# Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult Mental Health > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-general-adult-mental-health/8699a906-9df5-44cf-b6df-cfb443e3ff73 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-general-adult-mental-health/8699a906-9df5-44cf-b6df-cfb443e3ff73.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-17T10:21:29.077Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Croydon/South_London_Maudsley_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychiatry_Central_Locality_General_Adult_Mental_Health/Psychiatry_Central_Locality_General_Adult_Mental_Health-v8090047 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8090047?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.slam.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a fixed term post for a Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry that has become available due to the move of the long term post holder to another service within the Directorate. The post is full-time (9am-5pm, Monday to Friday). The successful candidate will be part of an active Consultant body and will join the Borough Consultants on call rota. Croydon Central Locality Team is one of three generic Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) in the Borough. Community Mental Health Teams are geographically aligned services; one covering the north of the Borough, one covering the central area of the Borough and one covering the south of the Borough. ### Main duties of the job The post-holder will provide Consultant clinical leadership to the service and will assume consultant psychiatrist responsibility for their proportion of patients being looked after by the team. This includes assuming Responsible Clinician status for patients under their care, including patients subject to Community Treatment Orders, taking a lead on compliance with the Mental Health Act and CQC requirements. They will participate, directly and indirectly, in the assessment of patients referred to the service and in drawing up care plans which will address the patients’ psychiatric, physical, and social needs. They will carry out detailed psychiatric assessments of patients as clinically indicated to allow accurate diagnoses and contribute to their treatment plans, including pharmacological management of psychotropic medication. The post-holder will forge good working relationships with other psychiatrists across the Directorate in order to encourage appropriate referrals and assure a cooperative approach to the care of patients. They will be linked in with other Consultants and supported to join peer groups. They will also provide consultation and advice to members of the MDT and primary care colleagues. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached detailed Job description and Person specification for any further information. Do not hesitate to contact Dr Serena Lai should you wish to discuss the post further. ## Job Details This is a fixed term post for a Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry that has become available due to the move of the long term post holder to another service within the Directorate. The post is full-time (9am-5pm, Monday to Friday). The successful candidate will be part of an active Consultant body and will join the Borough Consultants on call rota. Croydon Central Locality Team is one of three generic Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) in the Borough. Community Mental Health Teams are geographically aligned services; one covering the north of the Borough, one covering the central area of the Borough and one covering the south of the Borough. ## Job Description The post-holder will provide Consultant clinical leadership to the service and will assume consultant psychiatrist responsibility for their proportion of patients being looked after by the team. This includes assuming Responsible Clinician status for patients under their care, including patients subject to Community Treatment Orders, taking a lead on compliance with the Mental Health Act and CQC requirements. They will participate, directly and indirectly, in the assessment of patients referred to the service and in drawing up care plans which will address the patients’ psychiatric, physical, and social needs. They will carry out detailed psychiatric assessments of patients as clinically indicated to allow accurate diagnoses and contribute to their treatment plans, including pharmacological management of psychotropic medication. The post-holder will forge good working relationships with other psychiatrists across the Directorate in order to encourage appropriate referrals and assure a cooperative approach to the care of patients. They will be linked in with other Consultants and supported to join peer groups. They will also provide consultation and advice to members of the MDT and primary care colleagues. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached detailed Job description and Person specification for any further information. Do not hesitate to contact Dr Serena Lai should you wish to discuss the post further. ## Person Specification ### essential **Essential** - In the GMC Specialist Register (or if Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT) - Membership of the Royal College Of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with RCPsych Guidelines) - Section 12 approval - With or eligible for Approved Clinician status (MHA, 2007) - Experience of clinical work in General Adult Psychiatry - Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act - Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and provide leadership to the team - Expertise in risk assessment and the use of evidence-based interventions for the treatment of psychiatric conditions - Ability to train and supervise junior medical staff and medical students / staff from other disciplines - Comply with trust Occupational Health Guidelines **Desirable** - Higher Degree in relevant areas - Previous experience as Community Consultant - Experience of being involved in management and Quality Improvement activities - Publications on relevant topics ## Documents - [slam staff benefits (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2341) - [fixed term croydon central locality job description (pdf, 784.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10383270) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.