# Specialist Grade Doctor Bedford Recovery CMHT

> 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
- **Location:** Adult Mental Health Services - Tower Hamlets Directorate
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Psychiatry
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £104,401 - £115,341 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-18T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-04T11:02:05.427Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Bedford/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Adult_CMHT/Adult_CMHT-v8250782
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8250782?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The post holder will support the multidisciplinary team in the management of patients subject to CPA, as envisaged in relevant NICE Guidance. The post-holder will work with an MDT including pharmacy, psychology, social work, CPN colleagues, and trainees. Post holder will clinically lead a sub-team within this service, overseeing the delivery of care under CPA for a cohort of patients registered with certain primary care clinical networks.

### Main duties of the job

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.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As above

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of clinical work in Acute Adult Psychiatry at SpR, SASG or consultant level within the last 3 years

**Desirable**

- Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Fully registered with the General Medical Council

**Desirable**

- A higher degree such as MD or PhD

## Documents

- [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)
- [specialist dr- recovery bedford (pdf, 832.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10563079)

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