Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental Health (Community) in Barking, Suffolk

Job summaryCOMMUNITY ADULT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST (Barking Community Hospital, Upney Lane (IG11 9LX)Main duties of the jobThis post is for an Adult Consultant Psychiatrist position in the West Mental Health & Wellness Team, based at Barking Community Hospital, Upney Lane, Barking, Essex, IG11 9LX. A lot of transformation has taken place already and continues to take place within Barking & Dagenham Adult Community Services. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit substantively to this post as soon as possible. This is a replacement post and is full-time - 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) post with 7.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). The postholder will be part of the Senior Psychiatrist on-call rota covering out of hours and weekends for Mental Health Services in NELFT. The on call will cover service delivery for Adults and Older Adults presenting with mental health problems. This is currently a 1:50 rota with a 3% Category A salary supplement. The trust also has a daytime (9am - 5pm) Section 136 rota, with an approximate frequency of one day every three months. The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciAbout usNELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. DetailsDate posted14 October 2026Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary Full-time Reference numberBCH-3ML-002308Job locationsBarking Community HospitalBarkingEssexIG11 9LXUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesMain responsibilities:To deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff..To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust’s risk register.The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice from the General Medical Council (GMC). Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in-house training programmes. To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies. To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life. To deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff..To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust’s risk register.The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice from the General Medical Council (GMC). Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in-house training programmes. To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies. To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life. A postgraduate qualification in psychiatry At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.Application Form Interview Experience of working in multidisciplinary teamsDesirableExperience in general medicine A postgraduate qualification in psychiatry At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.Application Form Interview Experience of working in multidisciplinary teamsDesirableExperience in general medicineDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Employer detailsEmployer nameNELFT North East London Foundation TrustAddressBarking Community HospitalBarkingEssexIG11 9LXUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameNELFT North East London Foundation TrustAddressBarking Community HospitalBarkingEssexIG11 9LXUnited KingdomEmployer's website