Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry - N1 Team

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM) are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Primary mental health care team in Neighbourhood 1 within the London Borough of Lewisham.

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.

For further details, please refer to attached advertisement.

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).

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

For further details please refer to 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  is important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

• Generous pay, pensions, and leave, we offer 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 several programs 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
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website.

For further details, please refer to attached advertisement.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Dr. Hugh Williams

Job title:

Associated Medical Director
Email address:
Telephone number:

Lead clinician Community and Consultant Psychiatrist for N2, Dr Dominic Cottrell,

CSL for N1 and N2, Mr Sarah Moodie,