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

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider is looking for a Locum LAS doctor at ST4-6 level in Mental Health Learning Disability. The role includes assessing patients in various settings, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team for individuals with intellectual disabilities and mental illnesses. Candidates should be GMC-registered with experience in mental health services. Salary is approximately £65,048 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health services, including assessment, risk assessment and management.
• Experience working in adult learning disability services or with neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Knowledge of the needs of people with neurodevelopmental conditions.

Responsibilities

• Work in the community team for adults with intellectual disability and mental illness.
• Assess patients for follow-up or initial assessments.
• Participate in MDT meetings under the supervision of the consultant psychiatrist.

Skills

Assessment of mental illness

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Risk assessment

Knowledge of psychiatric medication

Education

Full GMC registration as doctor

Job description

Go back South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

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

The closing date is 18 August 2025

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.

About us

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.

Job 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 patients 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

• Full GMC registration as doctor

Experience

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

Knowledge

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

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£65,048 per annum