Consultant Psychiatrist – Centralised Health Based Place of Safety

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Job summary

The CHBPoS Consultant will provide Consultant cover and clinical leadership to the CHBPoS.

Working alongside a broad range of clinical and management colleagues, the post holder will be a key link between the operational and clinical roles that sit within KMMH, as well providing leadership to a number of key external interfaces related to patient flow.

Main duties of the job

Providing Consultant cover for the patients in the CHBPoS

Providing clinical supervision to resident doctors covering the CHBPoS during the day time.

Advise on the policies relating to the provision of care by the place of safety service in KMMH.

Monitor Section 136 activity in relation to demand in the new CHBPoS and consideration of necessary resources.

Advising on how resources for the CHBPoS should be deployed to maximize quality, patient experience and flow across all areas of the care group. This includes supporting the Acute Clinical Director in cost improvement planning and quality assessing the impact of cost improvement schemes.

Proactively ensuring that the learning from serious incidents, near misses and complaints are considered in the running of the CHBPoS

Promoting a culture which values safety, effectiveness and automatic patient / carer engagement, which includes openness and responsibilities under the duty of candour.

Person Specification

Training, Qualifications and Registration

Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
  • On the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
  • Approved Clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
  • Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Desirable

  • Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
  • MRCPsych
  • Additional clinical qualifications
  • In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Excellent knowledge in specialty
  • Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
  • Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
  • Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
  • Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA

Desirable

  • Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

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).

Closing Date: 2 August 2026

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