Job overview

Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) provide care and treatment for people with serious mental health difficulties, including but not limited to psychotic illnesses, mood and personality disorders, and other disorders. Southwark has four Community Mental Health.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide full time medical input to the service and assessment of patients in their own accommodation as required 
2. This will include physical health assessment and examination and where necessary appropriate investigations for patients
3. To undertake liaison with professionals outside the team including community and inpatient mental health services, GPs, housing providers, colleagues in the Acute Trust, and Adult Social Care, amongst others
4. The doctor would assess under the Mental Health Act for admission where appropriate 
5. The doctor is responsible for record keeping including documentation of assessment an...