Specialty Doctor - Home Treatment Team & Alliance Rehabilitation Team

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider seeks an experienced Specialty Doctor to work part-time with the Lambeth Home Treatment Team and Lambeth Alliance Rehabilitation Team. The role involves providing psychiatric medical input to adults with severe mental illnesses. Requires full GMC registration, 4 years medical experience, and sensitivity to diversity. The position offers professional development and no on-call duties. Ideal for those passionate about community practice in mental health care.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of medical work, including 2 years in psychiatry.
• Experience in acute psychiatry and relevant specialist fields.
• Sensitivity to equality and diversity issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric medical input to patients with severe mental illness.
• Conduct psychiatric assessments including mental state examinations.
• Maintain proper documentation of medical and psychiatric examinations.

Skills

Psychiatric assessment

Risk assessment and management

Biopsychosocial assessment

Cultural sensitivity

Education

Fully registered with the GMC

Section 12(2) approved

Membership/Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Qualification in medical education/clinical research

Job description

Specialty Doctor - Home Treatment Team & Alliance Rehabilitation Team

Applications are invited for an experienced Specialty doctor to join Lambeth crisis services (Lambeth Home Treatment Team & Lambeth Crisis Outreach Service) part time and Lambeth Alliance Rehabilitation Team part time, together making up a full time position. Start date: 4th February 2026. Closing date: 1 February 2026.

Job overview: Both services cater for adults (18 to 65 years old) with severe mental illness who are living within the borough of Lambeth. The post is full‑time fixed‑term, currently based part‑time at Lambeth hospital working across Lambeth Home Treatment Team (HTT) and Lambeth Crisis Outreach Service (COS) and part‑time with Lambeth Alliance Rehabilitation Team. It is 9 am‑5 pm with no on‑call responsibilities, although you are welcome to contribute to gaps in the junior doctor rota and will be compensated for doing so.

All services in Lambeth Hospital will be relocated to different Trust sites in the autumn of 2026. At that point this post will move along with the staff of HTT & COS to 308 Brixton Road.

The appointed post holder will have one day a week allocated for supporting professional activities. A full induction programme will be offered. The post will initially be for a period of 6 months with possibility of extension beyond this.

Main duties of the job

Specialty Doctor with Lambeth Home Treatment Team and Lambeth Crisis Outreach Service will provide psychiatric medical input to patients with Lambeth HTT and patients being assessed by Lambeth COS two days a week. The post holder will be part of the wider medical provision for both teams which includes two consultant psychiatrists, a higher trainee shared with an inpatient ward, a CT and another specialty doctor. The post holder will be involved in the assessment and management of adults who are of a clinical and risk profile requiring HTT follow up or COS assessment. Patients typically present with acute mental disorder and associated vulnerabilities with risk to themselves or others.

The same Specialty Doctor will also work two days a week with Lambeth Alliance Rehabilitation Team providing psychiatric medical input to patients in supported accommodation with long‑term mental health needs typically on clozapine or depot medication. The post holder will be part of the wider medical provision for the team which includes two part‑time consultant psychiatrists.

Job responsibilities

Lambeth HTT & COS:

• Provide medical and psychiatric advice to Lambeth HTT & COS under the supervision of the consultant psychiatrists.
• Initiate a psychiatric assessment, including mental state examination on first contact with the patient, and repeatedly update the mental state examination.
• Ensure that a physical examination of all patients is performed when indicated.
• Maintain adequate written documentation of all medical and psychiatric examinations of the patients and record contacts with relatives and carers and their outcomes. Clear diagnostic and treatment plans should be formulated and recorded, and a comprehensive case workup should be available within 24 hours of admission.
• Maintain adequate communication of medical activities.
• Maintain a professional and ethical stance towards the patients, their relatives, other team members and other agencies.
• Acquire knowledge of and competence in the legal framework including the Mental Health Act 1983/2007 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Acquire competence in basic psychotherapeutic techniques and attend supervision sessions.
• Clincial supervision by a consultant psychiatrist will take place on a regular basis with regular feedback.

Lambeth Alliance Rehabilitation Team:

• Provide medical reviews where required.

About us

The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is one of three Foundation Trusts within Kings Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre and is committed to innovation, effective interventions and improved service user outcomes. As well as providing excellent mental health services for the local community, the Trust is committed to maintaining its national status as a provider of specialist mental health services for people living across the UK.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment.
• Section 12(2) approved.
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

• At least 4 years’ medical work since obtaining a primary medical qualification, of which a minimum of 2 years should have been in psychiatry.
• Experience in the field of acute psychiatry and other specialist and subspecialist experience relevant to the post within NHS or comparable service.
• Experience working in different cultural contexts and evidence of sensitivity to equality and diversity issues.

CLINICAL SKILLS

• Knowledge and experience in biopsychosocial assessment, treatment and management of patients with complex mental health conditions in community psychiatry settings.
• Experience in risk assessment and management including positive risk‑taking.
• Make decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.

CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE

• Good knowledge of evidence‑based strategies for management of mental disorders.
• Participation in continuous professional development.
• Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice, clinical audit and involvement of users and carers in service provision.
• Understanding of NHS organisational arrangements including social care and independent sector partners.

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.