Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will be responsible to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Clinical Director of SW London St Georges Mental Health Trust.

If you are a dynamic and established Specialist Psychiatrist, fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice as well as holding S12 approval under the Mental Health Act or you are a Specialty Doctor within six nine months of being eligible for this grade, we would be delighted to hear from you.

To be eligible for this Specialist Grade role, it is a requirement that you have a minimum 12 years clinical experience 6 of which must be in Psychiatry.

Please refer attached JDPS for detailed Job description and mainresponsibilities

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will be responsible to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Clinical Director of SW London St Georges Mental Health Trust.

If you are a dynamic and established Specialist Psychiatrist, fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice as well as holding S12 approval under the Mental Health Act or you are a Specialty Doctor within six nine months of being eligible for this grade, we would be delighted to hear from you.

To be eligible for this Specialist Grade role, it is a requirement that you have a minimum 12 years clinical experience 6 of which must be in Psychiatry.

Please refer attached JDPS for detailed Job description and mainresponsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCPsych (or equivalent) Paper A and B

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• Additional clinical qualifications

Eligibility

Essential

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
• Approved under S12 or able to achieve within 6 months of appointment
• Minimum 12 years' experience post qualification and at least 6 of those in the specialty (psychiatry) with at least 2 year in CAMHS

Clinical knowledge

Essential

• Excellent clinical skills in the assessment and management of complex mental health conditions in children and adolescents
• Training and experience in working with systems and agencies to support children and adolescents mental health
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Excellent knowledge in speciality
• Knowledge and experience in psychopharmacology as applicable to CAMHS

Desirable

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
• Experience in a variety of therapies

Academic skills and lifelong learning

Essential

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Excellent written and oral communication skills or willing to undertake training to improve this
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
• Participated or demonstrate willingness to participate in continuous professional development
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
• Has actively participated or demonstrate a willingness to participate in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes

Desirable

• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement e.g. prizes or awards
• Evidence of improving patient outcomes through service change or audit

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCPsych (or equivalent) Paper A and B

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• Additional clinical qualifications

Eligibility

Essential

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
• Approved under S12 or able to achieve within 6 months of appointment
• Minimum 12 years' experience post qualification and at least 6 of those in the specialty (psychiatry) with at least 2 year in CAMHS

Clinical knowledge

Essential

• Excellent clinical skills in the assessment and management of complex mental health conditions in children and adolescents
• Training and experience in working with systems and agencies to support children and adolescents mental health
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Excellent knowledge in speciality
• Knowledge and experience in psychopharmacology as applicable to CAMHS

Desirable

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
• Experience in a variety of therapies

Academic skills and lifelong learning

Essential

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Excellent written and oral communication skills or willing to undertake training to improve this
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
• Participated or demonstrate willingness to participate in continuous professional development
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
• Has actively participated or demonstrate a willingness to participate in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes

Desirable

• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement e.g. prizes or awards
• Evidence of improving patient outcomes through service change or audit

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).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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 West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Sutton

Jubilee Health Centre, Shotfield

Wallington

SM6 0HY

Employer's website

https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)