COMMUNITY ADULT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST MHWT - NORTH (WANSTEAD)

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a Community Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to support adult mental health care. You will join a dedicated team, provide senior medical guidance, and influence treatment approaches. The position requires full GMC registration and experience in mental health. This substantive role offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Continuous CPD and training opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible working hours

Health & Wellness initiatives

Retail Discounts

Responsibilities

• Provide care to adult people with mental health needs.
• Offer senior medical support to the team.
• Liaise with external mental health providers.
• Participate in an on-call rota.
• Support collaborative working with other professionals.

Skills

Team player

Innovative

Understanding of mental health care

Motivated

Education

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

CCT or equivalent

Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it

Approved Clinician status

Inclusion in Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Job description

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

You will be successful in your application if you:

• Demonstrate that your values are in line with NELFT's values
• Are innovative, motivated, and passionate about Adult mental health care
• Have an essential understanding of current developments in mental health care
• Are 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

• 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 currently 1:50), with a 3% of basic salary, Category A on-call supplement (pro-rata).
• Support peers and the team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing others 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