Specialty Doctor - Liaison Psychiatry
South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
Kingston, KT2 7QB
Salary
£63,696 to £102,689
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 September 2026
20 days left
Job description
Specialty Doctor -Liaison Psychiatry Contract: Fixed Term Contract Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (40 hours per week), part time considered S...
The post-holder will work managing mental disorders in this setting, including prescribing for patients with altered metabolism, and delivering brief psychological interventions.
The post-holder will conduct and supervise psychiatric assessment and management of deliberate self-harm and psychiatric emergencies presenting in the Accident and Emergency department, as well as hospital wards.
Full participation in the multi-disciplinary team
To assess and advise on the physical and mental health of team patients
To prescribe for patients as needed
To manage some or all of the teams patients under supervision
Assessing patients for detention under the Mental Health Act when necessary
Liaison with colleagues in other specialties and agencies
Documenting all clinical contacts on the RiO clinical records system in a timely fashion
Participation in all mandatory training.
Teaching medical students who come to the unit for specialist visits
Opportunities for involvement in teaching at the medical school for example lecturing, examining, acting as a personal tutor
Cover for leave is organised internally within the team
There is no on call commitment attached to the post
Administrative support is provided by the team administrator
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.
We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' however we aim to be 'outstanding'.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Essential
- Primary Medical degree
- Full GMC registration.
- At least 4 years postgraduate medical experience, of which at least 2 years working in psychiatry
- Eligible for S12 approval and able to obtain this within 6 months of appointment
Desirable
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act
KNOWLEDGE: & EXPERIENCE:
Essential
- Experience of general adult psychiatry.
- Assessment of simple or complex mental illness
- Assessment of comorbid physical ill-health
- Teamwork -Communication -Ongoing commitment to CPD
Desirable
- Experience of liaison psychiatry
- Experience of inpatient psychiatry
- Experience of crisis & home treatment
- Teaching experience
- Experience of managing physical and mental disorder at a middle-grade level
- Evidence of active engagement in audit/ quality improvement
- Evidence of recent appraisal
PERSONAL SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS:
Essential
- Ability to remain calm under pressure Ability to inspire others Ability to provide good clinical leadership Ability to effect change Ability to negotiate and collaborate with first, second and third sector organisations to identify shared agendas and meet common goals
- Willingness to supervise junior medical staff and staff from allied disciplines Willingness to take on a fair share of Trustwide duties
- Commitment to personal, team and service development
- Ability to work co-operatively in multi- disciplinary teams Ability to manage and adapt to change
Desirable
- Personal experience of mental illness Personal experience of social distress
- Evidence of helping others who have suffered physical, mental or social misfortune Evidence of seeking feedback as a way of improving one's skills
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First seen
27 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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