Consultant Psychiatrist in Early intervention in Psychosis

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 11 May 2025

Job summary

This is a substantive post for Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult to work in COAST, the Early Intervention in Psychosis service in Croydon.

COAST uses an assertive outreach model and receives referrals for the whole of the Borough. The service is an innovative multidisciplinary community team, serving clients from a variety of cultural backgrounds in Croydon who experience their first episode of psychosis and often have challenging and complex needs, including difficulties with engagement.

The multidisciplinary team provides a holistic, assertive and comprehensive range of interventions, which include medical treatment, psychological intervention, family support, care coordination, and occupational, educational and vocational therapy.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide clinical input and leadership for the team together with the other Consultants in the team. There will be a need to screen referrals, contribute to multidisciplinary assessments, and correspond with referrers, colleagues and other involved professionals in assessments and treatment of accepted patients. The post holder will have Responsible clinician responsibilities for their part of the caseload, they will conduct regular psychiatric reviews and contribute to care planning meetings of community patients under the care of the team. There will be a need to support inpatient colleagues when patients are admitted to the wards, write tribunal reports, and attend tribunals as required.

The post-holder will forge good working relationships with other psychiatrists across the Directorate in order to encourage appropriate referrals and assure a cooperative approach to the care of patients. They will be linked in with other Consultants and supported to join peer groups. They will also provide consultation and advice to members of the MDT.

About us

The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust provides the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK across four South London Boroughs: Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark. The Trust is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC). KHP is responsible for seeing 2 million patients each year, has 25,000 employees 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 ground-breaking advances in physical and mental healthcare.

The Trust has 230 community, inpatient, and outpatient-based services. The Trust has a broad range of staff in all disciplines with the widest range of skills and 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 in Europe, the Middle East and China.

Date posted

25 April 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience £105,504 - £139,882 per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CRY-7071311-JA

Job locations

Queens Resource Centre

66a Queens road

Croydon

CR0 2PR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached detailed Job description and Person specification for any further information.

Do not hesitate to contact Dr Serena Lai should you wish to discuss the post further.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached detailed Job description and Person specification for any further information.

Do not hesitate to contact Dr Serena Lai should you wish to discuss the post further.

Person Specification

essential

Essential

In the GMC Specialist Register (or if Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT)
Membership of the Royal College Of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with RCPsych Guidelines)
Section 12 approval
With or eligible for Approved Clinician status (MHA, 2007)
Experience of clinical work in General Adult Psychiatry
Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act
Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and provide leadership to the team
Expertise in risk assessment and the use of evidence-based interventions for the treatment of psychiatric conditions
Comply with trust Occupational Health Guidelines

Desirable

Higher Degree in relevant areas
Previous experience as Community Consultant
Previous experience as EI Consultant
Experience of being involved in management and relevant Quality Improvement activities
Publications on relevant topics

Person Specification

essential

Essential

In the GMC Specialist Register (or if Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT)
Membership of the Royal College Of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with RCPsych Guidelines)
Section 12 approval
With or eligible for Approved Clinician status (MHA, 2007)
Experience of clinical work in General Adult Psychiatry
Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act
Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and provide leadership to the team
Expertise in risk assessment and the use of evidence-based interventions for the treatment of psychiatric conditions
Comply with trust Occupational Health Guidelines

Desirable

Higher Degree in relevant areas
Previous experience as Community Consultant
Previous experience as EI Consultant
Experience of being involved in management and relevant Quality Improvement activities
Publications on relevant topics

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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