Consultant Psychiatrist in Learning Disability

NHS; Ashington; Hybrid; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in England seeks a Consultant Psychiatrist to work in Learning Disability Psychiatry. The role includes community working with a multidisciplinary team, medication reviews, and clinical leadership responsibilities. Candidates must be on the Specialist Register or nearing CCT and possess strong clinical skills and teaching abilities. The position offers excellent training, development opportunities, and a comprehensive relocation package, making it an appealing option for professionals in the field.

Benefits

Up to £8k relocation package

30 days study leave every 3 years

Flexible working opportunities

Remote working options

Dedicated SPA time

Health and wellbeing investments

Teaching and research opportunities

Qualifications

• Candidates must be on the Specialist Register or nearing CCT.
• Eligibility for Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status required.
• Experience in multidisciplinary team working essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide medication reviews and support multidisciplinary team.
• Lead complex case discussions and direct care plans.
• Attend medical staff meetings and peer group sessions.

Skills

High level of clinical skills

Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team

Proven competence in diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders

Excellent teaching skills

Established record of clinical leadership

Education

MBBS (or equivalent)

MRCPsych or equivalent qualification

Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field

Job description

Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist in Learning Disability

The closing date is 31 December 2025

At CNTW we strive to provide the BEST CARE, delivered by the BEST PEOPLE, to achieve the BEST OUTCOME.

A fantastic opportunity to work as a Consultant in Learning Disability Psychiatry in the beautiful county of Northumberland.

The job includes community working within a great multidisciplinary team, and several enablers supporting people with learning disability.

The role offers great development opportunities and being part of CNTW, offers plenty career, academic, educational and leadership opportunities.

Applicants should be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the point of interview. Candidates should be suitably qualified, including eligibility for Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status.

When you work for CNTW, you will work for a Trust that has been rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC and is ranked 1st nationally in GMC trainer survey for the support provides to trainers. You will make a difference in changing people's lives. You will join a medical workforce that is passionate about providing care and receive superb training and development opportunities and excellent staff benefits.

Main duties of the job

The postholder would offer medication reviews, support the multidisciplinary team, direct care plans, and offer clinical leadership.

They will be supported by a specialty doctor as well as a nurse prescriber and nurse consultant.

Duties would include:

• Clinics at the base or in residential placements
• Leading on complex case discussions
• Regular Multidisciplinary Team Meetings
• Consideration of an educational role such as supervising prospective trainees

About us

Why us?

• Up to £8k relocation package
• 30 days study leave (every 3 years) with a generous study leave allowance
• Flexible working opportunities created with you involved in your job plan
• Remote working available as suits service needs
• Dedicated and protected SPA time
• Focus on creating a healthy workforce by investing heavily in health and wellbeing accessible support including emotional, physical, social, psychological financial and career well being
• Teaching and research opportunities available
• Stimulating CPD sessions and programs including mentoring, medical leadership, and coaching
• Teaching opportunities in our brand-new state of the art Medical Education Centre
• Employee Excellence awards
• Plus, lots more employee benefits including discounts. Find out more at www.thriveatcntw.co.uk

As an added bonus, the Trust is located in the Northeast of England and Cumbria which is an area of outstanding natural beauty, containing national parks, ancient heritage sites and major cities supported by excellent national and international transport links. The area is predominantly rural and contains the Lake District National Park which is considered one of England's finest areas of natural beauty.

Job responsibilities

This is a community post working with an established learning disability team serving the Northumberland area. The population served is approximately 450,000.

The consultant in post will work with the Community Learning Disability Team, which incorporates Positive Behavioural Support and Psychology, and will be based in Ashmore House in Ashington, which is the primary base for the team. However, the team work closely with the wider community learning disability service which sits with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will provide senior clinical expertise in the assessment and treatment of people with a learning disability and mental health problems. There is a population of learning disability forensic patients living within the area for whom the post holder will have some responsibility.

In addition, the post holder will be expected to work closely with social workers, specialist nurses and the risk and independence team who are employed by Northumbria Health Care Trust and who hold Care Programme Approach responsibility for this group of patients.

The medical staff meetings are monthly forums to meet with colleagues, which the post holder would be encouraged to attend alongside the trust wide medical staff meetings that include consultant colleagues from all the other specialties within CNTW. The post holder will also join the well-established peer group for community consultants in learning disability for the purposes of revalidation.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

Please note we can not sponsor GMC for this role.

Please note this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• MBBS (or equivalent)
• MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
• Included on GMC Specialist Register (General Psychiatry) or eligible for inclusion, trainee within six months of CCT
• Approved under Section12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983
• Approved Clinician Status
• Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field
• Has undergone training in educational supervision
• Has undergone training in appraisal

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge in the field of Psychiatry
• Awareness of current issues and controversies in service provision, mental health policy and legislation
• An area of special interest relevant to the post as demonstrated by publications or presentations to learned societies

Experience

• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Wide clinical experience in general adult psychiatry in different clinical settings
• Experience of Clinical Audit
• Experience in multiagency work especially with service user, carer and voluntary agencies
• Experience in service management or development

Skills

• High level of clinical skills
• Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Proven competence in diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders in Adult Psychiatry
• Excellent teaching skills
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a time efficient manner
• Established record of clinical leadershipEstablished ability as a clinical teacher
• Training in specific and relevant treatment skills eg a brief form of psychological therapy

Personal Characteristics

• Able to sustain self and support others
• Trustworthiness
• Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post
• Maturity, openness and flexibility

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.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year pro rata for part time