Consultant Psychiatrist/ Medical Psychotherapist-Wandsworth CNS
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.
We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".
When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.
As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Medical Psychotherapist / Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Wandsworth Complex Needs Service based at Trinity Building, Springfield Hospital SW17. The role is being offered as 5PAs on a substantive basis.
Our Trustwide community services have undergone an exciting and innovative transformation which has included a strengthening of our clinical pathways for patients with personality disorders and a Trustwide Clinical lead for Personality disorders.We are looking for consultants with the interest and skills in providing strong medical leadership to take our services forward.
Main duties of the job
This medical psychotherapy role in Wandsworth CNS is multifaceted, with a significant emphasis on supporting the delivery of mandatory psychotherapy training for psychiatric trainees at South West London and St George’s Trust through the supervision of core and higher trainees and trainees completing CCTs in medical psychotherapy.This includes conducting face to face assessments of patients for their suitability for trainees to deliver psychodynamic psychotherapy under supervision.
This post-holder will work closely with the Team Manager, and another part time consultant who is acting as the clinical lead for the team, to provide medical leadership. They will also contribute clinical expertise to Wandsworth CNS in delivering Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) as core treatment offers, enhancing the overall therapeutic approach and ensuring comprehensive patient care.This combination of supervisory, evaluative, and clinical responsibilities makes the role both challenging and rewarding, fostering professional growth and patient well-being.
Should you be interested in an informal conversation about the role or a site visit, please contact Dr Uju Ugochukwu, Clinical Director for Community Services; [email protected]
Working for our organisation
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.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you are a dynamic and established consultant medical psychotherapist/psychiatrist fully registered with the GMC as well as holding S12 approval under the Mental Health Act or are a high trainee within nine months of being eligible for this grade, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Our Trust services have been transforming and integrating as part of the country wide community mental health NHS transformation programme. In Wandsworth the Trust is also involved in the Ethnicity and Mental Health Improvement Project (EMHIP); a collaborative project involving SWLSTG Trust, South West London Integrated Care System and networks of BME voluntary, faith and community groups, convened by the Wandsworth Community Empowerment Network (WCEN).It’s aim is to reduce ethnic inequalities in access, experience and outcomes of mental health care.
As a Trust we are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage.
Please see attached JDPS for detailed job description and main responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Primary Medical degree.
- Full GMC registration
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register or eligible for such inclusion on Specialist Registrar (that is within three months of completing their CCT.)
- Approved Clinician Status
- Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act or eligible and willing to apply for such approval once in post.
- MRCPsych, or equivalent
- CCT in Medical Psychotherapy
- MBT or DBT practitioner accreditation
- MBT or DBT supervisor accreditation
- Qualification in supervising intensive individual analytic psychotherapy
- Additional BPC or UKCP accreditation
KNOWLEDGE: & EXPERIENCE:
Essential criteria- A detailed knowledge of main psychotherapies indicated for personality disorder as well as the role of pharmacological interventions.
- Expert knowledge and experience of psychotherapy
- Completed minimum of three years full time training in approved higher psychiatric training scheme.
- Knowledge and experience of the CPA process, risk assessment and risk management
- Experience of supervising and treating patients in intensive psychotherapy
- Experience of Supervision of Higher Trainees psychotherapy cases
AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT:
Essential criteria- Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit and/or research
- Commitment to working with allied agencies including carer’s groups, and local charities.
- Experience of service planning and development
- Experience of working with third sector partners
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS:
Essential criteria- Evidence of participation in audit or research
- Higher degree in research
- Completion of a research project and evidence of it’s dissemination
- Publication in a peer reviewed journal
TEACHING
Essential criteria- Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry
- Teaching Qualification
- Evidence of feedback good from students
PERSONAL SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS:
Essential criteria- Ability to remain calm under pressure, Ability to inspire others ,Ability to provide good clinical leadership, Ability to effect change ,Ability to negotiate and collaborate with first, second and third sector organisations to identify shared agendas and meet common goals
- medical staff and staff from allied disciplines, Willingness to take on a fair share of Trustwide duties , Commitment to personal, team and service development
- Personal experience of mental illness, Personal experience of social distress
- Evidence of helping others who have suffered physical, mental or social misfortune, Evidence of seeking feedback as a way of improving one’s skills
We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.
As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:
- BME (Evolve) Staff Network
- Christian Staff Network
- DiverseAbility
- Deaf Staff Network
- Mental Health Staff Forum
- Women's Staff Network
- LGBTQIA+
We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.
We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.
Please note:
- That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received
- That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3^rd party e-recruitment system
- That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
- That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
- That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
- That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)
- That we are a smoke-free Trust