Specialty Doctor

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Specialty Doctor

The closing date is 12 February 2026

Specialty Doctor (ST equivalent) in inpatient General Adult Psychiatry - Evans ward, Clare ward, Virginia Woolf Ward - three posts available

The jobs will involve providing input for: a male inpatient ward in Evans ward and Clare ward or a female inpatient ward in Virginia Woolf Ward.

All the teams will have a full complement of MDT staff including a Consultant Psychiatrist, one middle grade Doctor (ST level) and two CT/Trust grade doctors per ward (including these roles).

For further details please refer to attached advertisement.

Main duties of the job

Management of the day-to-day caseload of the ward

• Assessing new patients and management of all patients admitted to the ward. The applicant must be able to conduct in-depth informed clinical interviews, to be able to do mental state assessments, risk assessments (with risk management plan - supported by team Consultant and MDT colleagues), general physical examination and request relevant investigations like ECG, Bloods and formulate appropriate treatment plans with the clinical team and support their implementation.
• Attending daily team handover and other clinical meetings and twice weekly ward rounds

For further details please refer to attached JD

About us

Benefits offered by SLAM:

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
• Accommodation, eligible staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sites

Job responsibilities

• Carrying out risk assessments and formulating appropriate risk management plans
• Formulating care plans and carrying out treatment interventions as appropriate
• Safe prescribing and recording of drug information
• Physical health monitoring of patients including carrying out physical examination and investigations as appropriate
• Post holder will be required to do necessary documentation in the patient's electronic notes and liaise with the ward multidisciplinary team and the Consultant as well as other services including carers and relatives, to optimise care
• You may be required to make referrals to other services and complete discharge and other relevant documentation in a timely manner
• Liaising with GPs and various other professionals/teams within and outside SLAM including with social services, DVLA and the Voluntary sector
• For further details please refer to attached JD.

Person Specification 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 other relevant specialties such as community, inpatient, liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice S12 approval

Clinical Skills, Knowledge and 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 a 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; reflect on purpose of CPD undertaken
• Experience of 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, University Hospital Lewisham, London SE136LW (Clare ward, Virginia Woolf ward, Evans ward)

Depending on experience £61,542 - £99,216 per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-LEW JA

Job locations

Lewisham

Ladywell Unit, University Hospital Lewisham, London SE136LW (Clare ward, Virginia Woolf ward, Evans ward)