NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor Mental Health

The closing date is 04 May 2026

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Job summary

This is a new full-time substantive post with 8 Direct Clinical Contact sessions (DCC) and 2 Supporting Professional Activities sessions (SPAs) across five days (10 sessions). The purpose of this job description is to outline the level of responsibility and accountability of this post. This will ensure that all work undertaken by our staff is clearly identified and carried out under clear lines of accountability.

Main duties of the job

Conduct comprehensive assessments of inpatients, including mental state, physical health, risk, and diagnostic formulation. Manage psychiatric emergencies, including patients under Section 136, with senior support available as required. Prescribe and monitor pharmacological treatments; contribute to psychosocial care planning under consultant supervision. Participate in safety huddles, risk formulation, clinical reviews, team meetings, and contribute to patient-centred multidisciplinary care. Provide clinical leadership in the absence of more senior doctors and support junior medical staff as needed.

About us

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Details

Date posted

15 April 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£61,542 to £99,216 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

3ML-000389

Job locations

Goodmayes Hospital

Ilford

Essex

IG3 8XJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

 

Psychiatry Specialty Doctor

Mental Health Crisis Assessment Hub

Goodmayes Hospital

  1. whole time equivalent post

 

JOB TITLE: Adult Psychiatry Specialty Doctor for 24 hour Mental Health Crisis Assessment Hub

CONTRACT: Full time 1.0 WTE

Permanent or fixed term as preferred

BASE: Block 8, Goodmayes Hospital, Barley Lane, London IG3 8XJ

 

This post is for a Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry working in the Mental Health Crisis Assessment and therapeutic space within the Acute and Rehabilitation Directorate (ARD) in NELFT based at Goodmayes Hospital; Barley Lane; Ilford; IG3 8XJ.

This is a new full-time substantive post with 8 Direct Clinical Contact sessions (DCC) and 2 Supporting Professional Activities sessions (SPAs) across five days (10 sessions).

The purpose of this job description is to outline the level of responsibility and accountability of this post. This will ensure that all work undertaken by our staff is clearly identified and carried out under clear lines of accountability.

 

The post does not currently include on call responsibilities however, there is an out of hours rota that you are welcome to join for ad hoc out of hours shifts paid at bank rates.

If Section 12 approved, there is an expectation that the post holder will join a rota for all Section 12 approved doctors in the Trust to be available for assessments of patients detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act, during normal working hours. This will entail being available to attend the Section 136 suite at Goodmayes Hospital on approximately 2-3 days per year.

The post holder will support the Consultant Psychiatrist and multidisciplinary team in delivering high-quality care within the Crisis Hub. Working both independently and collaboratively, they will contribute to clinical decision-making, supervise junior colleagues, and liaise with health and social care professionals. The role involves direct patient care for adults in crisis and engagement with families, as well as coordination with external mental health services and acute hospitals. The post holder will be based at a designated doctor’s desk in Block 8, Goodmayes Hospital. The post holder will have access to a designated doctor’s desk based in block 8 on the Goodmayes Hospital site.

Job description

Job responsibilities

 

Psychiatry Specialty Doctor

Mental Health Crisis Assessment Hub

Goodmayes Hospital

  1. whole time equivalent post

 

JOB TITLE: Adult Psychiatry Specialty Doctor for 24 hour Mental Health Crisis Assessment Hub

CONTRACT: Full time 1.0 WTE

Permanent or fixed term as preferred

BASE: Block 8, Goodmayes Hospital, Barley Lane, London IG3 8XJ

 

This post is for a Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry working in the Mental Health Crisis Assessment and therapeutic space within the Acute and Rehabilitation Directorate (ARD) in NELFT based at Goodmayes Hospital; Barley Lane; Ilford; IG3 8XJ.

This is a new full-time substantive post with 8 Direct Clinical Contact sessions (DCC) and 2 Supporting Professional Activities sessions (SPAs) across five days (10 sessions).

The purpose of this job description is to outline the level of responsibility and accountability of this post. This will ensure that all work undertaken by our staff is clearly identified and carried out under clear lines of accountability.

 

The post does not currently include on call responsibilities however, there is an out of hours rota that you are welcome to join for ad hoc out of hours shifts paid at bank rates.

If Section 12 approved, there is an expectation that the post holder will join a rota for all Section 12 approved doctors in the Trust to be available for assessments of patients detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act, during normal working hours. This will entail being available to attend the Section 136 suite at Goodmayes Hospital on approximately 2-3 days per year.

The post holder will support the Consultant Psychiatrist and multidisciplinary team in delivering high-quality care within the Crisis Hub. Working both independently and collaboratively, they will contribute to clinical decision-making, supervise junior colleagues, and liaise with health and social care professionals. The role involves direct patient care for adults in crisis and engagement with families, as well as coordination with external mental health services and acute hospitals. The post holder will be based at a designated doctor’s desk in Block 8, Goodmayes Hospital. The post holder will have access to a designated doctor’s desk based in block 8 on the Goodmayes Hospital site.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registration with the GMC with a licence to practice.
  • Section 12 Approval or a commitment to work towards this.

Experience

Essential

  • At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed .
  • term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registration with the GMC with a licence to practice.
  • Section 12 Approval or a commitment to work towards this.

Experience

Essential

  • At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed .
  • term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Goodmayes Hospital

Ilford

Essex

IG3 8XJ


Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Goodmayes Hospital

Ilford

Essex

IG3 8XJ


Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

AMD

Yasmin Sultana

yasmin.sultana@nelft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

15 April 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£61,542 to £99,216 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

3ML-000389

Job locations

Goodmayes Hospital

Ilford

Essex

IG3 8XJ


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