Job vacancy: Fixed Term Specialty Doctor Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London

Job summary

Main area: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Contract: 6 months (Fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 334-CHI-7345218-JA-A

Employer: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Lewisham CAMHS service
Town: London
Salary: £61,542 - £99,216 per annum
Closing: 26/08/2025 23:59

Fixed Term Specialty Doctor Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key responsibilities:

1. To provide medical and psychiatric advice to ATT and ARTS under supervision of Consultant.

2. To initiate a psychiatric assessment, including Mental State examination on first contact with patient, and to regularly update the Mental State Examination.

3. Accept medical responsibility for patients in the service under supervision of Consultant.

4. To maintain adequate written documentation of all medical and psychiatric examination of the patients and to record contacts with relatives and carers. All patients notes are recorded on the electronic patient record. All cases under your care to have up to date CAMHS community care plan, CAMHS risk assessments in the correct tab of the patient record, a regularly update CGAS score, an up-to-date medication record and a provisional ICD-11 multiaxial diagnosis.

5. To contribute to development of diagnostic and treatment plans with a comprehensive case workup. Presenting your assessment to the MDT

6. To maintain timely communication with primary care after seeing a young person- the summary to include provisional ICD-11 diagnosis, prescribed psychotropic medication, risk assessment and an outline of the care plan for the young person.

7. To contribute to the MDT of both ATT and ARTs services.

8. To maintain a professional and ethical stance towards the patients, their relatives, other team members and other agencies.

9. To acquire knowledge of and competence in the Mental Health Act 1983, and other relevant medicolegal frameworks in regard to Children and Young people.

10. To acquire competence in psychotherapeutic techniques for Children and Young People as per post holder’s interests.

11. To participate in clinical supervision with the Consultant on a regular basis, with regular feedback.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Fully registered with the General Medical Council
Certificate of completion of Core Training (CT1-3)

Desirable criteria

Postgraduate qualification in medical or related spheres
Section 12 approval

Experience/Knowledge/Skills

Essential criteria

Ability to Relate with non-medical staff effectively
Ability to gain confidence of patients
Knowledge of current issues in psychiatry
Ability to manage time and prioritise workload
Interest in psychiatry and desire to explore this career option

Desirable criteria

Experience in child and adolescent psychiatry
Experience of working in the NHS
Evidence of an interest in, or a commitment to, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Experience of working with Black and Minority Ethnic populations
Commitment to working with members of the ethnic minority populations
Diversity of interest over non-medical areas

Research

Desirable criteria

Research at undergraduate or postgraduate level

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Willing to take instruction and work flexibly
Excellent communication skills
Ability to get on with colleagues

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:

Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity

Please note:

That all applications for this post will need to be made online
That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
That we are a smoke-free Trust

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe’

London Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage Foundation

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Dr Philip Collins
Job title: Consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist
Email address: [email protected]

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Fixed Term Specialty Doctor Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Experience/Knowledge/Skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Research

Desirable criteria

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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