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Portfolio Fellowship - Speciality Doctor in Psychiatry
| Posting date: | 03 February 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £59,175 - £95,400 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 March 2025 |
| Location: | London, BR3 3BX |
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6863270/334-CRY-6863270-JA |
Summary
A Vacancy at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
This is a new post created following the success of a pilot CESR fellowship. The post is based at the Bethlem Royal Hospital (BRH) and is full-time (9am-5pm, Monday to Friday). As part of the Portfolio (formerly CESR) fellowship, the post holder will spend two clinical sessions with either the Croydon Liaison Team (based at Croydon University Hospital), a Croydon community mental health team or a Croydon Inpatient ward. The professional development sessions will allow the post holder to develop their own interests within general adult psychiatry as they move towards working at a consultant level.The Portfolio (formerly CESR) fellowship is an opportunity for candidates for whom the traditional training route to a substantive consultant role (CCT) is not appropriate. Please see links in the job description for more information
The Croydon Home Treatment Team (HTT) is a well-established service within the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM)
• Team Composition: Around 30 clinical staff, including psychiatric trainees, specialty doctors, and consultants.
• Caseload: Manages about 40 patients aged 18-65 with severe mental disorders, primarily referred from community mental health teams, crisis services, or inpatient wards.
Key Clinical Responsibilities:
• Manage the team's day-to-day caseload.
• Assess new patients within 48-72 hours.
• Conduct follow-up medical reviews and early discharge assessments.
• Attend daily team handover meetings.
• Perform risk assessments and formulate care plans.
• Monitor patients' physical health.
• Liaise with GPs, social services, and other professionals.
• Make safeguarding referrals and maintain accurate records.
• Carry out Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity assessments.
General/Managerial Responsibilities:
• Participate in service evaluation, audit, research, and quality improvement.
• Engage in service development and clinical governance activities.
• Attend team and Trust meetings.
• Contribute to academic activities and reflective practice sessions.
Support and Supervision:
• Regular clinical supervision from the Consultant.
• Annual appraisal and job plan meeting.
• Access to study leave and CPD opportunities.
• Compliance with mandatory training requirements.
The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) offers the UK's widest range of NHS mental health services across Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark. Here are the key points:
• Part of King's Health Partners: An Academic Health Sciences Centre with 2 million patients annually, 25,000 employees, and 19,500 students.
• Services: 230 community, inpatient, and outpatient services, including mental health and substance misuse services.
• Staff and Reach: 4,800 staff treating 64,000 community patients and 3,700 inpatients annually.
• Annual Turnover: £381 million.
• Educational Links: Close ties with King's College London, providing high-quality clinical training.
• Commitment: Focused on innovation, effective interventions, and improved outcomes, working closely with users, carers, local authorities, and NHS hospitals.
• Core Value: Improving service user experience and promoting mental health and wellbeing.
This summary highlights SLaM's extensive services, educational partnerships, and commitment to mental health care.
Croydon Home Treatment Team Portfolio Fellow
• Location: Croydon Home Treatment Team (3 days/week) and a linked team (1 day/week).
• Special Interest Day: 1 day/week for non-clinical learning and special interests.
The team is made up of:
- One full time Consultant
- One full time CESR Fellowship Doctor
- One part time, two days per week, SpR
- One Portfolio (formerly CESR) Fellowship doctor [this post]
- One clinical service lead
- Four band 7 nurses
- Thirteen band 6 nurses
- Five band 5 nurses
- Three band 4 workers
- One peer support worker
- One business manager
- One psychological therapist and two psychology graduates.
There is a dedicated doctor’s office and has space for small MDT meetings and other shared clinic and office rooms that can be booked for use. There is also dedicated Admin support for the team.
The post will be supervised by Dr Andrew Howe, General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist for the Home Treatment Team.
