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Main area
Mental Health Learning Disability
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST4-6 Level)
Contract
Locum: 6 months (6 months with possible extension)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
334-PMOA-7369695-JA
Employer
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Maudsley Hospital
Town
Camberwell
Salary
£65,048 per annum
Closing
18/08/2025 23:59

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Locum LAS (ST4-6 level) in Mental Health Learning Disability

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST4-6 Level)

 

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives  in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology  to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust. 

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.

As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

The Locum doctor will work in the community team for adults with intellectual disability and mental illness and/or significant challenging behaviour within the London borough of Southwark. They will be part of a multidisciplinary team made up of Psychiatrists, Nurses, Psychologists and Behaviour Support workers. 

They will assess patients for follow-up or initial assessments at various sites including Maudsley Hospital, day centres and the patient’s home/care home. They are also expected to liaise with inpatient mental health units and with acute medical departments when patients accessing the team are admitted to inpatient units.

The doctor will participate in the MDT meetings including professionals meetings, weekly clinical team meetings, risk management meetings and other meetings as may be clinically relevant. A caseload is assigned to the doctor under close supervision from the consultant psychiatrist.

Main duties of the job

Your main liaisons would be with other clinicians in the community MHLD, ward based MDT, other Mental Health personnel both within and outside the directorate, other health, education, social services and voluntary agency personnel, referrers to the service, relevant research staff.

Working for our organisation

South London & Maudsley NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health services to the people of Lewisham, Croydon, Lambeth and Southwark as well as national specialist services. The Trust has a major role in postgraduate training of doctors, psychologists, nurses and therapists. It has a leading role in devising and evaluating new treatments. In addition it has a broad research agenda in mental health, which informs of new NHS mental health policies. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is part of Kings Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre

They will assess patients for follow-up or initial assessments at various sites including Maudsley Hospital, day centres and the patient’s home/care home. They are also expected to liaise with inpatient mental health units and with acute medical departments when patients accessing the team are admitted to inpatient units.

The doctor will participate in the MDT meetings including professionals meetings, weekly clinical team meetings, risk management meetings and other meetings as may be clinically relevant. A caseload is assigned to the doctor under close supervision from the consultant psychiatrist.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Locum doctor will work in the community team for adults with intellectual disability and mental illness and/or significant challenging behaviour within the London borough of Southwark. They will be part of a multidisciplinary team made up of Psychiatrists, Nurses, Psychologists and Behaviour Support workers.

They will assess patients for follow-up or initial assessments at various sites including Maudsley Hospital, day centres and the patient’s home/care home. They are also expected to liaise with inpatient mental health units and with acute medical departments when patients accessing the team are admitted to inpatient units.

The doctor will participate in the MDT meetings including professionals meetings, weekly clinical team meetings, risk management meetings and other meetings as may be clinically relevant. A caseload is assigned to the doctor under close supervision from the consultant psychiatrist.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration as doctor
Desirable criteria
  • MRCPsych

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in mental health services, including assessment, risk assessment and management of mental illness
  • Experience in working in an MDT
Desirable criteria
  • Experience working in adult learning disability services, or of working with people with neurodevelopmental conditions

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of psychiatric medication, including clozapine
  • Knowledge of the needs of people with neurodevelopmental conditions

Employer certification / accreditation badges

London Healthy workplaceCapital Nurse, LondonNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Stonewall Silver 2022Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Armed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Saadia Arshad
Job title
Associate Med Director and Consultant Psychiatrist
Email address
[email protected]
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