Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental Health (Community) in Gillingham, Kent

Job summaryCommunity Adult Consultant PsychiatristThis post is for an Adult Consultant Psychiatrist position in the East Mental Health & Wellness Team (MHWT-E), based at Beam Park Health Centre, 2 Halewood Way, Rainham, RM13 8QZ.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 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 has also a daytime (9am - 5pm) Section 136 rota, with an approximate frequency of one day every three months. Main duties of the jobThe successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing care to adults with mental health needs who are registered with a GP Practice located in the eastern part of the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham (plus a small number of patients who reside in that part of the Borough but whose GP is elsewhere). The successful candidate will provide senior medical support to the team, and direct input on clinical cases. The consultant will be expected to provide guidance and supervision to the team, work directly with adult patients (and their families), and liaise as appropriate with other external mental health providers, and acute hospitals. About 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 posted09 October 2026Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary Full-time 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. Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCSTDesirableMasters or Doctorate degree. EssentialMastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in adults. Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCSTDesirableMasters or Doctorate degree. EssentialMastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in adults. Working with interpreters and translatorsDesirableAn awareness of NHS Plan, NSF, and clinical governance prioritiesDisclosure 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 TrustAddressBeam ParkRainhamEssexRM13 8QZUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameNELFT North East London Foundation TrustAddressBeam ParkRainhamEssexRM13 8QZUnited KingdomEmployer's website