# Consultant Psychiatrist - Learning Disability

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Dartford
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Psychiatry
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 2% on call plus London weighting £2,162 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-27T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-10T15:52:16.060Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Sidcup/Oxleas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Learning_Disabilities_Psychiatry/Learning_Disabilities_Psychiatry-v8148817
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8148817?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.oxleas.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust was formed in April 1995 and is a provider of Community and Hospital Mental Health and Learning Disability Services for Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley. It is a specialist provider of Forensic and Challenging Behaviour services for Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham, North Southwark, Bromley and Kent Prisons. Since 2010,

Oxleas also provides a range of physical health services to adults and children in the community in the boroughs of Bexley and Greenwich. These range from health visitors and community midwives working with the very young, to district nurses and therapists meeting the physical health needs of older people.

### Main duties of the job

Greenwich ALD – The post holder will be part of the Mental Health and Challenging Behaviour Team and will undertake clinical assessments of patients with mental health and contribute to care plans accordingly.

They will conduct a minimum of 4 Mental Health out-patient clinics per week. You will have a caseload of between 80 and 100 Mental Health (including Challenging Behaviour and Dementia). Diagnoses will include psychosis, anxiety, OCD, affective disorders, and dementia, autism, ADHD etc.

The ALD service - Provides specialist health care and services for people over the age of 18 with learning disabilities living in Greenwich, Bromley, and Bexley boroughs. The teams aim to provide high quality, evidence-based assessment, monitoring and intervention to support people with learning disabilities to become and stay well, independent and to live a meaningful life. Service users are empowered to be active participants in their own care and in service development.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full job description and person specification please view the attachments. The job description will provide the post holder with the full tasks and responsibilities of the roles. The person specifications will provide the post holder with the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required for the roles.

The successful candidate will join the pathway management team and support in the design and development of the pathway’s future. Applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly will be welcomed.

There is the possibility of a wider / senior clinical leadership role within the Adult Learning Disability Directorate and the organisation for experienced candidates.  Please call for further information.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Relevent Experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Inclusion or eligibility for inclusion on GMC's Specialist Register (CCT/equiv/CESR)

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1847)
- [approved rc checklist (pdf, 274.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10448285)
- [privacy notice for staff (pdf, 268.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1659)
- [revalidation information request letter (pdf, 519.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1965)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 712.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10448283)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 744.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10448284)
- [important additional information for candidates (please read carefully) (pdf, 160.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1656)

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