Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor in Adult Psychiatry
The closing date is 23 November 2026

Job summary
The CPT provides a flexible service to all adults within the psychosis clusters who currently require secondary community mental health care in the locality. The post holder will be responsible for service users who fulfil the agreed inclusion criteria who live in the London Borough of Greenwich.

Main duties of the job

• To support the consultant and multi-disciplinary teams in providing and developing an effective Service. To run clinics in the community, to allow time for emergency patients and home visits when required
• To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
• To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly to the Information Department, in keeping with trust policies and procedures.
• To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
• To participate in annual appraisal.
• To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme and teaching with Social Care, Acute and Community Paediatrics, junior psychiatric staff and local GPs.
• To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval as required, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.

About us
At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.

Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts.

"We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it's a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it's a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people's lives." Ify Okocha, Chief Executive

Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Specialty Doctor
Salary: £63,696 to £102,689 a year plus £2,162 London weighting
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 277-8411755-LK
Job locations: 68 The Heights, Charlton, London, SE7 8JH, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Oxleas has a successful Medical Education Team that supports high quality training for doctors and we recognise that SAS doctors make significant contributions to the advancement of psychiatry in areas of education, leadership, research and governance. We would expect a SAS doctor to promote, participate in individual and team learning and contribute to educational events for patients.

Person Specification

• Fully registered with the GMC with a license to practice at the time of appointment (Essential)
• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification (Essential)
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment (Essential)
• Excellent knowledge in specialty (Essential)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address: 68 The Heights, Charlton, London, SE7 8JH, United Kingdom
Employer's website: http://oxleas.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Consultant Psychiatrist and ACD, Dr Jonathan West, jonathan.west4@nhs.net, 02083195500

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