Consultant in old Age Psychiatry – West Cornwall: Sponsorship Available

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Consultant Old Age Psychiatry Opportunity – Whether You’re Starting Out or Ready for Something New

Live, work, and thrive in one of the UK’s most desirable locations.Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is offering an exciting opportunity to join our West Cornwall Team as a Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry.

Whether you’re about to finish training in August and looking for your first Consultant post, or an experienced consultant seeking a fresh challenge, this is your chance to:

  • Join a supportive, forward-thinking team that values innovation and collaboration
  • Take on clinical leadership responsibilities and influence service development
  • Pursue your interests in research, teaching, or service improvement with our full support

Why Cornwall?

  • Stunning beaches and unspoilt countryside right on your doorstep
  • A family-friendly environment with excellent schools and welcoming communities
  • A slower pace of life balanced with vibrant cultural, food, and arts scenes

What We Offer:

  • Generous relocation package
  • Flexible and family-friendly working arrangements
  • Structured support for new consultants and opportunities for experienced consultants to lead and innovate
  • The chance to make a real impact in a region where your expertise truly matters

Join us in shaping the future of mental health care in Cornwall – and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve.

Main duties of the job

To act as a consultant resource to the Coombe (Penzance and Isles of Scilly) complex care and dementia psychiatry service, including individual casework with selected patients referred from the multidisciplinary teams and by consultant colleagues, together with providing broader advice to colleagues in psychiatry and other disciplines.

Manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff during the course of their duties as agreed between medical colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competencies under the competency-based medical education framework.

Undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.Participate in service and business planning activity for the service and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service as well as annual appraisal for consultants.Attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.Maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act section 12 (2) approval and abide by professional codes of conduct.Work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services and share with medical colleagues in the medical contribution to management.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Recognised Medical Degree
  • Full GMC Registration
  • Inclusion (or eligibility for inclusion) on the Specialist Register or a Specialty Trainee within 6 months of gaining CCT
  • Section 12 Approval

Desirable

  • Relevant Higher Degree e.g., MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
  • Completion of Clinical and Educational Supervisor Training
  • Approved Clinicain status

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge and evidence of participation in CPD
  • Experience working in an Inpatient setting

Desirable

  • Experience of working across different services within mental health
  • Other relevant experience, e.g., specific psychological therapies
  • Qualifications or experience in managing physical illness

Skills

Essential

  • Previous experience in taking a leadership role in several multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring high quality care and staff morale
  • Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work.
  • Ability to appraise own performance
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

Desirable

  • Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills.

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 November 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.