Clinical Fellow

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic psychiatrist in training to join an innovative, new service at the Maudsley Hospital for a 12 month fully funded fellowship.

A new holistic service, TUNE-UP, has been developed to address cognitive deficits in psychotic disorders. The TUNE-UP clinic will provide comprehensive, state of the art assessment and management of individuals with cognitive symptoms and/or metabolic disturbance. The service operates a shared care arrangement with clinical teams, providing assessment and treatment. However, overall responsibility for clinical care of patients stays with referrers. The post-holder will participate in developing new aspects of the service, evaluating the service, related clinical research projects (with an honorary position held at The Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London), and journal clubs. The post-holder will be supported and supervised both clinically and academically by Dr Toby Pillinger., This Clinical Fellow post provides:

Medical input to the TUNE-UP outpatient clinic at The Maudsley Hospital.

A key role in development and evaluation of this novel service, including collaboration with weight-loss services at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Involvement in clinical research aimed at developing and assessing novel interventions for cardiometabolic disease and cognitive symptoms in people with psychotic disorders. Examples of projects available include cardiac imaging in people with psychotic disorders, piloting novel weight loss agents in people with psychosis, and lived experience engagement to support co-production of weight-loss services for people with psychosis.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.

SLaM employ around 6500 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care.