Job description

Job responsibilities

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 [email protected]

Deputy Chief Medical Officer: Dr Sarah Dracass [email protected]

Medical Staffing: [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Inclusion in/eligibility for the Specialist Register for Psychiatry (or within 6 months of CCT)
• Approved Clinician status/ eligibility

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification

Experience

Essential

• Comprehensive understanding of biological, psychological, and social determinants of mental health disorders.
• A range of evidence-based treatment approaches for people with frailty and in Old Age.
• Awareness of NHS and NELFT strategic priorities and clinical governance.

Desirable

• An understanding of systemic leadership principles.
• Working knowledge of quality improvement methodology

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

Harold Wood Clinic

Romford

Greater London

RM3 0QA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Workflow Coordinator will work as an integral member of the Basildon and Wickford Integrated Community Team, providing comprehensive coordination and administrative support across a range of clinical and operational functions. The role is central to ensuring effective referral management, workflow and care coordination within adult community health services.

The post holder will coordinate and monitor referrals received by the service, ensuring they are appropriately managed, allocated and actioned in collaboration with clinical colleagues. They will work closely with Operational Leads, Clinical Leads, Community Teams and Complex Case Managers to support timely assessments, interventions and follow-up care, helping to optimise patient outcomes and reduce avoidable hospital admissions.

A key aspect of the role involves coordinating multidisciplinary team and case management meetings. Responsibilities include scheduling meetings across GP practices and partner organisations, preparing agendas, circulating information in advance, recording formal minutes, maintaining action logs and ensuring agreed actions are completed. The post holder will be responsible for maintaining accurate and contemporaneous records across relevant IT systems and databases.

The Workflow Coordinator will provide a central communication and liaison function for service users receiving coordinated care. This includes working collaboratively with primary care, secondary care, social care, ambulance services, voluntary sector providers, carers and other professionals involved in care delivery. The post holder will ensure that information is communicated effectively and confidentially, supporting integrated working across organisational boundaries.

The role requires advanced organisational and IT skills, including the use of Microsoft Office applications, patient record systems, workforce management systems and reporting tools. The post holder will contribute to service monitoring through data collection, report generation, audit support and the analysis of caseload and performance information to support service improvement initiatives.

The successful candidate will demonstrate professionalism, initiative and flexibility, maintaining high standards of administration and customer service while managing competing priorities within a busy and dynamic healthcare environment.

NELFT places a great deal of importance on ensuring all new starters receive a supportive and comprehensive introduction to the Trust. All new starters join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a structured induction programme of up to two weeks. This includes mandatory training, systems training and the provision of required equipment.

New colleagues will also have the opportunity to meet members of the Executive Team and senior leaders, while attending sessions focused on staff engagement, health and wellbeing, equality and diversity, and key organisational processes.

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period unless currently undertaking a probationary period or employed on the Trust bank.

This post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement (Fringe Zone), which covers areas just outside the M25, including parts of Essex, Kent, Hertfordshire and Surrey.

The Fringe Zone weighting is 5% of basic salary, subject to the nationally agreed minimum and maximum payments and applied on a pro-rata basis for part-time staff.

Joining #TeamNELFT means becoming part of a welcoming, inclusive and supportive organisation. We are proud to be CQC rated Good and are committed to delivering outstanding care experiences for our communities. NELFT provides a wide range of community and mental health services across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway, supporting people to receive high-quality care closer to home.

We are recognised for our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of our staff wellbeing initiatives. NELFT is a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, a Working Families Top Employer, and holds Carers UK accreditation in recognition of our support for working carers.

At NELFT, we are committed to creating a compassionate, inclusive and supportive culture where staff feel valued, respected and empowered to achieve their full potential. Through strong leadership, development opportunities and staff networks, we strive to ensure that when our staff thrive, our patients receive the very best care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please see attached Job Description

Experience

Essential

• Please see attached Job Description

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

Craylands Clinic

Basildon

Essex

SS14 3RR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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