed with your application, please state within your supporting information the preferred site with the number of PA's you would like to work.
The post holder will be expected to provide:
Clinical leadership of the general liaison psychiatry service to The Royal Marsden.
Undertake direct clinical care of patients referred to the Adult Psychological Support Service with complex physical and psychiatric co-morbidities related to cancer diagnosis or impacting on cancer treatment and patient’s quality of life .
Provide clinical supervision to other team members working at Level 3 (NICE, 2004).
Provide line management to other team members.
Contribute to the weekly multidisciplinary APSS meeting, with particular responsibility for risk and medical issues.
Integrated working with the existing Consultants (Medical and Clinical
Oncologists and Surgeons) in The Royal Marsden Trust.
Work with the patient’s responsible clinical teams to assist in the assessment and management of people with suspected or identified mental health needs and helping to manage their clinical needs.
Provide expertise and advice to support the appropriate use of the Mental Capacity and Mental Health Act including, where appropriate, completion of assessments to support clinical and legal decision making .
Acting as Responsible Clinician and exercising section 12 powers in respect of the Mental Health Act for inpatients.
Take part in or facilitate investigations and debriefing following serious
untoward incidents related to patients with mental health comorbidities.
The Royal Marsden is a world leader in cancer research, treatment and education. Together with our academic partner, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), we are the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe and the only National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre specialising in cancer in the UK.
Our mission is to continue to make a national and international contribution to cancer research and treatment, so that more people are cured and quality of life is improved for those with cancer. The Royal Marsden therefore plays an important role in championing change and improvement in cancer care through research and innovation, education and leading-edge treatment.
The Trust’s annual budget is £360 million and we employ over 3,500 staff, including 335 medical staff, across two sites located in Chelsea and Sutton (Surrey). Over 50,000 patients attend The Royal Marsden each year. We provide community services across the Borough of Sutton. We have a Chemotherapy Medical Daycare Unit at Kingston Hospital.
We have a reputation for delivering high quality performance. We were ranked joint first in the CQC national inpatient survey results, above average in national cancer patient experience survey and ranked first amongst teaching hospitals in the UK for our staff survey results.
The Adult Psychological Support Service (APSS), in which Liaison Psychiatry is based, provides an integrated Level 3 and 4 service (NICE 2004) to patients across the two sites of the hospital for inpatients, those receiving ambulatory care and outpatients. Other pathways within the service are: directive therapies (e.g. CBT/ Third Wave approaches, EMDR); exploratory therapies (e.g. integrative, existential, psychodynamic); family therapy (primarily working with adult patients with dependent children, and young adult patients); psychosexual therapy.
The Liaison Psychiatry pathway has three main functions: (i) to provide the general liaison psychiatry service to the inpatient wards of the hospital, (ii) to support the APSS Duty Clinician, and (iii) to provide psycho-oncology psychiatry through pre-planned outpatient and day patient appointments.
The specific psychiatric issues and associated risks in a specialist cancer hospital include hyperactive delirium, steroid-induced mania and psychosis, major depression, suicidal planning and intent, desire for hastened death; as well as people with pre-existing severe mental illness.
We encourage you to contact us to discuss the role and the team. Please contact Ann Hutchens (020 8915 6173,ann.hutchens@rmh.nhs.uk) to arrange a time to speak to Dr James Woolley, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, or Dr Justin Grayer, Consultant Clinical Psychologist/ Service Lead.
This advert closes on Sunday 17 Nov 2024
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