Consultant Psychiatrist in Older Adults Inpatient and Liaison Service

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Consultant Psychiatrist to join us in the heart of London!

This is a new 10 PA substantive consultant post in Old Age Psychiatry, developed in response to changes within the Older Adults inpatient service and the wider transformation of older adult mental health services across Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea. The post combines responsibility for Kershaw Ward with dedicated older adult consultant input into the Liaison Psychiatry Service at St Mary’s Hospital, creating a unique opportunity to work across inpatient and acute hospital settings while contributing to the future development of services for older adults.

Description RC pending

Main duties of the job

Provide senior medical responsibility for the assessment and management of patients on Kershaw Ward (currently 6 bedded unit) and liaison service in St Mary’s Hospital psychiatric liaison service with a particular emphasis on older adult patients as part of older adult transformation. The post will comprise approximately two days inpatient work, two days liaison work on one day supporting professional activities, depending on clinical need.

Act as Clinical supervisor to 1 CT resident doctor and 1 SASG doctor (Kershaw Ward) as well as one CT resident doctor (St Mary’s Liaison, pending training scheme approval)

Provide oversight of and contribution to robust care planning, risk assessment and risk management processes.

Support recruitment and ensure optimal retention of team members and uphold morale.

Ensure good service quality and performance.

Ensure training needs of psychiatry trainees and medical students. are met as well as supporting training of other junior clinical staffEnsure own CPD.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
  • Medical Degree

Desirable

  • Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
  • Relevant higher degree (e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
  • MRCPsych

ELIGIBILITY

Essential

  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
  • Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
  • Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
  • Approved under S12

Desirable

  • In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Experience of assessing and treating older adult patients in acute and community psychiatric settings
  • Experience in leading a multidisciplinary team
  • 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
  • Demonstrate the leadership skills required to function successfully as a Consultant Psychiatrist
  • IT skills relevant to working in a modern NHS environment

Desirable

  • Knowledge of recent developments and drug advances in old age psychiatry
  • Knowledge of key issues associated with the development of Acute older Adult Health Services
  • Knowledge of NHS planning and commissioning processes

TRANSPORT

Essential

  • Ability to use public transport (for travel to see patients if indicated).

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: 9 August 2026

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