Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry – ADAPT East | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Woolwich; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS healthcare provider in Woolwich seeks a Clinical Support professional to assist the ADAPT team with patient assessments and care planning. The role involves developing care plans, conducting mental health assessments, and supporting the consultant during absenteeism. Ideal candidates will have relevant medical qualifications and experience in mental health care, benefiting from an established support system for professional development and training.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Increased annual leave for long-serving SAS doctors

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a caseload of patients with mental health conditions.
• Proficient in developing comprehensive care plans and risk assessments.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Support the consultant and ADAPT team in managing patient caseloads.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and prepare case-note summaries.
• Provide clinical cover in the absence of the consultant.

Skills

Clinical assessments and care planning

Mental Health Act knowledge

Team collaboration

Communication with families and carers

Time management

Education

Relevant medical degree

Job description

The ADAPT Pathway provides focused, therapeutic interventions to adults residing within the Borough who require care and treatment for anxiety, depression, affective disorders (without psychosis), personality disorders, trauma, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Care is offered to patients at CPA and Non-CPA levels.

The service aims to be flexible and accessible. The pathways of care aim to offer individuals choice and involvement regarding their treatment, actively encouraging their participation in the planning and implementation of their care.

A personalised care plan will be devised in consultation with the service user and their Carer/family where appropriate.

Clinical Duties of the post holder

• Support to the consultant and the ADAPT team in developing and maintaining the caseloads of all patients ensuring that Core Assessments, Risk Assessments and Care Plans are available in RiO case records.
• Provision of reviews including Mental Health Act where necessary to the ADAPT team.
• Development of comprehensive case-note summaries, comprehensive multi-axial assessment processes and care planning in line with NICE guidelines.
• Attend ADAPT team meetings.
• To ensure the involvement of families and carers, wherever possible, with the patient’s consent in treatment planning.
• To support the consultant in preparing any necessary reports, and attending Mental Health Review Tribunals if applicable.
• Providing clinical cover for the consultant, when she/he is away on leave, with supervision by another consultant.

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.

“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.”

Ify Okocha
Chief Executive

SAS Doctors Support

• After joining Oxleas you will be welcomed by our SAS Tutor, with a personal meeting to discuss your development needs and how Oxleas can help.
• You will have access to wide range of training and development days in Oxleas, and across the other South London NHS Trusts, which are specifically for SAS Doctors.
• Anyone considering a CESR application will receive support from Oxleas and we are proud to have had successful applicants with several SAS Doctors who are currently in the process of applying.
• Recently introduced in Oxleas is that all substantive SAS doctors with seven or more years' in the grade will be eligible for two additional days of annual leave per annum.

This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025