Specialty DoctorinLondoninLondonPUBLISHED WED 12 MAR 2025

Are you a Psychiatric trainee or specialty doctor looking for an exciting role in London that combines clinical work with opportunities for research and quality improvement, with no on call commitments?

We have an opening for a full-time specialty doctor in our well established Core 24 All age Liaison team, within the London Borough of Lewisham. The team are part of the renowned South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation trust and part of the Liaison network.

This is a 10 PA (full time) , 12-month fixed term specialty doctor role, based within University Hospital Lewisham. We will be happy to consider applications from candidates who can only commit to less than 12 months, ideally at least 6 months. You will work from 9 am to 5 pm , weekdays only, with no on call commitments, although there will be opportunities for you to do locum shifts if you wish to help cover gaps in our on call rota.

For further details please refer to attached advertisement.

The main duties of this post are to provide liaison psychiatry input to the Liaison psychiatry team in Lewisham. This post will strengthen the Urgent and Emergency Care pathway, as well as supporting the expanding liaison psychiatry service in the Emergency Department and UHL acute hospital wards.

The post holder's core clinical work will include providing psychiatric input to patients in UHL. Types of assessment include a comprehensive psychiatric assessment for those who present with self-harm, psychological reaction to physical illness, medically unexplained symptoms, psychiatric disorders co-morbid with physical disorders, drug and alcohol use and assessment of mental capacity for those who have complex needs. The post holder will need to use the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act confidently and effectively in an acute hospital.

For further details please refer to attached JD

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
  
  

For further details please refer to attached JD.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr. Camden Job title: Consultant Psychiatrist Email address: Telephone number: 02

For Further Information Please Contact

Lewisham Associate Medical Director, Dr. Hugh Williams -

Dr Andrew Camden, Consultant Psychiatrist,

Dr Luke Skelton , Consultant Psychiatrist,