Consultant Psychiatrist

NHS; Bromley; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join their Old Age CMHT Team in Bromley. This full-time position offers the chance to work closely with GPs and a multi-disciplinary team to provide high-quality mental health care for older adults. The role emphasizes early diagnosis, patient-centered support, and collaboration with local healthcare services. The successful candidate will benefit from a supportive work environment recognized for its excellence in staff experience. If you are passionate about mental health and want to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications include MB BS and GMC registration.
• Experience in mental health assessment and patient management is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and manage patients with mental health needs.
• Facilitate timely referrals and ensure continuity of care.
• Provide pharmacological treatment in accordance with NICE guidance.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Patient Management

Multi-disciplinary Collaboration

Pharmacological Treatment

Communication Skills

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Fully registered with the GMC

AC Status

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Old Age CMHT Team.

This is a full-time post in Bromley Borough in the Adult Community MH directorate, which is one of five directorates within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. The integrated directorate provides mental health and adult community services in the Borough of Bromley.

Mental health provision in the community to residents above the age of 65 is the responsibility of the Older People's Community Mental Health Team. The team is fully integrated with Bromley social services and provides health and social care for older adults. The post holder will be based at Bridgeways Day Hospital, working alongside the other consultant who provides part time input to the team.

Main duties of the job

1. Work closely with GPs to ensure early identification of patients with mental health needs and facilitate timely referrals.
2. Provide assessments by a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring carers and family are involved at the initial assessment and in care planning.
3. Facilitate early diagnosis of mental disorders and deliver evidence-based therapeutic initial interventions (pharmacological and psychological) in a timely fashion.
4. Deliver support and information in a person-centred way after the diagnosis to ensure the person with dementia and their carer are adjusting to the diagnosis and its consequences.
5. Ensure continuity of care across the pathway and integration at patient level with other care providers.
6. Deliver care in a considered, timely and co-ordinated manner.
7. Provide an integrated approach to the care of the elderly and support of their carers in partnership with local healthcare, social care, and voluntary/independent organisations.

About us

At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities, and mental health services such as psychiatry, nursing, and therapies.

Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts. In 2023 we were also awarded the prestigious HSJ Trust of the Year award.

Oxleas recruitment and retention strategy includes offering all Consultants and SAS doctors regular formal structured mentoring by professionally trained mentors.

Ify Okocha

Chief Executive

Date posted: 11 March 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year Plus £2,162 LW and 1% On-call allowance

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 277-7060350-LK

Job locations: Bridgeways Day Hospital, Turpington Lane, Bromley, BR2 8JA

Job responsibilities

1. Assessment and management of patients in the community with mental health needs who meet the teams inclusion criteria.
2. Provide a detailed formulation of needs.
3. Joint working, support, and advice on the management of appropriate patients to other members of the Community Mental Health Team as well as to colleagues in Social Services.
4. Participate in care planning (or equivalent) meetings.
5. Liaise with other parts of the service (especially the wards and Hub when urgent assessments are needed) and with GPs and non-NHS organisations when indicated.
6. Cover for colleagues during planned absence and short periods of sick leave.
7. Supervise junior medical staff.
8. Support with medical leadership and senior clinical support to the multi-disciplinary team, and more broadly across the Directorate.
9. Undertake more complex capacity assessments and apply the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act appropriately.
10. Deliver pharmacological treatment in accordance with NICE guidance.

Person Specification

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification (Essential)
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment (Essential)
• AC Status (Essential)
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment (Essential)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer name: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Bridgeways Day Hospital, Turpington Lane, Bromley, BR2 8JA

Employer's website: http://oxleas.nhs.uk/