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COMMUNITY ADULT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST MHWT – NORTH (BARKING)
The closing date is 18 July 2025
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.
Contract
Substantive
Hours
Frequency 1:50; Category A - 3% on call supplement
Location
Barking Community Hospital, Upney Lane, Barking, Essex, IG11 9LX
Qualifications needed:
Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
CCT or equivalent
Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it
Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it
Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
Main duties of the job
To be successful in your application, you will need:
To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT's values,
To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Adult mental health care,
Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care,
To be a team player
Career Development and training
Just & Compassionate Culture
Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives
Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme
Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support
Employee Assistance Programme
Health & Wellness initiatives
11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few
Retail Discounts
Flexible working and agile working
Cycle to work scheme
About us
Why NELFT?
NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.
With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.
We are currently recruiting to an Adult Consultant Psychiatrist position in the North Mental Health & Wellness Team, based at Barking Community Hospital, Upney Lane, Barking, Essex, IG11 9LX. This is a replacement, substantive, full-time post - 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) post with 7.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs).
The post holder will work alongside another 1.8wte Consultants as well as a full-time Specialty Doctor, 1wte Core Trainee, a 0.4wte GPvTS trainee, and 1wte Foundation Year Trainee, in the North Mental Health Wellness Team, and provide care to the adult residents of the Electoral Wards named Chadwell Heath, Whalebone, Becontree, Valence, Parsloes, and Heath.
Job responsibilities
You will be expected to:
Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to adult people with mental health needs, across Northern Barking and Dagenham.
Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team
Work directly with adults and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external adult mental health providers and acute hospitals
Participate in the on-call rota frequency is currently 1:50, with a 3% of basic salary, Category A on-call supplement.
Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative
Work alongside other Adult Consultant Psychiatrists, a Specialty Doctor, and trainees within the service.
Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.
Person Specification
Registration
* Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Qualifications
* CCT or equivalent
Section 12
* Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it
Knowledge
* Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it
Specialist Register
* Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
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.
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
£105,504 to £139,882 a yearper annum pro rota
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