Consultant Psychiatrist

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

Job summary

Join a leading NHS foundation trust as a Consultant Psychiatrist in Bromley, providing exceptional care to children and young people with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Work within a dynamic multidisciplinary team, ensuring the highest clinical standards are met while fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for both staff and patients.

Qualifications

• GMC Registered psychiatrist with AC status.
• Experience in mental health assessments and treatment.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric care to children and young people with mental health difficulties.
• Ensure adherence to clinical standards and maintain high quality documentation.
• Manage junior medical staff and contribute to patient care decisions.

Skills

Consultation

Diagnosis

Team Collaboration

Clinical Care

Education

GMC Registration

AC Status

Tools

RiO Electronic Patient Record

Job description

Site Stepping Stones Town Bromley Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum plus 5% on call supplement plus London Allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 19/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 09/07/2025

Job overview

The Bromley CAMHS LDND team comprises the treatment pathway for children and young people with neurodevelopmental disabilities (roughly equitable to an IQ below 50, and/or a diagnosis of ASD/ADHD) with co-morbid mental health difficulties including those with complex neurodevelopmental problems/severe/high risk behaviour/mental states which may otherwise require a specialist placement or inpatient setting.

The team is multi-disciplinary with 2 fulltime consultant psychiatrists, a higher trainee as well as nursing, psychology, family therapy and psychotherapy staff.

Main duties of the job

· Provision of psychiatric care to CYP in the Bromley NDLD Team through evaluation, diagnosis and use of appropriate treatment plans/strategies for children presenting with mental health difficulties

· High quality note keeping and adherence clinical standards on our electronic patient record, RiO

· Contributing to decisions regarding care plans, discharges and treatment of patients in accordance with medical standards

· Consultation to the team around psychiatric issues

· Alongside the clinical leads and team manager ensuring patient throughput within the team

· Working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure delivery of the right treatment for each young person referred in keeping with evidence based practice and CYP IAPT framework

· To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures.

Working for our organisation

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 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.

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

“We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it’s a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it’s a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people’s lives.”

Chief Executive

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

It is envisaged that the post holder will work 10 programmed activities over 5 days. Following appointment there will be a meeting at no later than three months with the Clinical Director and team manager to review and revise the job plan and objectives of the post holder.

The overall split of the programmed activities is 7.5 PAs to be devoted to direct clinical care and 2.5 PAs to supporting professional activities (as per the Royal College of Psychiatrists recommendation). The timetable is indicative only. A formal job plan will be agreed between the post holder and clinical director three months after commencing the post and at least annually thereafter.

Person specification

Registration

• GMC Registered

Registration

• AC status

Experience

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.

We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.

Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process. We also discourage overuse of AI during the application process because this can negatively impact the quality of your application and may hinder your chances of being shortlisted. Thank you.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.