Consultant Psychiatrist - Lewisham Low Intensity Service (LIST)

Go back South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Consultant Psychiatrist - Lewisham Low Intensity Service (LIST)

The closing date is 29 June 2025

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM) are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, substantive Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Low Intensity Psychiatric service (LIST) in the London Borough of Lewisham. This is currently being advertised as a 7 PA substantive role.

If you are looking for a clinical role within an established community mental health team, with opportunities to work closely with Primary care partners and lead on further service development and incorporating quality improvement methodology to evaluate changes, then this is the ideal post for you.

For detailed information, please refer to attached advertisement.

Main duties of the job

The main duty of the post holder is to carry out regular medical reviews for the patients on the case load. Usually, you would be expected to see your patients once every 12 months. However, if patients are getting unwell or there are other concerns raised by the MDT or family, then we would expect the post holder to consider seeing the patient sooner.

You will be responsible for the day to day management of patients in the team. Medical reviews should include detailed reviews of patient's physical health, medication , alcohol and drug use and their overall levels of functioning. Also, a review of their risk assessment and care plan.

For further details please refer to the attached JD.

About us

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package, which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as leadership, mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership, and other talent programmes
• Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars

Job responsibilities

To Provide Clinical Leadership and Consultant input into Lewisham LIST

To take consultant responsibility for LIST Team patients, assessing or supervising assessment of patients and devising or helping to devise appropriate treatment plans and medication regimes and providing prompt medical response for those patients under your direct care and advise and work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team.

To provide Responsible Clinician responsibilities under the MHA , if needed.

To undertake responsibilities as a Psychiatrist approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983 as needed

To provide reciprocal cover under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act for the leave, study leave and sickness of senior medical staff.

For further details please refer to attached JD.

Person Specification

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register for Old age Psychiatry OR Dual CCT ( General adult and Old age) or within six months
• Approved clinician status and under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
• Experience in relevant specialties such as in patient, old age psychiatry, liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• 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.
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training. Ability to work in and lead team
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Participated in continuous professional development Participated in research or service evaluation. Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post. Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led quality improvement projects leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients

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.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lewisham, Ladywell Unit

Ladywell Unit, University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6LW

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

334-LEW JA

Job locations

Lewisham, Ladywell Unit

Ladywell Unit, University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6LW