This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well established Crisis team in an CQC rated Outstanding Trust. You will join the other consultant already leading a well-resourced MDT including a core trainee, a higher trainee, a foundation year trainee, and a specialty doctor working across the crisis pathway in City & Hackney.
You will have a range of responsibilities within the service providing a holistic and assertive service for adults with severe mental illness experiencing a mental health crisis. The team is about 5 minutes walk away from our main community hub, and co-located with our inpatient unit at Homerton Hospital; and 2 minutes away from bustling Chatsworth Road, with its vibrant cafés and shops. The service base is very central to the borough with good bus and overground connections.
Closing date: 23rd November 2025
Interview date: 16th December 2025
There is 1 full time post made available following the previous consultant moving outside of London.
The consultant psychiatrist provides input and clinical leadership to the Home Treatment Team, the Crisis Assessment Team, and the Health-Based Place of Safety. They lead the service with a team of band 8 team managers (1 for the place of safety, 1 for HTT, 0.5 for the crisis assessment team), and a rich MDT of nurses, psychologists, pharmacist, social workers, OTs and allied-health care professionals. They also supervise resident doctors in placement in the team.
Mission and Values
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve.
Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
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