Specialty Doctor in Adult Psychiatry – Greenwich West ICMP | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	17 June 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£59,175 - £95,400 per annum, plus London weighting £2,162 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	27 July 2025
Location:	Charlton, SE98JH
Company:	Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7285475/277-7285475-TS

Summary

The ICMP Team provides a flexible service to all adults within the psychosis clusters who currently require secondary community mental health care in the locality. The post holder will work closely with the Consultant Psychiatrist for ICMP who is responsible for service users who fulfil the agreed inclusion criteria who live in the London Borough of Greenwich.

The caseload of patients includes all those diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder with psychotic symptoms as well as the various ICD -10 defined Psychotic Disorders.

· To support the consultant and multi-disciplinary teams in providing and developing an effective Service.To run clinics in the community, to allow time for emergency patients and home visits when required

· To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.

· To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly to the Information Department, in keeping with trust policies and procedures.

· To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.

· To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme and teaching with Social Care, Acute and Community Paediatrics, junior psychiatric staff and local GPs.

· To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval as required, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.

· To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation.

· Provide clinical cover for medical colleagues during annual leave, sickness, study leave and participate in cross borough cover arrangements if necessary.

At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.

Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts.

“We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it’s a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it’s a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people’s lives.”

Ify Okocha

Chief Executive

Our focus is on ensuring that the huge contribution of SAS Doctors is valued and their personal development prioritised. Here are a few of the ways Oxleas recognises this:
• After joining Oxleas you will be welcomed by our SAS Tutor, with a personal meeting to discuss your development needs and how Oxleas can help.
• You will have access to wide range of training and development days in Oxleas, and across the other South London NHS Trusts, which are specifically for SAS Doctors.
• Anyone considering a CESR application will receive support from Oxleas and we are proud to have had successful applicants with several SAS Doctors who are currently in the process of applying.
• Recently introduced in Oxleas is that all substantive SAS doctors with seven or more years' in the grade will be eligible for two additional days of annual leave per annum.


This advert closes on Monday 14 Jul 2025

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