Consultant Psychiatrist Southwark Team for Early Psychosis (STEP)
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
London, SE5 7UD
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 September 2026
19 days left
Job description
The STEP team is a stand- alone community service offering support and management of First Episode Psychosis (FEP) to 18-65 year olds for up to 3 year...
The main duties of this post include providing psychiatry consultant leadership to the Southwark service for Treatment of Early Psychosis) team (STEP). Please see job description for more details.
Main duties
To provide enthusiastic, and flexible, joint clinical leadership and consultant input into the team, alongside the team leader and other consultant
To take consultant responsibility for patients, acting as Approved Clinician and assessing or supervising assessment and management of patients and devising or helping to devise appropriate treatment plans and medication regimes, providing prompt medical response, and advising and work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team
To offer expert risk assessment and management skills in complex care of people with severe mental illness
To ensure excellence in the delivery of evidence-based treatments
To act as a source of support, advice and information to current or prospective patients and their carers, referrers, team members and other professionals
Provide reciprocal Approved Clinician cover including under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act for the leave, study leave and sickness of senior medical staff in Southwark during working hours
To keep up-to-date with all developments in research and treatment around early intervention
To develop strong working relationships with outside stakeholders, notably GPs, local authority social services, housing providers and local voluntary organisations.
To undertake responsibilities as an approved clinician under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983 as needed
To work flexibly with other teams within SLaM and other mental trusts, and with the voluntary sector, to ensure good coordination of care
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM) provides a range of mental health, learning disability and substance misuse services for people living in four local Boroughs in South London, Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon, as well as providing a range of national specialist services.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council with a licence to practice
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register 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
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Experience in other relevant specialties such as liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions
Experience and clinical skills
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of speciality
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Able to manage complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contributions of others
- Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
- Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry
Desirable
- Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
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
- 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
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
1 September 2026
Last checked
3 September 2026
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