# Consultant Psychiatrist for People with Intellectual Disability

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** London
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Psychiatry
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 PA
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-17T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-19T09:33:17.295Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Clapham/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Adult_Mental_Health/Adult_Mental_Health-v8074722
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8074722?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is an established consultant post in the Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability. This post has become available as the previous post holder will be leaving the trust.

The successful candidate will work with multidisciplinary colleagues in the Bedfordshire and Luton Learning Disability Service, to provide a specialist mental health service to adults with learning disability in the Bedford Borough.

### Main duties of the job

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### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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## Job Details

This is an established consultant post in the Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability. This post has become available as the previous post holder will be leaving the trust.

The successful candidate will work with multidisciplinary colleagues in the Bedfordshire and Luton Learning Disability Service, to provide a specialist mental health service to adults with learning disability in the Bedford Borough.

## Job Description

For details of main duties of the job role, please refer to the job description and person specification.

## Responsibilities

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## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

**Desirable**

- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
- Additional clinical qualifications.

### Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

**Essential**

- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Ability to work in and lead team
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes

**Desirable**

- 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 or improved outcomes to patients

### Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

**Essential**

- 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

**Desirable**

- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

## 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)
- [consultant psychiatrist for people with intellectual disability (pdf, 968.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10366273)

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