Job summary
- Main area
- Community Psychaitry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (Plus on-call rota)
- Job ref
- 277-7373440-LK
- Employer
- Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ferryview Health Centre
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Plus £2162 LW and 1% On-call allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Consultant Psychiatrist ADAPT, Greenwich East
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our ADAPT, East team.
The post holder will be Consultant Psychiatrist to the Greenwich East Anxiety, Depression, Personality Disorders and Trauma Team (ADAPT) with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.
The Greenwich ADAPT Team was formed as part of the reconfiguration of Community Mental Health Services that occurred in September 2015. The reconfiguration of Community Services was part of the directorate’s plan to ensure efficient delivery of mental health services whilst delivering high quality care.
Main duties of the job
· Anxiety, Depression, Personality Disorders and Trauma Team (ADAPT) provides care and treatment for service users who are diagnosed with Schizophrenia or Bi-Polar Affective Disorder.
· The services aim to be flexible, accessible and available outside of standard working hours. The Pathways of care aim to offer individuals choice and involvement regarding their treatment, actively encouraging their participation in the planning and implementation of their care.
· The Trust provides services to a richly diverse population; the locality teams will work with service users and carers in their community to ensure that the care and support provided is sensitive and appropriate to their needs.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures.
To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder, operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and to submit this promptly to the informatics team.
To participate in service and business planning activity for the team and as appropriate for the whole mental health service.
To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
Person specification
MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Essential criteria
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Full GMC Registration
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration
AC Status
Essential criteria
- AC Status
Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Essential criteria
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Kemi Mateola
- Job title
- Consultant Psychiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01689 368693
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