Consultant psychiatrist – Crisis Care: Sponsorship Available

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist post is based within the Southampton Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT), located at Antelope House, Southampton. The CRHTT provides a 24/7 service for adults experiencing acute mental health crises, offering intensive home treatment as an alternative to hospital admission and acting as the gatekeeper to inpatient mental health beds across Southampton. The Consultant will provide senior clinical leadership within a well established multidisciplinary team, supporting the assessment and management of patients with complex and severe mental health needs while maintaining a small caseload of the most complex cases. The role includes medical supervision of junior medical staff, participation in clinical governance, service development, teaching, and quality improvement activities. The post comprises 9 Programmed Activities (6.5 DCC, 2.5 SPA) and includes participation in the Southampton consultant on-call rota. The Trust offers excellent opportunities for CPD, mentorship, leadership development, and collaborative working within a newly integrated healthcare organisation committed to its CARE values.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within the Southampton Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team, providing consultant leadership and specialist psychiatric input to a multidisciplinary team delivering urgent assessment and home based treatment for adults experiencing mental health crises. The team works closely with inpatient services at Antelope House, ensuring appropriate admission avoidance, gatekeeping of acute beds, and timely discharge planning.

The Consultant will undertake scheduled and urgent clinical reviews, contribute to multidisciplinary decision making, and provide expert guidance on the management of patients with complex presentations and significant levels of risk. The role includes supporting a caseload of patients requiring the highest level of clinical expertise, as well as providing leadership, advice, and supervision to the wider team.

The post holder will supervise junior medical staff, including a Specialty Doctor and Resident Doctors, and contribute to teaching, training, and educational supervision. They will participate in clinical governance, service improvement, and quality assurance activities, while supporting the continued development of the Acute and Crisis Care Pathway. The role involves working closely with community mental health teams, inpatient wards, Early Intervention in Psychosis services, perinatal services, liaison psychiatry, and local addiction services to ensure seamless patient care across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full Registration with the General Medical Council
  • To hold Approved Clinician status at the point of taking up post
  • MRCPsych or recognised equivalent
  • Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview.
  • Approved under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983.

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: 27 November 2026

To apply for this job please visit southernhealth.tal.net.