Locum Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist (Rehabilitation)
| Posting date: | 14 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, E5 8RS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9334-26-0029 |
Summary
Main duties: To provide enthusiastic, and flexible, joint clinical leadership and consultant input into the team To take Consultant and where necessary RC responsibility for patients in a range of supported settings in the community To provide RC responsibility and Section 12 cover to the patients under your care where detention under the Mental Health Act is required, either for admission under an inpatient service (when RMO responsibility will be transferred) or Section 37/41 of the MHA and for Section 17A, Community Treatment Orders To work flexibly and creatively as part of a multidisciplinary team promoting informed risk taking and anti-discriminatory practice To liaise with external placement providers on the care of patients in the borough To liaise with Consultant Psychiatrists working in the community and inpatient units concerning transfer of patients. Liaison with General Practitioners concerning physical health, CPA and discharges To provide active leadership in planning accommodation moves To offer expert risk assessment and management skills in complex care of people with severe mental illness To ensure excellence in the delivery of evidence-based treatments To act as a source of support, advice and information to current or prospective patients and their carers, referrers, team members and other professionals 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 Southwark during working hours To keep up-to-date with all developments in research and treatment around community/rehab care pathways and community 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 To work flexibly with other teams within SLaM and other mental trusts, and with the voluntary sector, to ensure good coordination of care