Consultant Psychiatrist - Neighbourhood Community Mental Health Team

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Trust in London is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Neighbourhood Community Mental Health Team. This role involves providing clinical leadership, managing severe mental illness cases, and maintaining excellent care standards. Candidates should have an MBBS or equivalent, GMC registration, and relevant experience in community psychiatry. The position offers between £109,725 and £145,478 per annum based on experience. The deadline for applications is December 23, 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience in community psychiatry and in-patient settings.
• Ability to devise treatment plans for patients with severe mental illness.
• Familiarity with mental health legislation and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership within the community mental health team.
• Carry out risk assessments for patients.
• Participate in treatment planning and patient management.

Skills

Joint clinical leadership

Risk assessment and management

Evidence-based treatments

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Fully registered with the GMC

Approved clinician status

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist - Neighbourhood Community Mental Health Team

Go back South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Closing date: 23 December 2025

Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry - N2 North team. One post available.

You will be providing input for the Community Mental Health Team in Lewisham's Neighbourhood 2 in the North part of the neighbourhood (N2N).

Main duties of the job

• To provide enthusiastic, and flexible, joint clinical leadership and consultant input into the team, alongside the Clinical Service Lead
• To take consultant responsibility for your sector of the Neighbourhood Community Mental Health team, acting as Approved Clinician and assessing or supervising assessment and management of patients and devising or helping to devise appropriate treatment plans and medication regimes, providing prompt medical response, and advising and work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team
• To offer expert risk assessment and management skills in complex care of people with severe mental illness
• To ensure excellence in the delivery of evidence-based treatments
• To act as a source of support, advice and information to current or prospective patients and their carers, referrers, team members and other professionals
• In conjunction with the Team Leader, will help to represent the unit at CAG and care pathway meetings and other internal and external meetings where needed
• To provide reciprocal Approved Clinician cover including under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act for the leave, study leave and sickness of senior medical staff in Lewisham during working hours
• To keep up to date with all developments in research and treatment around acute care pathways and inpatient mental health care

About us

• Community Mental Health teams in Lewisham - general information

There are four GP neighbourhoods in Lewisham and our community mental health teams (CMHT) are linked to these neighbourhoods. Additionally, Neighbourhood 2, due to its size, is subdivided into two teams - a Central and North team.

We have successfully implemented a new model of community care within the Borough and each of our neighbourhoods is sub divided into two closely interlinked teams working in an integrated manner with each other. These are:

• Primary Care Mental Health Team (PCMHT)
• Secondary Care Mental Health Team (CMHT)

Job responsibilities

It is envisaged that the post holder will work 10-programmed activities over 5 days. The overall split of the programmed activities is 7.5 to be devoted to direct clinical care and 2.5 to supporting professional activities (as per the Royal College of Psychiatrists recommendation). The timetable is indicative only. The detailed formal job plan will be developed and agreed with Dr Hugh Williams, AMD for Lewisham, and job plan objectives reviewed three months after commencing the post and at least annually thereafter.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry OR within six months
• Approved clinician status and under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• 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

• Experience in other relevant specialties such as community, in patient, liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions

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

Depending on experience £109,725 - £145,478 per annum