Specialty Doctor

Go back South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 12 February 2026

Specialty Doctor (ST equivalent) in inpatient General Adult Psychiatry - Evans ward, Clare ward, Virginia Woolf Ward - three posts available

The jobs will involve providing input for: a male inpatient ward in Evans ward and Clare ward or a female inpatient ward in Virginia Woolf Ward.

All the teams will have a full complement of MDT staff including a Consultant Psychiatrist, one middle grade Doctor (ST level) and two CT/Trust grade doctors per ward (including these roles).

For further details please refer to attached advertisement.

Management of the day-to-day caseload of the ward

• Assessing new patients and management of all patients admitted to the ward. The applicant must be able to conduct in-depth informed clinical interviews, to be able to do mental state assessments, risk assessments (with risk management plan - supported by team Consultant and MDT colleagues), general physical examination and request relevant investigations like ECG, Bloods and formulate appropriate treatment plans with the clinical team and support their implementation.
• Attending daily team handover and other clinical meetings and twice weekly ward rounds

For further details please refer to attached JD

Benefits offered by SLAM:

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
• Accommodation, eligible staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sites

• Carrying out risk assessments and formulating appropriate risk management plans
• Formulating care plans and carrying out treatment interventions as appropriate
• Safe prescribing and recording of drug information
• Physical health monitoring of patients including carrying out physical examination and investigations as appropriate
• Post holder will be required to do necessary documentation in the patient s electronic notes and liaise with the ward multidisciplinary team and the Consultant as well as other services including carers and relatives, to optimise care
• You may be required to make referrals to other services and complete discharge and other relevant documentation in a timely manner
• Liaising with GPs and various other professionals/teams within and outside SLAM including with social services, DVLA and the Voluntary sector
• For further details please refer to attached JD.

• 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 other relevant specialties such as community, inpatient, liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice S12 approval

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and…