Acting Up Community Adult Consultant Psychiatrist MHWT – NORTH | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

North East London NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health trust in the UK is seeking a dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist to join their West Mental Health and Wellness Team. The role entails working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and providing senior medical support to care for adults with mental health needs. Candidates must have full GMC registration and relevant qualifications. This is a fixed-term full-time position offering competitive salary and various employee benefits, including career development opportunities. Applications close on 9 Dec 2025.

Benefits

Relocation expenses

Career Development and training

Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives

Flexible working

Health & Wellness initiatives

Qualifications

• Must have a Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
• CCT or equivalent required.
• Eligibility for Section 12 Approval or it must be obtained.

Responsibilities

• Work with multidisciplinary teams to provide mental health care.
• Provide senior medical support and guidance.
• Participate in the on-call rota.

Skills

Innovative and motivated

Team player

Understanding of mental health developments

Education

Full GMC registration

CCT or equivalent

Section 12 Approval

Approved Clinician status

Eligibility for Specialist Register

Job description

ACTING UP COMMUNITY ADULT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST - MHWT – WEST

(BARKING, IG11 9LX)

Job Details

Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 per annum (Pro‑rate)

Contract: Fixed Term – 3 months

Hours: Full‑time – 10 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 7.5:2.5)

On call: Frequency 1:50; Category A – 3% on call supplement

Location: Barking Community Hospital, Upney Lane, Barking, Essex, IG11 9LX

Qualifications needed

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• CCT or equivalent
• Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it
• Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it
• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

To be successful in your application, you will need

• To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT’s values,
• To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Adult mental health care,
• Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care,
• To be a team player

NELFT Benefits

• Relocation expenses
• Career Development and training
• Just & Compassionate Culture
• Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives
• Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme
• Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health & Wellness initiatives
• 11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few
• Retail Discounts
• Flexible working and agile working
• Cycle to work scheme

Why NELFT

NELFT is an award‑winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.

With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence‑based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.

Position

We are currently recruiting to an Adult Consultant Psychiatrist position in the West Mental Health & Wellness Team, based at Barking Community Hospital, Upney Lane, Barking, Essex, IG11 9LX. This is a replacement, substantive, full‑time post – 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) post with 7.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA).

Post Key Details

The post holder will work alongside another Adult Consultant Psychiatrists (Dr Basit Hussain) and 2wte GPvTS trainees in the West Mental Health Wellness Team and provide care to the adult residents of the Electoral Wards named Abbey, Gascoigne, parts of Longbridge, Eastbury, Thames, and Mayesbrook.

You will be expected to

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to adult people with mental health needs, across West Barking and Dagenham.
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team.
• Work directly with adults and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external adult mental health providers and acute hospitals.
• Participate in the on-call rota frequency is currently 1:50, with a 3% of basic salary, Category A on-call supplement.
• Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative.
• Work alongside another Adult Consultant Psychiatrist, and trainees within the service.
• Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Dec 2025