Job summaryWe are seeking to recruit an innovative Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist to join the Department of Psychological Medicine at King's College Hospital, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. This is a substantive full-time post combining clinical work within a well-established liaison psychiatry service with a clinical leadership role in the Trust's Clinical Informatics service (LUCI). The post offers a unique opportunity to work at the interface of mental and physical healthcare in a major London teaching hospital, while contributing to the development and implementation of data-driven clinical tools to improve patient care and population health outcomes.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will provide consultant-level psychiatric care within the liaison psychiatry service, including assessment, diagnosis and management of patients presenting with complex mental health needs in acute hospital settings. They will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing clinical leadership, supervision and support to junior doctors and other professionals. The role includes active participation in clinical governance, quality improvement, teaching, training and service development. In addition, the post holder will contribute to the leadership of the LUCI Clinical Informatics Service, supporting the development and implementation of innovative digital tools and analytics to enhance clinical effectiveness and population health management across the Trust.
About usSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is one of the leading mental health trusts in the UK, providing a wide range of services across South London and nationally. The Trust is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre, bringing together world-class research, education and clinical care. The liaison psychiatry service at King's College Hospital is a large, well-established and RCPsych-accredited service, delivering high-quality care within a busy acute teaching hospital environment. The Trust is committed to innovation, equality and staff wellbeing, offering excellent opportunities for professional development, research and leadership.
Job responsibilitiesThe post holder will provide consultant leadership within the liaison psychiatry service at Kings College Hospital, delivering high-quality psychiatric assessment, risk management and treatment for patients referred from emergency, inpatient and outpatient settings. They will contribute to multidisciplinary team working, ensuring effective communication and coordination of care across acute and mental health services. The role includes supervision of junior medical staff, participation in teaching and training programmes, and contribution to clinical governance, audit and quality improvement initiatives. The post holder will undertake responsibilities as an Approved Clinician and ensure compliance with relevant legislation including the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act. As part of the LUCI Clinical Informatics Service, the post holder will provide clinical leadership in the development and application of data-driven tools, working collaboratively with technical and clinical teams to design, implement and evaluate digital solutions that improve patient care and service delivery. They will also contribute to service development, research, and strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing population health management and clinical effectiveness across the Trust.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- MB BS or Equivalent
- MRCPsych
Desirable- Postgraduate qualifications in medical education
EligibilityEssential- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
- Qualified as Clinical Safety Officer, or able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Clinical skills knowledge and experienceEssential- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Clinical role within a SLaM service
Desirable- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Clinical informatics knowledge and experienceEssential- Experience working with large clinical datasets
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams with informatics professionals to define data requirements.
- Experience in user-led design
- Knowledge of Population Health Management frameworks
- Knowledge of Natural Language Processing techniques
Desirable- Experience of Agile methodology
- Knowledge of relevant coding language (SQL, Python, KQL)
- Experience of developing Natural Language Processing applications.
Academic skills & lifelong learningEssential- Able to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate clinical teaching.
- Ability to work in and lead multidisciplinary clinical teams.
- Demonstrated commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Participated in research or service evaluation
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
- Able to design and deliver multiprofessional teaching and training on digital and data literacy in different modalities.
- Ability to work in and lead multidisciplinary teams including digital and non-clinical staff.
- Experienced in designing and leading clinical research and / or service evaluation
Desirable- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
- Experience in designing and leading PPI and co-production with diverse groups of service users and carers.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
