Consultant Psychiatrist – Wellingborough/East Northants CMHT: Sponsorship Available

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Job summary

Full time Consultant Psychiatrist.

The post holder will provide psychiatrist outpatient care for adults aged 18-65 in the Wellingborough and East Northants CMHT

Main duties of the job

o Provide clinical leadership to the team and take clinical responsibility for the assessment and treatment of patients as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team.

o Clinics for assessing new referrals, medication reviews for patients in the team and reviews.

o Supervision of MDT colleagues around cases they are managing

o Oversee the medication and care of patients in the depot and clozapine clinics

o Undertake Mental Health Act assessments on patients from within the sector

o Be the Responsible Clinician for patients detained under a Community Treatment Order

Person Specification

Behaviours and values

Essential

  • oIn good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
  • oDemonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
  • oAbility to work independently as well as part of A MDT
  • oAble to form a good working relationship with the peer group
  • oWillingness to undertake training and CPD in areas appropriate to this post
  • oAbility to work under pressure
  • oWillingness to participate in in-house training

Knowldege and Experience

Essential

  • oFull GMC Registration
  • oOn Specialist Register) for General Adult Psychiatry or eligible for inclusion within six months.
  • oApproval under Section12 of the Mental Health Act.
  • Approved Clinician status (? or eligible within six months- to match the specialist register requirement above)

Desirable

  • oAdditional Postgraduate Qualifications
  • oPublication of original research
  • oManagement training

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • oExcellent written and verbal communication skills
  • oEvidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
  • oAbility to present complex information to a variety of audiences including courts and tribunals
  • oAbility to motivate and develop other medical colleagues and other MDT members
  • oTo balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole
  • oAn understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate
  • oAble to meet duties under MHA and MCA
  • oPost holder will need to take initiative and work in a self-directed manner.

Desirable

  • oWide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
  • oAble to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
  • oExperienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation

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: 6 September 2026

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