Consultant Psychiatrist - Neighbourhood Community Mental Health Team

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS organization in Greater London is looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Neighbourhood Community Mental Health Team. The role includes clinical leadership, managing a sector of mental health care, and providing psychiatric input to patients with severe mental illness. Candidates must possess MBBS or equivalent, GMC registration, and a specialty certification. A competitive salary ranging from £109,725 to £145,478 per annum is offered, along with integral support from a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Fully registered with a GMC licence to practice at the time of appointment.
• Approved clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
• Experience in community, inpatient, liaison psychiatry, or addictions.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and consultant input to the team.
• Take consultant responsibility for the sector of the Neighbourhood Community Mental Health team.
• Ensure excellence in evidence-based treatment delivery.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Risk assessment

Evidence-based treatment

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Full registration with GMC

Included on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry

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