# Consultant in LD for Ferndown and Purbeck > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-ld-for-ferndown-and-purbeck/e4e03ccb-5856-49a7-9d8f-53f1a7097a7d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-ld-for-ferndown-and-purbeck/e4e03ccb-5856-49a7-9d8f-53f1a7097a7d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Ann's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 pa pro rata for part time. - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 6 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-04T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-11T10:21:55.410Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Herrison_Rd_Charlton_Down_Dorchester/Dorset_HealthCare_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Intellectual_Disability/Intellectual_Disability-v8211730 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8211730?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to join our service as a part-time (6 PA) Consultant Psychiatrist in Learning Disability Psychiatry, as part of the reconfiguration of Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability (Learning Disability) provision within the Community Learning Disability Teams in Dorset. As the consultant psychiatrist you’ll provide a community psychiatry service for adults with learning disabilities across the Purbeck and Ferndown areas. The role does not include epilepsy management, which is provided by the specialist Dorset Epilepsy Service within the Neurology service. You will be supported by experienced colleagues in Learning Disability Psychiatry and will work as part of a well-established, integrated Community Learning Disability Team, with additional support from the Intensive Support Team. You’ll contribute to weekly IST review meetings and the wider development of community-based Learning Disability services. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of community-based Learning Disability services, working collaboratively with a skilled multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities across Dorset. ### Main duties of the job You’ll provide psychiatric leadership, assessment, diagnosis and treatment for adults with learning disabilities, alongside psychiatric input to patients supported by the IST. Clinical work will be a combination of clinics and home visits. The role includes medical cross-cover for annual, study and emergency sick leave with Consultant colleagues across the adult Learning Disability service. We offer a £10,000 Recruitment & Retention Payment, paid monthly during your first year in post, alongside a relocation package of up to £10,000 if you are relocating to Dorset. You'll also benefit from flexible working, excellent NHS benefits, 10 days’ study leave and an annual study budget of up to £1,000 - supporting you both professionally and personally. 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. Interested in finding out more? We'd love to hear from you. Contact Dr Cressida Manning, Medical Lead for Specialist Services at cressida.manning@nhs.net for an informal conversation about the opportunity. ### 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 using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidate’s individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, 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 dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Eligibility **Essential** - 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 Approved Clinician approval or ability to obtain approval before starting post - If no CCT in Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability / not on Specialist Register in Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability, then must demonstrate interest and ability to apply psychiatric practice to this patient group **Desirable** - Experience of medicine outside psychiatry e.g. general practice, medicine. - CCT in Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability ### Self Awareness **Essential** - To have an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning - To have an understanding of the stresses involved in being a consultant psychiatrist and how to manage these appropriately. ### 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 and while valuing and recognising the skills, training and experience of team members in allied professions in the community learning disability team, both health and social care. ### Management Skills **Essential** - Understand the importance of working with managers in the interest of good patient care - Able to manage priorities - Evidence of management/Leadership skills training **Desirable** - Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff ### 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 undertaking research projects. **Desirable** - Published audit project - Ability to critically appraise published research. ### Clinical Governance **Essential** - An understanding of the importance of Clinical Governance in the NHS organisations and importance in patient care. - Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation ### Qualifications/Training **Essential** - General medical Qualification e.g. MBBS, or equivalent and hold a Licence to Practise. - MRCPsych or recognised equivalent, e.g. membership of a psychiatry college in another country. **Desirable** - Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. - Additional clinical qualification. ### Dorset HealthCare Values **Essential** - Proactive, respectful, supportive, reliable, trustworthy and positive. ### Supervision of Junior medical Staff **Essential** - Knowledge of requirements for supervision and appraisal of junior medical staff. **Desirable** - Approved educational supervisor training. ### Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Excellent knowledge in specialty - Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement. - Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wider medical knowledge. - An understanding of how psychiatric issues and non-psychiatric issues may present as changes in behaviour, and competence in assessing mixed or unclear presentations. - Competence in prescribing and deprescribing short and long term psychiatric medications. - Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA - Make decisions based on evidence and experience including contribution of others. - Excellent written and oral communication skills. **Desirable** - Teaching Experience. - Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within the NHS or comparable service. ## Documents - [jd & ps (pdf, 632.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10526375) - [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.