Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry - PICU + Golden Hello

Job overview

🌟 Consultant Psychiatrist – The Willows (PICU), Highbury Hospital

📍 Location: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 🏥Ward: The Willows – Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (9 beds) 📄Contract: Substantive, Part-Time (8 PAs)

💡 Why Join Us?

✅ Golden Hello: 20% of the minimum point of the National Consultant (2003) contract ✅Professional Development: Part of the North School of Psychiatry & East Midlands Deanery ✅Educational Leadership: Guided by Dr Debasis Das (Head of School) & Dr Bala Ganesan (Director of Medical Education) ✅Supportive Team: Work with experienced clinicians, resident doctors & a strong MDT ✅Impactful Role: Make a real difference in acute mental health care across Nottinghamshire

🩺 Your Role

• Lead clinical care for PICU, managing 9 beds
• Provide senior medical leadership & supervision to resident doctors and trainees
• Engage in service development, business planning, and academic programmes
• Maintain compliance with GMC registration, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and professional codes

Job Plan: 📌8 PAs (6 DCC and 2 SPA) dedicated to inpatient work

📞 Interested?

Join us at Nottinghamshire Healthcare and be part of a team that values innovation, compassion, and excellence in mental health care.

For informal enquiries or visits, contact: 👤Rebecca Keating, Clinical Director 📧[email protected]

Main duties of the job

📌 Main Responsibilities

• ✅ Manage, appraise, and provide clinical supervision to junior medical staff
• ✅ Ensure compliance with New Deal and Working Time Directive for junior doctors
• ✅ Undertake administrative duties associated with patient care
• ✅ Accurately record and submit clinical activity data
• ✅ Participate in service and business planning for the locality and wider mental health service
• ✅ Engage in annual consultant appraisal and job plan review
• ✅ Attend and contribute to the Trust’s academic programme and CPD activities
• ✅ Maintain GMC registration, Section 12(2) approval, and professional standards
• ✅ Collaborate with managers and colleagues to ensure efficient service delivery
• ✅ Support financial planning and management within the service
• ✅ Deliver high-quality, evidence-based senior medical care in acute and locked rehabilitation settings
• ✅ Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to provide person-centred care
• ✅ Foster therapeutic relationships with patients and carers

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

✅ What We’re Looking For

• GMC registration & inclusion on the Specialist Register
• Commitment to evidence-based, patient-centred care
• Strong leadership and collaborative skills