Community Old Age Consultant Psychiatrist Havering


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£113,565 to £150,565 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Romford, RM3 0QA
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	11 Sept 2026
Closing date:	9 Oct 2026

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Summary

Main responsibilities The post holder will be a Consultant Psychiatrist committed to establishing a culture of care and collaborative working in the team. You will be expected to provide clinical leadership and supervision to the team, work directly with adult patients and their families and liaise as appropriate with inpatient, crisis and other community consultant psychiatrists. You will also develop links across the whole mental health pathway and primary care networks in Havering to continually improve services for our communities. The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing care to older adults with mental health needs who are registered with a GP Practice located in the central part of the London Borough of Havering (plus a small number of patients who reside in that part of the Borough but whose GP is elsewhere). This roughly equates to residents of the Electoral Wards named Brooklands, Romford Town, Squirrel’s Heath, Emerson Park, St Andrew’s, and Hylands as indicated on the borough map in Section 3.1 below. Supervision responsibilities for the Specialty Doctor and the Core Trainee will be divided between the Consultants in the Team. The Medical staffing in the team consists of: • 3 whole time equivalent (wte) Consultants + 1 x 0.6 (wte) Consultant General Duties Organise and prioritise own and team workload in line with Trust protocols. Ensure effective clinical and team-level risk management. Training & Supervision Provide clinical supervision and education to team doctors, promoting high standards of care. Maintain personal professional development and support a culture of lifelong learning. Undertake regular appraisal and maintain a personal development plan. Facilitate integration of new staff and support team-wide training initiatives. Education Deliver in-service teaching to medical students, trainees, and multidisciplinary team members. Administration Complete all patient-related administrative tasks accurately and promptly. Use the Trust’s electronic case record system effectively. Management Collaborate with the team manager and senior colleagues to ensure safe, high-quality care through clinical governance. Act as line manager for resident doctors. Leadership Contribute to service development, business planning, and clinical leadership within the service and directorate. Demonstrate leadership to foster effective teamwork and positive relationships across the Trust. Promote integrated care and a supportive team culture. Participate in Trust-wide mental health strategy and advocate for co-production in service development. Share knowledge and best practice based on current research and evidence. Communication Communicate effectively with colleagues, senior managers, and clinical leads. Convey complex patient information clearly to support collaborative decision-making. • 1 x 0.8 (wte) Consultant + 1 x 0.4 (wte) Consultant in Memory Services • 1 wte SAS Doctor • 2 whole time equivalent (wte) Core/GP Trainees We receive Year 4 medical students on clinical placement from Barts & The London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) as well as Physician Associate students from QMUL and Anglia Ruskin University. There are opportunities for consultants to take an active role in teaching in terms of clinical curriculum delivery as well as delivering lectures and acting as examiners in the Clinical Examinations at QMUL. Who to contact for informal inquiries: Associate Medical Director: Dr Olumide Adeotoye Olumide.Adeotoye@nelft.nhs.uk Deputy Chief Medical Officer: Dr Sarah Dracass Sarah.Dracass@nelft.nhs.uk Medical Staffing: medicalstaffinghr@nelft.nhs.uk

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