ConsultantPsychiatryPermanent

Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry (West End PCN)

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

London

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

No

Trust type

Foundation

Posted

3 weeks ago

About the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Consultant Psychiatrist to join us, forming part of a high-calibre consultant peer group in the heart of London and working in an established multidisciplinary Community Mental Health Team in South Westminster.

This is a full time, existing and established substantive post within the South Westminster Mental Health Hub and, in particular, the West End Community Mental Health PCN team. The post holder will have consultant and RC responsibility for service users in West End PCN team.

Job Description RC pending

Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry (West End PCN)

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

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AAC - 28-May-2026

o Provide senior medical responsibility for the patients managed by the team and to support and contain all members of the multidisciplinary teamo Support recruitment and ensure optimal retention of team members and uphold moraleo Ensure good service quality and performanceo Ensure GPs and primary care clinicians are supported to provide mental health careo Optimise links with voluntary sector partners to support patient careo Ensure training needs of psychiatry trainees and medical students are met as well as supporting training of other junior clinical staff

Westminster is an inner London borough with a highly diverse population and some of the widest health inequalities in London, encompassing both areas of significant affluence and areas of marked deprivation. Mental health need is high, and there is strong system-level commitment to sustained investment in adult mental health services.Adult mental health services in Westminster provide a comprehensive range of community and inpatient care for working-age adults. Separate services are commissioned for older adult services. Community mental health services in Westminster are structured into two integrated Mental Health Hubs (North and South), which together provide borough-wide coverage. Each hub supports the full continuum of mental health need, from early intervention and brief input through to the care of people with complex and enduring difficulties.Within each hub, services are organised into PCN-aligned functional teams, supported by shared multidisciplinary resources. Each hub brings together, within a single structure, a wide range of professionals including consultants, non medical clinicians, psychologists, therapists, social workers, primary care mental health practitioners, care navigators, and graduate mental health workers.Within the South Westminster Mental Health Hub, provision is divided into two PCN-aligned teams:o West End PCN Team (this job)o Victoria PCN Team

Person specification

Essential

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
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
Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Approved under S12
Excellent knowledge in specialty
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Ability to use public transport (for travel to see patients if indicated).
Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
Participated in continuous professional development
Participated in research or service evaluation.
Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
Has actively participated in clinical audit.

Desirable

Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
Additional clinical qualifications.
MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.

Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.

Has led clinical audits leading to service change.