Specialty Doctor - Bromley MHLT

Job overview

Mental Health Liaison Team – Green Parks House (PRUH) Fixed term: 12 months | Full time | Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm

We have an exciting opportunity for a SAS doctor to join our well‑established, supportive Mental Health Liaison Team (MHLT) based at Green Parks House, delivering an all‑age liaison psychiatry service to the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH).

This is a full‑time, 12‑month fixed‑term post, offering an excellent opportunity to work within a highly collaborative multidisciplinary team, providing high‑quality mental health care within a busy acute hospital environment.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work closely with Consultant Psychiatrists, junior doctors, and the wider multi‑disciplinary team to provide timely psychiatric assessment and intervention for patients presenting with mental health needs within:

• The Emergency Department
• Acute medical inpatient wards

You will play a key role in supporting safe, effective clinical decision‑making at the acute–mental health interface, ensuring patients receive the right care in the right setting.

What We Offer

• A supportive and experienced Liaison Psychiatry team with strong clinical and MDT leadership
• Exposure to a broad range of acute psychiatric presentations across the lifespan
• Opportunities to contribute to service development and quality improvement within liaison psychiatry
• A predictable weekday working pattern with no on‑call requirements

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide medical and psychiatric input to the Mental Health Liaison Team for patients presenting to the Emergency Department and acute inpatient wards at PRUH.
• Undertake comprehensive psychiatric assessments, formulate treatment and risk management plans, and provide guidance on appropriate pharmacological interventions.
• Ensure a timely and effective medical response to referrals made to the Liaison Team, working in line with service priorities and national standards.
• Act as a Section 12–approved clinician, undertaking Mental Health Act assessments within Emergency Department and inpatient settings where required.
• Contribute to, and where appropriate lead, clinical decision‑making around discharge pathways, including: Referral to Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams Recommendation for admission to mental health inpatient services
• Referral to Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams
• Recommendation for admission to mental health inpatient services
• Work collaboratively with acute hospital staff and community mental health services to support safe transitions of care.

This role is ideal for an SAS doctor with SEC 12 approved seeking to further develop their experience in liaison psychiatry, acute mental health care, and multidisciplinary working within an acute hospital setting.

Oxleas and the SAS Doctor Charter

Our focus is on ensuring that the huge contribution of SAS Doctors is valued and their personal development prioritised. Here are a few of the ways Oxleas recognises this:

After joining Oxleas you will be welcomed by our SAS Tutor, with a personal meeting to discuss your development needs and how Oxleas can help.

You will have access to wide range of training and development days in Oxleas, and across the other South London NHS Trusts, which are specifically for SAS Doctors.

Anyone considering a CESR application will receive support from Oxleas and we are proud to have had successful applicants with several SAS Doctors who are currently in the process of applying.

Recently introduced in Oxleas is that all substantive SAS doctors with seven or more years' in the grade will be eligible for two additional days of annual leave per annum.

The SAS Charter sets out what support Staff and Associate Specialist (SAS) doctors have available and what they can expect from their employers.

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.