Consultant in Adult Psychiatry - Rowan 2 + Golden Hello

Job overview

Shape the future of mental health care in Nottinghamshire. Are you a dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist looking for a role where your expertise truly makes a difference? Join one of the largest and most progressive mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands. At Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves on delivering outstanding care and fostering innovation across our services.

This is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to:

• Lead clinical excellence on a female acute mental health ward at Highbury Hospital.
• Work within a supportive, multidisciplinary team that values collaboration and person-centred care.
• Enjoy exceptional benefits, including a Golden Hello worth 20% of the minimum point of the National Consultant contract, comprehensive wellbeing support, and access to professional development programmes.
• Be part of #TeamNottsHC, a diverse workforce of over 11,000 colleagues who make a difference every day across more than 200 sites.

If you’re passionate about improving lives and shaping services, this is your chance to join a Trust that invests in its people and its future.

If you are interested in applying, please reach out to Rebecca Keating (Clinical Director) on [email protected]

Main duties of the job

• In-patient work on Rowan 2 will be for 7.5 PA’s. The in-patient wards based at Highbury hospital, admit patients from all over the county of Nottinghamshire. Each ward has 16 beds. The post holder will manage up to 16 beds on Rowan 2 (female ward). The ward cover will be with their consultant colleagues and a multi-professional approved clinician.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, evidence-based senior medical care to patients in acute care and locked rehabilitation settings.
• Lead clinical care for up to 16 beds on Rowan 2, our female acute mental health ward at Highbury Hospital.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver person-centred care.
• Foster collaborative therapeutic relationships with patients and carers.
• Manage, appraise, and provide clinical supervision to junior medical staff, ensuring compliance with GMC standards and the Working Time Directive.
• Undertake administrative duties associated with patient care and accurately record clinical activity.
• Participate in service and business planning for the locality and wider mental health services.
• Engage in annual appraisal and job planning, including CPD activities and Trust academic programmes.
• Maintain professional registration, Section 12 approval, and Approved Clinician status.
• Contribute to the efficient running of services and support the Medical Director in financial and operational planning