COMMUNITY ADULT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST

Post and Specialty: This post is for an Adult Consultant Psychiatrist position in the North Mental Health & Wellness Team (MHWT-N), based at Becontree Centre, 508 Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 3JL

This is a 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) with 7.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). The purpose of this job description is to outline the level of responsibility and accountability of this post. This will ensure that all work undertaken by our staff is clearly identified and carried out under clear lines of accountability.

This is a well-established post that has been vacant due to the previous consultant leaving the organisation. 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, substantive, full-time post - 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) post with 7.5 Direct 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