Job Summary
Join West London NHS Trust as a Consultant Psychiatrist in Dementia & Cognitive Health within the Older People's Mental Health Service in Ealing. This exciting new post offers the opportunity to lead and shape a high-performing Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Service (CIDS), delivering high-quality, person-centred care to a diverse population. You will work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, contribute to ongoing service transformation, and engage in teaching, research, and quality improvement. This role is ideal for a motivated clinician with vision and leadership skills who is committed to improving outcomes for patients with dementia and addressing health inequalities.

Main Duties of the Job

• Provide senior clinical leadership in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients with dementia, cognitive impairment and functional illness in older adults.
• Lead on complex case discussions and deliver evidence-based care in line with NICE guidance.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and across services to ensure seamless, integrated care pathways.
• Contribute to service development, clinical governance, quality improvement, and audit.
• Supervise and support junior doctors, trainees, and other professionals, and contribute to teaching programmes.
• Participate in the consultant on-call rota and fulfil Responsible Clinician duties where required.
• Maintain high standards of professional practice including appraisal, CPD, and GMC revalidation.

About Us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m. The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'. The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Details
Date posted: 03 July 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year, Per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 222-MED-578
Job locations: Ealing SOAMHS, London, W3 8PH, United Kingdom

Job Responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential
  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Desirable
  • Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
  • MRCPsych
  • Additional clinical qualifications

Eligibility

• Essential
  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
  • GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months
  • Good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Desirable
  • GMC Specialist Register (old age psychiatry or dual training in both adult and old age) or within six months
  • Approved Clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
  • Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning

• Essential
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
  • Ability to work in and lead team
  • Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
  • Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
  • Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
• Desirable
  • Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
  • Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement e.g. prizes or awards
  • Evidence of improving patient outcomes through service change or audit

Clinical Knowledge

• Essential
  • Excellent clinical skills in assessment and treatment of older adults with mental health issues
  • Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
  • Excellent knowledge in speciality
• Desirable
  • Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Other Requirements

• Essential
  • Commitment to and compliance with Trust values
• Desirable
  • Mobile and able to travel to Trust sites

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: West London NHS Trust
Address: Ealing SOAMHS, London, W3 8PH, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer Contact Details
For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant Dr Sofia Zarate Escudero
Email: sofia.zarateescudero@nhs.net