CMHT Consultant Psychiatrists [North and South]

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Job summary

Consultant Psychiatrist – Community Mental Health Team (CMHT)

We are seeking two enthusiastic and compassionate Consultant Psychiatrists to join our CMHT’s (North and South). You will provide high-quality psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for adults with complex mental health needs, working within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

The role offers opportunities to influence service development, provide clinical leadership, supervise junior doctors, and contribute to teaching and quality improvement. We are committed to flexible working, professional development, and delivering person-centred, recovery-focused care.

If you are a motivated clinician with excellent leadership and communication skills who is passionate about improving mental health outcomes, we would welcome your application.

Information Event

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be expected to support the multi-professional teams to determine need and deliver care across the range of community and care settings served by the mental health teams.

o The post holder is expected to work in both organic and functional aspects of mental health services for older adults.

o To provide medical leadership, consultation, advice, and guidance within the Community Mental Health Teams, ensuring that care and treatment are safe and effective, efficient and within national guidelines.

o To provide medical assessment, diagnosis, and formulation to appropriate patients. On completion of assessment, advise on diagnosis and treatment within the teams and to external service providers.

o To provide medical care to patients with severe mental health problems requiring enhanced care coordination.

o To liaise, advise and consult with hospital doctors and primary care clinicians on diagnosis, treatment and management of patients.

o To conduct assessments and make recommendations under the Mental Health Act.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oFull registration with the GMC
  • oInclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Adult Psychiatry or a trainee within six months of completing their CCT. Would consider a candidate with MRCPsych and AC approval

Desirable

  • oMRC Psych or equivalent higher qualification.
  • oHigher Specialist Training in Adult Psychiatry (e.g. SpR scheme)
  • oMD, Management qualification, other professional qualification (e.g. CBT, PSI, CAT)

Experience

Essential

  • oPrevious experience within General Adult Psychiatry
  • oExperience of psychiatric practice in a range of settings.
  • oExperience of audit and an understanding of the principles of clinical governance

Desirable

  • oPrior experience working as a Consultant in Adult Psychiatry.
  • oEvidence of development of special interest
  • oEvidence of development of special interest
  • oProven commitment to improving the quality of clinical care
  • oOther special interest/expertise relevant to the post.

Knowledge

Essential

  • oKnowledge of research processes

Desirable

  • oCommitted to Continuing Professional Development
  • oSound knowledge of NHS management structures and systems

Skill & Abilities

Essential

  • oAll applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: .That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; .have achieved the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application – Overall 7.5, Speaking 7.5, Reading 7.5, and Writing 7.5
  • oIf applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples they must provide supporting evidence.
  • oClinical supervision experience/skills. The aptitude and potential to develop a leadership role within the service with special emphasis on leading on quality and clinical standards and engaging in service improvement

Desirable

  • oAbility to undertake training/mentoring of medical staff in junior grades and enthusiasm for education.

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: 5 August 2026

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