South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) has a rare and exciting opportunity and is looking to recruit one substantive Consultant Psychiatrist to cover an acute female inpatient ward (Virginia Woolf) based at the Ladywell Unit in Lewisham. The ward is well established.
The post holder will be based at the Ladywell Unit in Lewisham. Virginia Woolf ward is a 16‑bed female acute in‑patient unit. The ward provides psychiatric care for women, aged 18‑65, with acute mental health problems who live in the London Borough of Lewisham. There are two male wards, one male PICU and various community mental health services linked to the Unit including the Lewisham Liaison service and Lewisham home treatment team, thereby enabling close working between teams.
Responsibilities
* Provide psychiatry consultant leadership, act as Approved Clinician for the ward’s case load, and work with the ward manager to deliver high‑quality care for patients under the care of the unit.
* Participate in the ward’s daily MDT hand over meetings and chair twice weekly ward rounds.
* Attend the directorate’s bed management meetings and any other forums/meetings aimed at improving length of stay and quality of care within our acute in‑patient services.
* Ensure completion of all statutory paperwork and responsibilities for being the Responsible clinician, especially for patients detained under the Mental Health Act.
* Provide enthusiastic, and flexible, joint clinical leadership and consultant input into the team, alongside the ward manager.
* Take consultant responsibility for your ward, acting as Approved Clinician and assessing or supervising assessment and management of patients, devising or helping to devise appropriate treatment plans and medication regimes, providing prompt medical response, and advising and working closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
* Provide consultant input into the ward, using expertise to provide advice, liaise closely with others and provide assessment of complex presentations and create appropriate management plans.
* Offer expert risk assessment and management skills in complex care of people with severe mental illness or those admitted in crisis.
* Ensure excellence in the delivery of evidence‑based treatments.
* Act as a source of support, advice and information to current or prospective patients and their carers, referrers, team members and other professionals.
Benefits
* Generous pay, pensions and leave, which are dependent on the role and length of service.
* Work‑life balance, flexible working and support for a range of flexible options, such as part‑time working and job sharing.
* Career development through a number of programmes such as leadership, mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
* Car lease with competitive deals to lease cars.
* Accommodation: eligible staff benefit from keyworker housing available on selected sites.
* NHS discounts up to 10% from a variety of well‑known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.
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This advert closes on Sunday 9 Nov 2025.
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