Locum Appointment - Junior Clinical Fellow (CT1-2 equiv)

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 53,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Junior Clinical Fellow to join their Psychiatric Mother & Baby Unit. The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team, managing severe psychiatric illnesses in women during pregnancy and postpartum. Key responsibilities include clinical assessments, collaboration with psychologists, and participation in various treatments. Candidates must be registered with the General Medical Council and have completed a Foundation Programme. A part-time locum contract for 6 months with a salary of £52,656 per annum is offered.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Medical Council.
• Certificate of Foundation Programme (FY1 and FY2).
• Experience in post-registration house jobs in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Manage and assess women with severe psychiatric illness.
• Document clinical assessments and participate in ward rounds.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members.

Skills

Psychiatric assessment

Biological treatments knowledge

Psychological interventions

Time management

Experience with Black and Minority Ethnic populations

Education

Fully registered with the General Medical Council

Certificate of completion of Foundation Programme

Postgraduate qualification in medical or related spheres

Job description

Overview

Go back South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Appointment - Junior Clinical Fellow (CT1-2 equiv)

The closing date is 02 October 2025

Role and setting

The resident will work in a Psychiatric Mother & Baby Unit, with a multidisciplinary team. They will be involved in the assessment and management of women with a range of severe psychiatric illness through pregnancy and the postpartum period, including admission, review, and participation in psychological or psychotherapeutic treatments. The post holder will participate in and document ward rounds and ensure the appropriate clinical documentation is completed upon discharge. They will liaise with allied professionals where involved.

Main duties

• Enhance skills in biological treatments.
• Prescribing during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
• Provide psychological interventions, working alongside developmental and adult psychologists, as well as other disciplines.
• Enhance knowledge of children and adult safeguarding, with exposure to the Mental Health Act, tribunals and court attendance.
• Some outpatient experience also available during the post.
• Opportunities to undertake audit, quality improvement, outcome measures, research and teaching.

About us

The Perinatal Mental Health Service accepts referrals from Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon Boroughs, as well as referrals from other Trusts nationally.

The primary educational objective of this post is for the post-holder to become competent in the assessment and management of patients who become acutely unwell in late pregnancy and the first postnatal year, with a view to learning about infant development and the parent-infant relationship.

Job responsibilities

• Enhance skills in biological treatments.
• Prescribing during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
• Psychological interventions, working alongside developmental and adult psychologists, as well as other disciplines.
• Trainee may run groups.
• Enhance knowledge of children and adult safeguarding, with exposure to the Mental Health Act, tribunals and court attendance.
• Some outpatient experience also available during post.
• Opportunities to undertake audit, quality improvement, outcome measures, research and teaching.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the General Medical Council (A)
• Certificate of completion of Foundation Programme (FY1 and FY2) (A/I)
• Research at undergraduate or postgraduate level (A)
• Training in psychiatry (A)
• Experience in post registration house jobs in the UK (A/I)
• Ability to relate with non-medical staff effectively (A/I)
• Ability to gain confidence of patients (A/I)
• Ability to manage time and prioritise workload (A/I)
• Experience of working with Black and Minority Ethnic populations (A)
• Postgraduate qualification in medical or related spheres (A)

Knowledge / Skills

• Knowledge of current issues in psychiatry (A/I)
• Interest in psychiatry and desire to explore this career option (A/I)
• Willing to take instruction and work flexibly (A/I)
• Ability to get on with colleagues (I)
• Experience in inpatient psychiatry (A)
• Experience of working in the NHS (A)
• Previous evidence of an interest in, or a commitment to, psychiatry (A/I)
• Commitment to working with members of ethnic minority populations (A)

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

Perinatal Inpatient, Mother and Baby Unit

Salary: £52,656 per annum

Contract

Locum

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

334-PMOA-7397934-JA

Job locations

Perinatal Inpatient, Mother and Baby Unit