COMMUNITY ADULT ASD CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST (DAGENHAM)

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Community Adult ASD Consultant Psychiatrist to join their team at The Broad Street Centre in Dagenham. This part-time, fixed-term role involves working within a multidisciplinary team to provide care to adults with mental health needs, especially those with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The role emphasizes flexibility, continuous training, and a commitment to improving patient care, making it an excellent opportunity for dedicated professionals in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Relocation expenses

Career development and training

Flexible working

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Health & wellness initiatives

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration mandatory with eligibility for specialist register.
• CCT in psychiatry or equivalent required.
• Eligibility for Section 12 Approval necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to adults with mental health needs, especially Autism Spectrum Disorder.
• Work directly with patients and their families, ensuring collaboration with external providers.
• Participate in the on-call rota providing senior medical support.

Skills

Team Player

Innovative and Motivated

Passionate about Adult Mental Health Care

Understanding of Current Developments in Mental Health Care

Education

CCT or equivalent

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Job description

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video.

Job overview

COMMUNITY ADULT ASD CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST

(DAGENHAM, RM10 9HU)

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.

Contract

Fixed-Term contract for 12 months

Hours

Frequency 1:50; Category A - 3% on call supplement (pro-rata)

Location

The Broad Street Centre, Morland Road, Dagenham, RM10 9HU

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

Main duties of the job

To be successful, you will need:

• To demonstrate that your values align with NELFT’s values
• To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about adult mental health care
• Understanding of current developments in mental health care
• To be a team player

Additional 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, ethnic minorities, LGBT+, and disability networks
• Flexible and agile working
• Cycle to work scheme

Why work for NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health trust, providing healthcare for over a million people across North East London, Essex, and Kent. We are committed to delivering the best care, supporting research and development, and offering extensive training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support, supervision, and appraisal systems.

We are recruiting for an Adult Consultant Psychiatrist in the Adult Autism Service, based at The Broad Street Centre, Morland Road, Dagenham, RM10 9HU. This is a new, fixed-term, part-time post—8 Programmed Activities (PAs) with Direct Clinical Contact (DCC) and Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs).

The post involves working with a multidisciplinary team to provide care to adults with mental health needs, especially Autism Spectrum Disorder, across London Boroughs including Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to adults with mental health needs, especially Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team
• Work directly with adults and their families, liaising with external providers and hospitals
• Participate in the on-call rota (currently 1:50, with a 3% on-call supplement)
• Support peers and team leaders, working collaboratively and independently

Person specification

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

We support our employees holistically with initiatives promoting equality, diversity, flexible working, health and wellbeing, and a supportive work environment.