NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Specialty Doctor, general adult psychiatry, Waltham Forest
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Specialty Doctor, General Adult Psychiatry, Waltham Forest Mental Health & Wellness Team
Contract: Fixed Term 3 Months from November 2026
Base: Jane Atkinson Centre, 714, Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 3ED
This post is for a 4 Programmed Activities (4 PAs) fixed term Specialty Doctor with the Waltham Forest Mental Health and Wellness Team Central based at Jane Atkinson Centre, 714 Forest Road, E17 3ED.
This is a 3 months fixed term post for 4 Programmed Activities to cover a part time vacancy of a Resident Doctor, higher (ST) training.
Purpose of the Job Description
The purpose of this job description is to outline the level of responsibility and accountability of this post. This will ensure that all work undertaken by our staff is clearly identified and carried out under clear lines of accountability.
Expectations of the Post Holder
The expectation of the post holder will be to support their team, department and organisation to follow the Trust’s Values in their day-to-day work.
- We are kind
- We are respectful
- We work with our communities
The postholder will work within the Waltham Forest Mental Health & Wellness Team Central. Duties will include the clinical psychiatric assessment of patients referred to the service and patients already on the caseload; thorough evaluation of patient’s clinical needs; risk assessment; safeguarding; clinical documentation and correspondence; collaborative work with care coordinators and all members of the MDT; liaison with GPs and all relevant services concerned with patient care. Supervision will be provided by Dr Ragini Motwani. Additional guidance will also be available from other medical and clinical members of the team.
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Main Responsibilities
- To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others’ workload in the day-to-day allocation of work.
- To deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff.
- To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.
- To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
- To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust’s risk register.
Clinical Skills
- To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for their own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols.
- The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice from the General Medical Council (GMC).
- Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in-house training programmes.
- To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to clients/patients.
- To be able to assess and develop care plans to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes.
- To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.
- To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life.
- To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature, and peer review.
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Training & Supervision
- To act as clinical supervisor to junior colleagues (FY/CT/GPVTS/ST), providing effective education, facilitating their development, and promoting high standards of medical care.
- Ensure junior colleagues are actively supported to enable them to achieve their learning needs.
- To ensure own continued professional development and support a culture of lifelong learning in self and others.
- To undertake, and assist in the planning of, own mandatory training and workshops.
- To undertake a regular appraisal, developing a personal development plan that includes clinical competencies reflecting the health needs of the local population, and relates to Trust strategy.
- To support new staff and their integration within the team.
- To support training as part of the role including changes to professional development and implementation of new policies and guidelines.
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