Consultant Psychiatrist - ADHD | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Orpington; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider seeks a Consultant to join the Adult ADHD Service Line based in Orpington. The role includes providing assessments, diagnoses, and treatments for adults with ADHD, offering a mix of face-to-face and remote support. Candidates must be eligible for General Adult Psychiatry registration and provide leadership to the ADHD team. The position emphasizes quality assurance, teaching, and contributing to CPD activities. This role offers a supportive working environment with a focus on staff wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register in General Adult Psychiatry.
• Consultant leadership for the ADHD team.
• Ability to provide supervision and contribute to training.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and diagnostic service for ADHD referrals.
• Ensure medication reviews occur within statutory timescales.
• Participate in MDT meetings and provide supervision.

Job description

About the AD/HD Service Line

The Adult ADHD Service Line within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust comprises two key services: the Adult ADHD Service and the South East London (SEL) ADHD Referral Triage Service. The Adult ADHD Service provides assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for adults with ADHD across Bromley, Bexley, and Greenwich, operating from an administrative base at Carlton Parade, Orpington, with a hybrid model of face‑to‑face and remote assessments. The service initiates and titrates ADHD medication, offering annual reviews or additional reviews as clinically indicated, before transferring stable care to GPs. The SEL ADHD Referral Triage Service delivers a centralised referral system for ADHD assessments across six SEL boroughs, ensuring equitable access and streamlined triage. Both services work collaboratively with GPs, Mental Health Hubs, and secondary care teams to manage complex cases, reduce waiting times, and maintain high standards of care in line with NICE guidance.

Key Responsibilities

1. Provide an assessment and diagnostic service for people referred to the ADHD service, possibly with a wide range of problems, including those with complex issues.
2. Provide documentation and make appropriate decisions and referrals for ongoing treatment by appropriate treatment models.
3. Ensure that medication reviews and medication follow‑up meetings take place within statutory timescales.
4. Support the evaluation and assessment of clinical practice and outcomes using appropriate and agreed evaluation tools.
5. Work with the Consultant Psychologist to embed risk management and clinical governance.
6. Work with the medical secretary and other administrators to facilitate the completion of reports.
7. Provide evidence‑based practice and outcome measures, whilst adapting practice to meet individual circumstances.
8. Maintain clinical activity as set by the Chief Officer and as agreed with the Service Manager.
9. Participate in MDT meetings and contribute to shared understandings of clinical processes.
10. Provide supervision to internal and external professionals, as required, and contribute to the delivery of training and other CPD activities as appropriate with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Professional Expectations

The post holder will be eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register in General Adult Psychiatry. The post holder will provide Consultant leadership for the ADHD team, 7.5 DCC. In addition, the post holder would be expected to contribute to an aspect of quality assurance. 2.5 SPAs will be allocated in the job plan for undertaking activities that support the professional role such as teaching, training, clinical management, clinical governance, service development, research, and other relevant activities.

About Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

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.

Working at Oxleas

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.

"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."

Clinical Duties of Post Holder

Clinical duties of post holder, 10 PAs.

Application Deadline

This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025.