Consultant in Adult Psychiatry - Dunstable CMHT | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 27 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Location: | Dunstable, LU6 1LP |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7300951/363-MRLB7300951 |
Summary
Dunstable Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) has undergone a process of transformation/ redesign in order to focus on providing prompt assessment and intervention at the point of need. By separating out some of the functions of a traditional CMHT, the new structure will additionally allow more of a focus on recovery for those with enduring mental health problems and those accessing CPA, within a linked recovery service.
Community mental healthcare will increasingly be provided closer to home, within primary care networks.
Dunstable CMHT has the following structure:
Closing date: 27th July 2025
Interview date (AAC panel):13th August 2025
Front-end blended teams with triage function + Providing care for complex patients not on CPA (PCN Case load)
Managing recovery-focused care of individuals on CPA. (Recovery Case load)
ADHD Case Load
The post-holder will provide clinical leadership to a community mental health team serving adults with acute and severe mental illness. Key responsibilities include:
• Leading the Dunstable team and weekly MDT meetings.
• Conducting assessments, diagnoses, and treatment planning with a focus on recovery-oriented care.
• Offering clinical guidance to GPs and collaborating with crisis, inpatient, and specialist teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Fulfilling responsibilities under the Mental Health Act, including duties as an Approved Clinician and Section 12-approved psychiatrist.
• Ensuring performance targets (KPIs) are met and working towards HTAS accreditation.
• Supervising junior staff, delivering training, and leading quality improvement and audit activities.
• Participating in the consultant duty rota and engaging in regular appraisal and job planning.
• Candidates must be fully GMC registered with either a CCT or equivalent (Article 14), and have s12 approval.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
For a detailed description of main duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
This advert closes on Sunday 27 Jul 2025