Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry - Community Rehab

The Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor for the Community Rehabilitation Team for a fixed term period to cover some aspects of a Consultant Psychiatrists maternity leave.
The Community Rehabilitation team ensures that a rehabilitation approach is maximized to support South West London patients in a variety of settings including out of area inpatient rehabilitation units, high support residential placements, acute inpatient units and community teams.
The team has a key role in ensuring that placements are reviewed within a recovery model ensuring promotion of independence. It oversees placement transfers and stepped care, to ensure they are effected smoothly and promptly, to contribute towards more effective systems for the future planning and reviewing of clients in residential and nursing placements, reducing the need for out of area placements and supporting people locally within the South London Footprint., A vital component of this exciting and fairly new team is the interface and support to the South London Partnership (SLP) Complex Care Programme and the team will work closely with the SLP team in a number of areas including:
+ Managing step down from out of area inpatient rehabilitation units
+ Ensuring high quality care is evident in referrals to the SLP Single Point of Access (SPA)
+ Working with the SLP Clinical Assessment Team
+ Supporting existing providers such as One Housing Group and Bridge24
+ Supporting the flow of care through the system
+ Maximizing community stakeholders including the voluntary sector to enable full recovery and independence for our users
The community rehabilitation team is part of the complex care pathways and works closely with the two rehabilitation inpatient units, Phoenix Unit (High Dependency) and Burntwood Villas (Community Rehabilitation). The team also provide the health input to the two high support placements in Wandsworth managed by the One Housing Group, Thrale Road and Westmoor House and oversee the clinical team which inputs to SLP funded community high rehabilitation support placements provided by Bridge24., + To assess and treat service users in the community and in a clinic.
+ To attend weekly IRH MDT meeting and to support the team with medical input as required.
+ To arrange and participate in CPA meetings for service users.
+ Undertake urgent psychiatric assessments when necessary.
+ To liaise with other parts of the service and GPs and non-NHS organisations wherever applicable.
+ Write up all their notes using the Trusts Electronic Record system RIO which also records time and date of entry. The post holder is personally responsible for entering their notes onto the system themselves.
+ Ensure effective and timely documentation and communication of clinical decision making and management plans.
+ The post holder is expected to have Section 12 approval.
+ Compile reports for MHRT and attend on behalf of RC when this deemed appropriate (CTO patients).
+ To take part in the discharge planning CPAs and advising the primary care colleagues.
At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. 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

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
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., 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.