COMMUNITY ADULT SPECIALTY DOCTOR MHWT (WANSTEAD, E11 2DH)

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community and mental health Trust is seeking a Community Adult Specialty Doctor for a fixed-term position in Wanstead. The role involves providing care to adults with mental health needs, working within multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring high-quality patient support. The ideal candidate will have full GMC registration, relevant postgraduate training, and a passion for mental health care. This position offers career development opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Health & Wellness Initiatives

Flexible Working

Cycle to Work Scheme

Retail Discounts

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training.
• Mastery in managing a broad range of mental disorders.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care.
• Provide senior medical support and direct input on clinical cases.
• Supervise junior colleagues and liaise with other professionals.

Skills

Team Player

Innovative

Motivated

Passionate about Adult Mental Health Care

Education

Full GMC Registration

Section 12 Certification

Postgraduate Training

Job description

Go back NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

COMMUNITY ADULT SPECIALTY DOCTOR MHWT (WANSTEAD, E11 2DH)

The closing date is 27 June 2025

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

Contract

Fixed-Term Contact: 12 months

Hours

None

Location

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.

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 responsibilities

You will be expected to:

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

• oFull GMC Registration with a license to practice

Section 12

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

Knowledge

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

Experience

• oAt 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

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