Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
London, SE22 8EYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
11 October 2026
10 days leftJob description
This role is for the consultant psychiatrist for Dulwich Community Health Centre for the longer term care and support of patients within this neighbou...
The postholder will provide clinical leadership for the multidisciplinary team. They will work with the team manager to ensure responsive, excellent and safe care is provided that supports the whole healthcare system. The postholder will work with senior directorate staff to meet Trust objectives.
The postholder will provide clinical leadership for the multidisciplinary team. They will work with the team manager to ensure responsive, excellent and safe care is provided that supports the whole healthcare system. The postholder will work with senior directorate staff to meet Trust objectives. Please see job description and person specification for further details
The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC). KHP is responsible for seeing 2 million patients each year, has 25,000employees and 19,500 students, and a £2 billion annual turnover. It brings together the best of basic and translational research, clinical excellence and world-class teaching to deliver groundbreaking advances in physical and mental healthcare. See www.kingshealthpartners.org
The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is committed to innovation, effective interventions and improved service user outcomes. It has 230 community, inpatient and outpatientbased services. The Trust has a broad range of staff in all disciplines with the widest range of skillsand interests that provides many opportunities for new consultants to thrive and develop. It provides mental health services to the people of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon, as well as substance misuse services for people in Lambeth, Bexley, Greenwich and Wandsworth, and specialist CAMHS services for Kent. We also provide tertiary specialist services to people from across the UK and have a number of partnerships with clinical services and educational programme inEurope, the Middle East and China,
The Trust's core value states that 'everything we do is to improve the experience of people using our services and to promote mental health and wellbeing for all'.
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment Included on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry OR within six months Approved clinician status
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register with a CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or within 6 months of eligibility
- Approved Clinician status AND Approved under S12 of the UK Mental Health Act (1983), or able to achieve these within 3 months of appointment
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines) Experience in other relevant specialties such as in patient, liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Membership or fellowship of Royal College of Psychiatrists
Experience and clinical skills
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Good oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Significant experience in risk assessment and management including positive risk taking
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
- Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
Personal Skills
Essential
- Ability to work in multidisciplinary team and provide leadership for the team
- Self-motivating
- Confidence in therapeutic risk taking
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Willingness to innovate and problem-solve service issues
Organisational and management skills
Essential
- Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
- Commitment to working with service users on service development
- Commitment to Clinical Governance
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
Desirable: - Formal leadership and management training; - Experience of team /service leadership
Research and Audit
Essential: - Participation in Medical Audit and Quality Improvement initiatives; - Commitment to research informed care and service development
Desirable: - Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields
Teaching and supervision
Essential: - Experience of teaching at either undergraduate or postgraduate level
Desirable: - Medical education qualification; - Approval to supervise psychiatric trainees
Other qualities
Essential: - Commitment to developing user-focused services; - Ability to get on with colleagues across disciplines and specialties; - Ability to appraise own performance
Desirable: - Experience of active involvement in service user initiatives
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First seen
18 September 2026
Last checked
22 September 2026
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