Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Community Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 8 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 270-MED446
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Campbell House
- Town
- Northampton
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Consultant Psychiatrist - Rural & Royal Parks CMHT
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
An opportunity has risen for the role of Consultant Psychiatrist in Rural Parks Community Mental Health.
The structure of the team has recently changed. We have recently recruited a Speciality doctor to support this Consultant role
Main duties of the job
A typical working week is likely to include out-patient clinics, team meeting, liaison with other professionals including UCAT, clinical administration, Mental Health Act work in community and supervision of the junior doctor. The post holder will also maintain close contact with his counterpart inpatient consultants at Berrywood Hospital to provide input for patients from the Northampton catchment area. A specified number of GPs Surgeries are covered Northampton PCART, therefore the post holder will provide Consultant input to his patch of GP Surgeries.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detailed information regarding this role please see the attached job description or please call the serivce.
Person specification
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria
- • In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- • Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
- • Ability to work independently as well as part of A MDT
- • Able to form a good working relationship with the peer group
- • Willingness to undertake training and CPD in areas appropriate to this post
- • Ability to work under pressure
- • Willingness to participate in in-house training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- • Full GMC Registration
- • On Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry or eligible for inclusion within six months.
- • Approval under Section12 of the Mental Health Act.
- Approved Clinician status (? or eligible within six months- to match the specialist register requirement above)
Desirable criteria
- • Additional Postgraduate Qualifications
- • Publication of original research
- • Management training
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- • Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
- • Ability to present complex information to a variety of audiences including courts and tribunals
- • Ability to motivate and develop other medical colleagues and other MDT members
- • To balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole
- • An understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate
- • Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- • Post holder will need to take initiative and work in a self-directed manner.
- • An understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate
Desirable criteria
- • Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- • Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- • Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Debasish Das Purkayastha
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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