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LAS Doctor (CT1-CT2) - Acute Adult Inpatients (Dennis Scott)


Location
Dennis Scott Unit
Salary
£54,499 Plus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per year
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Junior
Deadline
28 Aug 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 6 months (FTC - For AUG 2026 Rotation)
Posted Date
18 Aug 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job overview

These posts are for a CT LAS doctor for our inpatient wards across North London NHS Foundation Trust. These posts cover CT and resident doctor gaps on our inpatient wards where a core trainee doctor has not been placed. Posts 1. Shannon ward – Edgware Community Hospital 2. Thames ward – Edgware Community Hospital 3. Trent ward – Edgware Community Hospital 4. Daisy ward – St Ann’s Hospital 5. Sunflower ward – St Ann’s Hospital 6. Topaz and Opal (Highgate West) at Highgate Mental Health Centre

Main duties of the job

- Providing a good standard of practice and care

- Decisions about access to care

- Treatment in emergencies

- Maintaining good medical practice

- Maintaining performance

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details on the LAS Doctor (CT1-CT2) - Acute Adult Inpatients (Dennis Scott) role please read the attached JD and Person Spec

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills, verbal, nonverbal and written
  • Excellent skills in assessing physical health and undertake physical examination and blood tests
  • Assessing and prioritising patient needs
  • Excellent IT skills for timely record keeping on electronic records
  • Willing to take instructions and work flexibly

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a multi-cultural society

Experience

Essential

  • Previous medical or psychiatric experience in foundation training or equivalent

Desirable

  • Experience in adult acute inpatient psychiatry including clinical attachment in psychiatry in UK.
  • Experience working in the NHS.
  • Previous evidence of an interest in psychiatry

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

  • Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a licence to practise from the GMC by the intended start date

Desirable

  • A minimum of 3 months experience in psychiatry (its equivalent gained on a part time basis) or equivalent experience and competencies in psychiatric specialties
  • Other postgraduate qualification of relevance

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This advert is for LAS Doctor (CT1-CT2) - Acute Adult Inpatients (Dennis Scott) with Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust in Dennis Scott Unit. It is listed as a Junior Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £54,499 Plus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per year. The contract type is Fixed term: 6 months (FTC - For AUG 2026 Rotation). The application deadline is 28 Aug 2026.

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