Trust Doctor (CT3+) - Lambeth Home Treatment Team

Lambeth Home Treatment Team (HTT) and Crisis Outreach Service (COS) Specialty Doctor will provide senior medical input into the Lambeth HTT and COS. This will involve assessment and treatment of patients under these teams and working within the MDTs involved which support and treat patient in crisis in the community including facilitating early discharge from the local inpatient wards and diverting patients from local A&E departments as an alternative to hospital admission.,

• provide enthusiastic, flexible, senior medical input for Lambeth HTT & Lambeth COS alongside the other speciality doctor, resident doctors and two consultants
• assess and manage patients with the multidisciplinary teams, devise appropriate treatment plans and medication regimes, providing a prompt medical response
• ensure excellence in the delivery of evidence-based treatments
• act as a source of support, advice and information to patients, carers, referrers, team members and other professionals
• undertake responsibilities under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983 as needed
• keep up-to-date with developments in research and treatment around acute care pathways and inpatient mental health care
• develop strong working relationships with outside stakeholders, notably GPs, local authority social services, housing providers and local voluntary organisations including our Lambeth Alliance partners
• work flexibly with other teams at SLaM, other mental health trusts, and the voluntary sector, to ensure good coordination of care
• contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, as well as for the wider training and educational activities in the multidisciplinary team
The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by: + Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice + Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment + We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity Please note: + That all applications for this post will need to be made online + That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria + That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible + That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs + That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful + That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees + That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process + That we are a smoke-free Trust SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe'

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond. We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'. We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers. The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust. Our Values We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special. As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working., The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is one of 3 Foundation Trusts within Kings Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre and is committed to innovation, effective interventions and improved service user outcomes. As well as providing excellent mental health services for the local community. The Trust is committed to maintaining its national status as a provider of specialist mental health services for people living across the UK.

Applications are invited for a Trust Grade Doctor (CT1-3 Level) post with Lambeth Home Treatment Team & Crisis Outreach Service. This is a part-time fixed-term post currently based at Lambeth Hospital site with a plan for service relocation to a community site on Brixton Road in March / April 2025. The post is for 9am-5pm with no on-call responsibilities. It is a well-established role in a well supported team with two consultants, another part time trust grade doctor and resident doctors in the team. The post is becoming available as the current incumbent is moving on. A full induction programme will be provided. Post will be initially for a period of 6 months with possibility of extension.