Community Adult Consultant Psychiatrist

NELFT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the Greater London area is seeking a Community Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join their Mental Health Wellness Team. This role involves providing support and guidance to adult mental health patients while working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. Applicants must hold Full GMC registration and have relevant qualifications such as CCT. The position offers numerous benefits, including relocation support and a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Benefits

Relocation expenses

Career development and training

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Must possess Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
• CCT or equivalent is necessary.
• Eligibility for Section 12 Approval required.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior medical support in multidisciplinary teams.
• Work directly with adults and their families.
• Participate in the on-call rota as needed.

Skills

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Clinical experience

Ability to work collaboratively

Education

CCT or equivalent

Approved Clinician status or eligibility

Job description

Role Overview

Community Adult Consultant Psychiatrist position in the Mental Health Wellness Team – North, based at Mellmead House, 4 Orchard Close, Rodney Road, Wanstead, Redbridge, E11 2DH. This is a replacement, full‑time, substantive post. We wish to recruit to this post as soon as possible.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to adult people with mental health needs across northern Redbridge.
• 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 (currently 1:50) with a 3 % of basic salary, Category A on‑call supplement (pro‑rata).
• Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative.
• Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

Qualifications

• 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.

Benefits

• Relocation expenses.
• Career development and training.
• Just & Compassionate Culture.
• Equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• Vivup employee benefits platform and salary scheme.
• Salary finance and financial wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health & Wellness initiatives.
• Staff networks (parents & carers, ethnic minorities, LGBT+ and Disability).
• Retail discounts.
• Flexible working and agile working.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to supporting our employees holistically, recognising the value of diversity and inclusion across all staff networks and support networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long‑term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.