Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry

The post holder will be Consultant Psychiatrist to the Greenwich East Anxiety, Depression, Personality Disorders and Trauma Team (ADAPT) with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. This is the remaining WTE of a consultant post within the team and will be a job share post. There will be an 'overlap' day to ensure handover and for both consultants to attend the weekly team meeting. The current consultant has been in post for many years and has provided medical leadership to the team. The ADAPT Pathway provides focused, therapeutic interventions to adults residing within the Greenwich Borough who require care and treatment for anxiety, depression, affective disorders (without psychosis), personality disorders and trauma. 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.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the care and treatment of patients within the team. This will involve attending multi-disciplinary team meetings to discuss new referrals to the team. The post holder will be expected to attend zoning meetings during the week to help the team prioritize contacts with patients, especially those service users who are deteriorating and presenting with increasing risk. The post holder will be expected to chair review/CPA meetings, offer crisis appointments to patients who are in the red zone, and offer home visits and telephone advice to general practitioners and other professionals who may be involved with the care of service users on the ADAPT caseload. The post holder will have timetabled outpatient clinics each week. On average, in the Medical Clinics, there are 4-6 patients and in the Assessment Clinics, there are 2 patients in each clinic. It is anticipated there will be 2-3 clinics, constituting direct clinical care each week. There is protected time for administrative work, and the post holder will have access to appropriate digital/technological support to ensure timely communication with primary care colleagues.

About us

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.

Oxleas recruitment and retention strategy includes offering all Consultants and SAS doctors regular formal structured mentoring by professionally trained mentors.

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.

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Job responsibilities

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 and trauma. 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. Whilst Pathways of Care utilises a team approach to the delivery of care, every individual receiving care will be allocated either a health care professional (HCP) or care coordinator. This worker will be responsible for ensuring that care is delivered in accordance with the care/treatment plan, and that the needs of the individual are regularly reviewed, with risks and care plans modified accordingly.

Person Specification

GMC Registration application

• Registration number
• Registration application

Experience of General Adult Psychiatry

• CV
• Working experience

Teaching experience

Section 12 registration

• Registration number
• Registration application for Section 12

Experience in General Adult

• Experience of ADAPT

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.

£105,504 to £139,882 a year + £2,162 London weighting + 1% on call pro rata