Candidates can also join the SpR on call rota if they wish to if they are section 12 approved status. The on-call rota is non-resident, covers the borough of Croydon and involves working at Croydon University Hospital Liaison Psychiatry Department, the Bethlem Royal Hospital site and answering telephone enquiries.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Mar 2025
This is a new post created following the success of a pilot CESR fellowship. The post is based at the Bethlem Royal Hospital (BRH) and is full-time (9am-5pm, Monday to Friday). As part of the Portfolio (formerly CESR) fellowship, the post holder will spend two clinical sessions with either the Croydon Liaison Team (based at Croydon University Hospital), a Croydon community mental health team or a Croydon Inpatient ward. The professional development sessions will allow the post holder to develop their own interests within general adult psychiatry as they move towards working at a consultant level.The Portfolio (formerly CESR) fellowship is an opportunity for candidates for whom the traditional training route to a substantive consultant role (CCT) is not appropriate. Please see links in the job description for more information
The Croydon Home Treatment Team (HTT) is a well-established service within the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM)
• Team Composition: Around 30 clinical staff, including psychiatric trainees, specialty doctors, and consultants.
• Caseload: Manages about 40 patients aged 18-65 with severe mental disorders, primarily referred from community mental health teams, crisis services, or inpatient wards.
Key Clinical Responsibilities:
• Manage the team's day-to-day caseload.
• Assess new patients within 48-72 hours.
• Conduct follow-up medical reviews and early discharge assessments.
• Attend daily team handover meetings.
• Perform risk assessments and formulate care plans.
• Monitor patients' physical health.
• Liaise with GPs, social services, and other professionals.
• Make safeguarding referrals and maintain accurate records.
• Carry out Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity assessments.
General/Managerial Responsibilities:
• Participate in service evaluation, audit, research, and quality improvement.
• Engage in service development and clinical governance activities.
• Attend team and Trust meetings.
• Contribute to academic activities and reflective practice sessions.
Support and Supervision:
• Regular clinical supervision from the Consultant.
• Annual appraisal and job plan meeting.
• Access to study leave and CPD opportunities.
• Compliance with mandatory training requirements.
The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) offers the UK's widest range of NHS mental health services across Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark. Here are the key points:
• Part of King's Health Partners: An Academic Health Sciences Centre with 2 million patients annually, 25,000 employees, and 19,500 students.
• Services: 230 community, inpatient, and outpatient services, including mental health and substance misuse services.
• Staff and Reach: 4,800 staff treating 64,000 community patients and 3,700 inpatients annually.
• Annual Turnover: £381 million.
• Educational Links: Close ties with King's College London, providing high-quality clinical training.
• Commitment: Focused on innovation, effective interventions, and improved outcomes, working closely with users, carers, local authorities, and NHS hospitals.
• Core Value: Improving service user experience and promoting mental health and wellbeing.
This summary highlights SLaM's extensive services, educational partnerships, and commitment to mental health care.
Croydon Home Treatment Team Portfolio Fellow
• Location: Croydon Home Treatment Team (3 days/week) and a linked team (1 day/week).
• Special Interest Day: 1 day/week for non-clinical learning and special interests.
The team is made up of:
- One full time Consultant
- One full time CESR Fellowship Doctor
- One part time, two days per week, SpR
- One Portfolio (formerly CESR) Fellowship doctor [this post]
- One clinical service lead
- Four band 7 nurses
- Thirteen band 6 nurses
- Five band 5 nurses
- Three band 4 workers
- One peer support worker
- One business manager
- One psychological therapist and two psychology graduates.
There is a dedicated doctor’s office and has space for small MDT meetings and other shared clinic and office rooms that can be booked for use. There is also dedicated Admin support for the team.
The post will be supervised by Dr Andrew Howe, General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist for the Home Treatment Team.
Candidates can also join the SpR on call rota if they wish to if they are section 12 approved status. The on-call rota is non-resident, covers the borough of Croydon and involves working at Croydon University Hospital Liaison Psychiatry Department, the Bethlem Royal Hospital site and answering telephone enquiries.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Mar 2025