Consultant Old Age Inpatient Psychiatrist – Woodbury Unit

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in London is seeking a Consultant Old Age Inpatient Psychiatrist to oversee the care of elderly patients. The role involves clinical responsibilities, supervisory duties, and contributing to ongoing education within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have inclusion in the Specialist Register for Psychiatry and demonstrate excellent clinical and communication skills. The position offers a base of 10 PAs with potential for increase.

Qualifications

• Mastery in the management of broad range of mental disorders in older adults.
• Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds.
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written.

Responsibilities

• Act as clinical supervisor to the doctors working on the unit.
• Provide in-service training and teaching to medical students and doctors.
• Undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Excellent communication skills

Mastery in the management of mental disorders in older adults

Education

Inclusion in the Specialist Register for Psychiatry

Approved Clinician status

Tools

Trust's electronic case record system

Job description

Overview

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Consultant Old Age Inpatient Psychiatrist – Woodbury Unit

The closing date is 21 September 2025

Inpatient Consultant Psychiatrist in Older Adults, for functional and dementia care.

This is funded as a 10 to 12 PA position. It has been available for some time and is covered by a locum. It is a 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) post with 7.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). There is an option to add additional PAs to offer an opportunity of adding a special interest day or further SPAs to the job plan and increasing the total to 12 PAs.

The appointee will have clinical responsibility for the care of acute elderly male and female inpatients primarily from Waltham Forest, but also Redbridge, Havering and barking and Dagenham on Woodbury Unit.

Main duties of the job

On-call responsibilities:

The postholder will be part of the Senior Psychiatrist on-call rota covering out of hours for Mental Health Services in NELFT. The on-call covers Adult and Older Adult services. This is currently a 1:50 rota with a 3% Category A salary supplement. The Trust also has a Daytime (9am-5pm) Section 136 rota with an approximate frequency of 1 day every 3 months, with all Section 12 approved doctors expected to take a lead on emergency Mental Health Act assessments in the Section 136 suite on the Goodmayes site

About us

The post holder will be committed to establishing a culture of care and collaborative working on the unit. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide direct input to clinical cases. You will be expected to provide clinical leadership and supervision to the team, work directly with older adult male and female patients and their families and liaise as appropriate with community older adult consultant psychiatrists. You will also develop the links with our acute Trust A&E departments and geriatric services to continually improve our services.

Woodbury ward is a 21 bedded mixed ward for men and women who meet frailty criteria and have functional or organic mental health needs. The ward has a ward manager and shares a matron with the other older adult wards in NELFT (on the Goodmayes site). There is also occupational therapy, psychology, physiotherapy input onto the ward.

Job responsibilities

Training & Supervision:

• To act as clinical supervisor to the doctors working on the unit, providing effective education, facilitating their development, and promoting high standards of medical care.
• To ensure own continued professional development and support a culture of lifelong learning.
• To undertake a regular appraisal and develop a personal development plan.
• To support new staff and their integration within the team.
• To support training across the team including opportunities for professional development and implementation of new policies and guidelines.

Education:

• To provide in-service training and teaching to Medical Students, Trainee Doctors and Resident Doctors, and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• To engage in the weekly Academic Teaching Programme.

Administration:

• To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients and record clinical activity accurately, comprehensively and promptly.
• The post holder will be expected to have good IT skills and to use the Trusts electronic case record system.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register for Psychiatry or within 6 months of obtaining CCT
• Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it.

Experience

• Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in older adults
• Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds
• Working with interpreters and translators

Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of the biological, psychological, and social determinants of mental health disorders and evidence-based treatment interventions.
• An understanding of leadership and evidence of how this has been put into practice.

Clinical Skills

• Excellent clinical skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written

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