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An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Consultant Psychiatrist in Community General Adult Psychiatry to join a well-established Community Mental Health Team in Greater London on a 0.4 WTE basis.

This role is ideal for a consultant seeking flexible working while maintaining senior clinical responsibility, leadership involvement, and contribution to service development. The post holder will provide consultant-level clinical care, perform Responsible Clinician (RC) duties, and provide professional supervision within a supportive, multidisciplinary environment.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide consultant psychiatric input to a defined community caseload.
• Act as a Responsible Clinician (RC) for patients under the care of the Community Mental Health Team.
• Assess new patients and oversee assessments conducted by other team members.
• Deliver diagnosis, formulation, medication management, and risk assessment using a biopsychosocial model.
• Maintain senior medical responsibility for CPA and non-CPA patients.
• Conduct domiciliary visits, including urgent assessments when required.
• Liaise closely with inpatient services to facilitate timely admission and discharge planning.

Multidisciplinary & Service Working

• Participate fully in multidisciplinary team meetings and collaborative care planning.
• Work closely with crisis services, liaison psychiatry, AMHP services, and forensic teams.
• Support patient flow by actively reviewing the caseload and facilitating discharge.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of community mental health services.

Leadership, Supervision & Governance

• Provide professional supervision and mentoring to junior medical staff.
• Ensure junior doctors comply with working time and contractual requirements.
• Participate in service planning, business development, and management activities.
• Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation in electronic patient record systems.
• Participate in appraisal, job planning, and revalidation processes.
• Engage in clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement activity.

Teaching, Research & CPD

• Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
• Participate in research, service evaluation, and clinical audit.
• Attend and contribute to academic and CPD programmes.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Registration

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Complete registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a licence to practise.
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register (or within six months of eligibility).
• Approved Clinician (AC) status (or ability to achieve within 3 months).
• Section 12(2) approval (or ability to achieve within 3 months).
• Minimum 1 year of NHS experience.

Desirable

• MRCPsych or equivalent.
• Higher qualification in medical education, research, or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications.

Clinical Skills & Experience

Essential

• Excellent clinical knowledge and skills in adult community psychiatry.
• Strong ability to manage complex presentations and clinical uncertainty.
• Competence in applying the biopsychosocial model.
• Ability to fulfil duties under the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable

• Broad specialist or subspecialist experience in community mental health services.

Academic, Leadership & Professional Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work independently and lead within a multidisciplinary team.
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit, CPD, and service evaluation.
• Ability to appraise and apply clinical evidence.
• Commitment to shared leadership and service improvement.

Desirable

• Experience leading audits resulting in service change.
• Research experience, publications, or teaching leadership.