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Consultant Psychiatrist - CMHT South

The closing date is 15 October 2025

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, a CQC Outstanding rate organisation, is looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our fantastic Community Mental Health Team for the South of the county, based in Northampton

We are offering a £40,000 welcome bonus to the successful candidate, paid over the course of your first two years in post.

The structure of the team has recently changed. We have recently recruited a Speciality doctor to support this Consultant role

For further information on the benefits package and joining the Trust, please refer to the attached Candidate Pack.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will need to be a born leader and a people person who loves to collaborate and innovate. You need to be MRC psych or equivalent with full registration, licensed and specialist registered or within six months of obtaining your CCT on the date of the Advisory Appointment Committee. The ability to travel to all locations within the Trust is essential.

About us

In return we can offer:

- Opportunities to pursue areas of specialist interest e.g. ECT, gender dysmorphia, prison psychiatry, ketamine infusion etc.
- Flexible hours/ job share opportunities
- Access to a dedicated research and innovation team
- Mentorship and Undergraduate education opportunities

There are many opportunities to be involved in clinical research and you will have access to the Trust research fellows to help develop research ideas. The Trust already has a portfolio of research studies in Old Age Dementia and Physical Health.

Job responsibilities

The trust is leading nationally on physical treatments in mental health, nurse administered ECT and ketamine infusion. We also have research collaboration with the Open University along with Nottingham, Oxford and Northampton University.

The Trust hosts Undergraduates from Leicester and Norwich Medical schools with numerous opportunities to teach this cohort.

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an Employer which is committed to developing you and that prides itself on being a diverse and equal opportunity employer. NHFT has recently being awarded OUTSTANDING

Northamptonshire is a county with varied countryside and numerous small villages as well as a range of good housing, excellent rail and road connections to London and elsewhere and good schools making it an attractive place for family living.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Registration

- Full GMC Registration
- MBBS or equivalent
- Additional higher medical/scientific qualification relevant to the specialty
- GMC Specialist Registration or commitment to obtain via CESR application.
- S12 registered

Communication Skills

- Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels
- Ability to motivate and develop Junior Medical Staff and other MDT Members
- To Balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole

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.

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