# Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry - Bedford Recovery CMHT > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-general-adult-psychiatry-bedford-recovery-cmht/d2ec8b03-edb2-4c55-bcd5-a4bb6d47ad8c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-general-adult-psychiatry-bedford-recovery-cmht/d2ec8b03-edb2-4c55-bcd5-a4bb6d47ad8c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £109,725 - £145,478 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-07-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-11T14:12:27.927Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Bedford/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Adult_CMHT/Adult_CMHT-v8077078 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8077078?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Please refer to the attached JD&PS for The post-holder will: - Provide consultant leadership to the CPA recovery team. - Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and management of issues relating to mental and physical health for adults with acute and severe mental illness in the community (over 18 years) so that intensive and timely treatment can be delivered to prevent chronicity and dependency on psychiatric services. - Attend and be the clinical leader of weekly MDT meetings, supported by the team operational lead. - Provide clinical advice and guidance to primary care physicians to manage patients in the least restrictive environment - Undertake all work in the context of the recovery approach which is emphasised across the Trust, placing the service user at the centre of planning and decision making. ### Main duties of the job For a comprehensive and detailed overview of the primary responsibilities and expectations of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification (JD&PS) document. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a comprehensive and detailed overview of the primary responsibilities and expectations of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification (JD&PS) document. ## Job Details Please refer to the attached JD&PS for The post-holder will: Provide consultant leadership to the CPA recovery team. Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and management of issues relating to mental and physical health for adults with acute and severe mental illness in the community (over 18 years) so that intensive and timely treatment can be delivered to prevent chronicity and dependency on psychiatric services. Attend and be the clinical leader of weekly MDT meetings, supported by the team operational lead. Provide clinical advice and guidance to primary care physicians to manage patients in the least restrictive environment Undertake all work in the context of the recovery approach which is emphasised across the Trust, placing the service user at the centre of planning and decision making. ## Job Description For a comprehensive and detailed overview of the primary responsibilities and expectations of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification (JD&PS) document. ## Responsibilities For a comprehensive and detailed overview of the primary responsibilities and expectations of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification (JD&PS) document. ## Person Specification ### Teaching **Essential** - Experience in teaching junior staff - Good teaching and communication skills - Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates - Experience of teaching non-medical mental health professionals **Desirable** - Medical education qualification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Fully registered with the General Medical Council - Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT at time of interview). - Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines) - Eligible for Section 12 Approval (Mental Health Act)/ Approved Clinician or willing to apply for such approval once in post. **Desirable** - A higher degree such as MD or PhD ### Other Requirements **Essential** - UK driving licence **Desirable** - Car owner ### Research and Audit **Essential** - Experience of research work, especially in general hospital patients and / or patients with medically unexplained symptoms - Audit experience **Desirable** - Experience of grant-funded project work - Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Experience of clinical work in Acute Adult Psychiatry at SpR, SASG or consultant level within the last 3 years - Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act - Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices - Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry - Robust experience of working with severe and enduring mental illness and risk assessment, management **Desirable** - Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health - Experience of working at consultant level in a community environment. ### Clinical Skills and Supervision **Essential** - Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team and provide leadership for the team - Self-motivating and innovative - Expertise in risk assessment - Confident in therapeutic risk taking - Commitment to clinical governance **Desirable** - Experience in supervising trainee doctors and SAS doctors ### Organisational Skills / Abilities **Essential** - Leadership skills - Ability to work as a part of multidisciplinary, multi-model team - Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that - Consultation skills to services, teams and individuals - Commitment to working in multidisciplinary setting - Commitment to working with service users on service development **Desirable** - Formal leadership and management training - Experience of team /service leadership - Experience of organisational development work - Project management ability ## Documents - [elft strategy (pdf, 153.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1708) - [elft at a glance (pdf, 151.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1110) - [elft staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 920.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1111) - [trust demographic information (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1844) - [jd&ps - consultant psychiatrist - bedford recovery cmht (pdf, 864.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10368950) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.