# Consultant in EIP and At-Risk Mental State Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-eip-and-at-risk-mental-state-services/113fc1ac-a109-4e8c-842e-7bb8e0fece0c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-eip-and-at-risk-mental-state-services/113fc1ac-a109-4e8c-842e-7bb8e0fece0c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Poole - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 p.a pro rata for part time - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-14T14:33:27.137Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Bournemouth/Dorset_HealthCare_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Learning_Disabilities/Learning_Disabilities-v8130276 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8130276?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) and At-Risk Mental State (ARMS) Services across Dorset. As the Consultant Psychiatrist you will provide clinical expertise in assessment and management of a broad range of mental health conditions. In the EIP team, you’ll be involved in new patient assessments, medical reviews, CPA reviews, mental health act assessments, mental health review tribunals and making decisions about discharging patients. This is often in the home setting. You will have excellent communication, organisational, and management skills. It is a Pan Dorset service, with a multidisciplinary model of team working. Referrals can arise from the community, CMHT, primary care and inpatient services. You’ll be expected to manage the interface between general adult community teams and inpatient services, including around differing opinion and discharge of patient. You will liaise closely between EIP and ARMS service and primary care. The age range for EIP service is 14-65 and 14-35 for ARMS. The EIP team are based in the Hillcrest Unit in Bournemouth. The ARMS service is primarily a psychologically led service, with the Consultant Psychiatrist providing medical oversight to the team. Join our Medical Team :: Careers Dorset ### Main duties of the job We offer a generous relocation package of up to £10,000 if relocating to Dorset. In addition, we offer a commitment to flexible working, career development opportunities and our excellent NHS benefits. We would love to hear from you to discuss how together we might design this role around you and your specialist interests, please contact Simon Potterton; \[email protected\] or 01202 584336. You'll be offered the opportunity to participate in the county-wide senior on-call rota, which attracts a 3% on call availability supplement plus 0.75 APA per week. The on-call frequency is approximately 1 in 21. The post also attracts 10 days per year of study leave and an annual study leave budget of up to £1000. You’ll have access to dedicated time from the administrative team to facilitate the smooth running of outpatient clinics and timely written communication with clinicians, referrers and patients. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.  When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role. All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements.  Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application. As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact \[email protected\] ## Person Specification ### Self Awareness **Essential** - To have an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning ### Leadership Skills **Essential** - Understand principles of leadership and give examples of leadership in own practice. - Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team. - To be able to prioritise work to meet competing clinical demands. ### Management Skills **Essential** - Understand the importance of working with managers in the interest of good patient care. - Able to prioritise work as needed. - Evidence of management/Leadership skills training - To understand principles of multi-disciplinary team working. **Desirable** - Interest in undertaking management roles e.g., Lead clinician - Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff, approved Clinical Supervisor Educational Supervisor ### Research and Audit **Essential** - Experience of carrying out an audit project - Experience or involvement in a research project and publication - Ability to supervisor junior medical staff and/or other staff from the MDT to undertake research projects **Desirable** - Published audit project. - Ability to critically appraise published research. ### Clinical Governance **Essential** - To understand and actively support the principles of Clinical Governance including audit and outcome measures. - To demonstrate a good understanding of continuing professional development needs and revalidation. ### Qualifications/Training **Essential** - General medical Qualification e.g. MBBS, or equivalent and hold a Licence to Practise. - On Specialist Register in General Adult Psychiatry (open to Specialist Register on other Psychiatric specialities) - Must be in possession or within 6 months of possession of a CCT in Psychiatry or on Specialist Register in Psychiatry. - Section 12(2) approval and Responsible Clinician approval or ability to obtain approval before starting post. **Desirable** - MRCPsych or recognised equivalent, e.g., membership of a psychiatry college in another country. - Further academic qualifications such as MRCGP, MRCP or research degree/diploma. - Experience of medicine outside psychiatry e.g. general practice, medicine. ### Supervision of Junior medical Staff **Essential** - Knowledge of requirements for supervision and appraisal of junior medical staff. ### Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable experience in General Adult Psychiatry at senior /specialist registrar level. - 3 years core training in psychiatry or equivalent. - Experience of work in the NHS for at least two years. **Desirable** - More extensive experience e.g., in medicine, or General practice. - Experience at Consultant Level. - Experience in the treatment of patients with personality disorder. - Management Experience - Teaching experience - Research Experience ## Documents - [consultant (pdf, 496.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10427531) - [dbs information (pdf, 22.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2340) - [applications recruitment flowchart (pdf, 434.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=866) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.