Community Adult Specialty Doctor

North East London NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in community and mental health care is seeking a Community Adult Specialty Doctor. This full-time role involves providing essential medical support to multidisciplinary teams, ensuring high-quality care for adults with mental health needs. You will play a vital role in assessing, managing, and delivering care while fostering collaboration with other health professionals. The position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to innovative mental health solutions in a supportive environment that values continuous development and compassionate care. Join a dedicated team committed to making a difference in the community.

Benefits

Relocation expenses

Career Development and training

Just & Compassionate Culture

Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives

Employee Assistance Programme

Health & Wellness initiatives

Flexible working

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Must have full GMC registration and a license to practice.
• At least 4 years of postgraduate training in relevant specialty.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to adults with mental health needs in multidisciplinary teams.
• Supervise junior colleagues and provide guidance to the team.

Skills

Teamwork

Innovative thinking

Passion for mental health care

Understanding of adult mental health care

Education

Full GMC Registration

Section 12 certification

Postgraduate training in relevant specialty

Job description

COMMUNITY ADULT SPECIALTY DOCTOR

MHWT

(WANSTEAD, E11 2DH)

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

Job Details:

Salary: £59,175 - £95,400 per annum (Pro-Rata)
Contract: Fixed-Term Contact: 12 months
Hours: Full-time: 10 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 8:2)
On call: None
Location: Mellmead House, 4 Orchard Close, Rodney Road, Wanstead, Redbridge, E11 2DH

Qualifications needed:

• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
• Section 12 certification, or a commitment to work towards this.
• Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in adults
• At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies

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 adult 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

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 Psychiatry Specialty Doctor position in the Redbridge Mental Wellness Teams, based at Mellmead House, 4 Orchard Close, Rodney Road, Wanstead, Redbridge, E11 2DH. This is a new, fixed-term contract post for 12 months, full-time post. We wish to recruit to it as soon as possible.

Job description:

Job responsibilities:

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to adult people with mental health needs, across Redbridge.
• Provide senior medical support to the team, and direct input on clinical cases.
• Provide guidance and supervision to the team.
• Work directly with adult people and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external adult mental health providers, and acute hospitals.
• Develop links already established with the local acute trusts A& E departments and inpatient wards.
• Be responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan, and deliver care.
• Support your peers and the team manager and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative.
• Supervise junior colleagues and liaise with other health and social professionals and agencies.

Person Specification:

GMC:

• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice

Section 12:

• Section 12 certification, or a commitment to work towards this.

Knowledge:

• Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in adults

Experience:

• At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies

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