# Consultant Psychiatrist Community Recovery Team South > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-community-recovery-team-south/93a3c615-bfb6-4f45-b3dd-a8e8a8c25a95 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-community-recovery-team-south/93a3c615-bfb6-4f45-b3dd-a8e8a8c25a95.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Adult Mental Health Services - Tower Hamlets Directorate - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-05T16:13:19.532Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8327821 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8327821?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Community Recovery Teams (CRT) in Newham are expanding from six whole time consultants to eight. This is one of two newly created post in an expanded service. The post offers a rare opportunity to work in a continuity model, working across both inpatients and the community providing greater continuity of care. ### Main duties of the job To provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and medical management of patients, by delivering the following interventions: - Comprehensive psychiatric assessments, with development of care plans, taking into account patients’ capabilities, strengths and resilience - Mental state examination - Clinical diagnosis - Initiation and reviews of pharmacological treatments - To lead multi-disciplinary assessment, formulation and management of individual’s risk. - Physical health assessments - Referrals to other services (medical referrals, diagnostic tests, forensic services) - Liaison with GP, community and forensic services. - Reviews of clinical progress and care plans - Assessment of readiness for transfer to less restrictive setting and discharge planning. - Safeguarding planning processes - Consultation and liaison with families and carers. - Liaison with the criminal justice system, police, Courts and probation when required for the care and management of patients. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information relating to this vacancy please see attached job description and person specification. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Excellent knowledge of operation of acute adult and older adult mental health service - An understanding of relevant Government guidelines, targets and legislation - Understanding of social care structures relevant to older adults - Excellent knowledge of mental health and capacity law, in particular application of the MCA 2005 ### Qualifications **Essential** - 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 (older adult or dual older adult/adult) - Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment - MRCPsych or equivalent - Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment **Desirable** - Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. ### Skills/Abilities **Essential** - Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team - Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge - Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty - Ability and commitment to work with service users in service development and delivery **Desirable** - Formal leadership/management training ### Clinical experinece **Essential** - Excellent experience of operation of older adult mental health service - Assessment and treatment of a wide range of mental health and psychological disorders with evidence-based interventions - Assessment of cognitive impairment and diagnosis of dementia and delirium **Desirable** - Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service - Experience of contributing and/or leading on service planning, development and management ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 352.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10650390) - [elft at a glance (pdf, 151.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1110) - [elft strategy 2026 (pdf, 421.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3090) - [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) ## 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.