Job requirements
Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- TRANSPORT
Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
- ELIGIBILITY
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- ELIGIBILITY
Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
- ELIGIBILITY
Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
- ELIGIBILITY
Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
- QUALIFICATIONS
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
- ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Ability to work in and lead team
- ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Participated in continuous professional development
- ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Participated in research or service evaluation.
- ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
- CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Excellent knowledge in specialty
- CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- ELIGIBILITY
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- QUALIFICATIONS
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- QUALIFICATIONS
MRCPsych
- QUALIFICATIONS
Additional clinical qualifications.
- ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit, and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
- CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Job overview
Consultant Working Age Community Psychiatry
We are seeking a knowledgeable, driven, and forward-thinking consultant to join our sector-based team in Tameside. The post is 10 PAs. The holder will be responsible for outpatients from Ashton under Lyne and will work closely with the North CMHT. This is a new post due to service development.
For further details see Job description
Main duties of the job
The post covers the geographic sector area of Ashton under Lyne, which is part of the North Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) catchment area. The post holder will be responsible for all psychiatric patients in their sector, providing their community care. They will no longer be responsible for their care on the wards, this work will be done by dedicated inpatient consultants. The post holder will negotiate a timetable with the Line Manager.
The post holder will share access to all facilities within the service and work closely with members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team in the CMHT. The post-holder will have a lead role in the Multi-Disciplinary Team, both with respect to individual cases and with respect to the overall functioning and clinical targeting of the team. This will include Clinical leadership of the team, management of complex cases including care plan and treatment formulation plus guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.
In the community the post holder will attend weekly referrals meetings with the CMHT management, the number of referrals varies, on average three per week. You will take a lead role in decision making regarding the referrals for your own sector and work closely with community teams.
For further details, see job description.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details see Job description and person specification.
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.
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This advert is for Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 PA, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 09 Nov 2026.
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