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Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist - CIMHS

East London NHS Foundation Trust

London, E13 8APView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

13 November 2026

25 days left

Job description

This is an opportunity to join a well-established general adult community mental health team in Newham. The Community Integrated Mental Health Service...

To provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and medical management of patients, by delivering thefollowing interventions: Comprehensive psychiatric assessments, with development of care plans, taking into accountpatients' capabilities, strengths and resilience? Mental state examination? Clinical diagnosis? Initiation and reviews of pharmacological treatments? To lead multi-disciplinary assessment, formulation and management of individual's risk. Physical health assessments? Referrals to other services (medical referrals, diagnostic tests, forensic services)? Liaison with GP, community and forensic services. Reviews of clinical progress and care plans? Assessment of readiness for transfer to less restrictive setting and discharge planning. Safeguarding planning processes? Consultation and liaison with families and carers. Liaison with the criminal justice system, police, Courts and probation when required for the careand management of patients.

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 - so 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.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
  • Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months (older adult or dual older adult/adult)
  • Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
  • MRCPsych or equivalent
  • Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Desirable: - Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.

Skills/Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
  • Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
  • Ability and commitment to work with service users in service development and delivery

Desirable: - Formal leadership/management training

Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent knowledge of operation of acute adult and older adult mental health service
  • An understanding of relevant Government guidelines, targets and legislation
  • Understanding of social care structures relevant to older adults
  • Excellent knowledge of mental health and capacity law, in particular application of the MCA 2005

Clinical experinece

Essential

  • Excellent experience of operation of older adult mental health service
  • Assessment and treatment of a wide range of mental health and psychological disorders with evidence-based interventions
  • Assessment of cognitive impairment and diagnosis of dementia and delirium

Desirable

  • Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
  • Experience of contributing and/or leading on service planning, development and management

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

16 October 2026

Last checked

19 October 2026

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About the employer

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East London NHS Foundation Trust

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