Job overview
Join West London NHS Trust as a Consultant Psychiatrist in Dementia & Cognitive Health within the Older People’s Mental Health Service in Ealing. This exciting new post offers the opportunity to lead and shape a high-performing Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Service (CIDS), delivering high-quality, person-centred care to a diverse population. You will work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, contribute to ongoing service transformation, and engage in teaching, research, and quality improvement. This role is ideal for a motivated clinician with vision and leadership skills who is committed to improving outcomes for patients with dementia and addressing health inequalities.
Main duties of the job
Provide senior clinical leadership in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients with dementia, cognitive impairment and functional illness in older adults.
Lead on complex case discussions and deliver evidence-based care in line with NICE guidance.
Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and across services to ensure seamless, integrated care pathways.
Contribute to service development, clinical governance, quality improvement, and audit.
Supervise and support junior doctors, trainees, and other professionals, and contribute to teaching programmes.
Participate in the consultant on-call rota and fulfil Responsible Clinician duties where required.
Maintain high standards of professional practice including appraisal, CPD, and GMC revalidation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
- GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months
- Good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Desirable
- GMC Specialist Register (old age psychiatry or dual training in both adult and old age) or within six months
- Approved Clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- MRCPsych
- Additional clinical qualifications
Clinical knowledge
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills in assessment and treatment of older adults with mental health issues
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Excellent knowledge in speciality
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub- specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Other Requirements
Essential
- Commitment to and compliance with Trust values
Desirable
- Mobile and able to travel to Trust sites
Academic skills and lifelong learning
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Ability to work in and lead team
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Desirable
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement e.g. prizes or awards
- Evidence of improving patient outcomes through service change or audit
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This advert is for Old Age consultant Psychiatrist with West London NHS Trust in Southall, London, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Jul 2026.
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