Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry - PCMHT N2 Team

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM) are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Primary mental health care teams in Neighbourhood N2 within the London Borough of Lewisham. This is being advertised as a fixed term post. The closing date is 12 February 2026.

If you are looking for an exciting clinical role, within established primary care mental health teams, with opportunities to work closely with Primary care partners and lead on further service development and incorporating quality improvement methodology to evaluate changes, then this is the ideal post for you.

Number of programmed activities: 8 (6 DCC and 2 SPA). The post has become available as the substantive consultant has taken a sabbatical and will be returning to the post.

For more details regarding the post please see the advertisement / Job description attached.

To provide enthusiastic, and flexible, joint clinical leadership and consultant input into the team, alongside the Clinical Service Lead.

To provide consultant input into the Primary Care Mental Health Team, using your expertise to provide advice, liaising closely with GPs and other stakeholders, and providing assessment of complex presentations and creating appropriate management plans.

o To offer expert risk assessment and management skills of patients newly referred to services

o To ensure excellence in the delivery of evidence-based treatments

o To act as a source of support, advice and information to current or prospective patients and their carers, referrers, team members and other professionals.

For further details please refer to the attached JD.

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team  s important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package, which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as leadership, mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership, and other talent programmes
• Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars

The main duties of the consultant are to provide psychiatry consultant leadership to the Primary Care Mental Health Team, and to support the Clinical Service Lead.

Close liaison with primary care will be a key part of the role. You will need to work directly with GPs and will need to attend regular meetings with local practices to improve the primary / secondary care interface and enhance the ability of medical colleagues working in primary care (Lead consultant in neighbourhood to take on this role).

You will be expected to provide consultant input for the Primary Care Mental Health team for two and a half days per week and the remainder of the week..

The post holder will be expected to provide clinical cover for other Lewisham borough consultants and vice versa.

In conjunction with the Team Leader, will help to represent the unit at CAG and care pathway meetings and other internal and external meetings where needed.

To 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 Lewisham during working hours.

To keep up-to-date with all developments in research and treatment around acute care pathways and inpatient mental health care. 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.

For further details please refer to attached JD.

• 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
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Approved clinician status and under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• 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 relevant specialties such as in patient,…