COMMUNITY ADULT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST MHWT - NORTH (WANSTEAD)

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in London is seeking a Community Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join their Mental Health Wellness Team. You will work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary setting, providing care to adults with mental health needs. The ideal candidate will have full GMC registration, CCT or equivalent, and be passionate about mental health care. This role offers competitive pay between £109,725 and £145,478 per annum and various career development opportunities.

Benefits

Career Development and Training

Health & Wellness initiatives

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Demonstrate values in line with NELFT's values.
• Innovative, motivated, and passionate about adult mental health care.
• Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to adult people with mental health needs.
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team.
• Participate in the on-call rota with a 3% on-call supplement.

Skills

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 the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Job description

Overview

Go back NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Role

COMMUNITY ADULT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST MHWT - NORTH (WANSTEAD)

The closing date is 05 November 2025

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

Contract

Substantive

Hours

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

Location

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 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

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

About us

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.

We are currently recruiting to a 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.

You will join 1.5wte consultants, a 1wte Specialty Doctor, and 2wte trainee doctors within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.

Job responsibilities

You will be expected to:

• 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 frequency is 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
• Work alongside 1.5wte consultants, 1wte Specialty Doctor, and 2wte trainee doctors
• Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

Person Specification

Registration

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Qualifications

• CCT or equivalent

Section 12

• Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it

Knowledge

• Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it

Specialist Register

• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum pro rata