COMMUNITY ADULT ASD CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST (DAGENHAM) | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will work alongside comprehensive multidisciplinary team and provide care to the adult (above 18 years of age)residents across our London Boroughs (Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest).

Why Barking & Dagenham?

Barking & Dagenham has extremely good transport links to central London and eastwards to Essex and Kent. In terms of public transport, the borough is served by a good local bus network as well as National Rail/C2C (Barking), the District Line (Barking, Upney,

You will be expected to:

· Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to adult people with mental health needs, especially Autism Spectrum Disorder, across Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest.

· 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 (pro-rata).

· Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative

· Work alongside the MDT.

· Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

· 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

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

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 theAdult Autism Service, based atThe Broad Street Centre, Morland Road, Dagenham, RM10 9HU.