# Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry (LW) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Fife. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-old-age-psychiatry-lw/cbc495dd-4756-4aa2-aa7c-532319074930 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-old-age-psychiatry-lw/cbc495dd-4756-4aa2-aa7c-532319074930.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Fife - **Town:** Kirkcaldy - **Region:** East of Scotland - **Country:** Scotland - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £111,430 - £148,064 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-07-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T12:35:58.651Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=252187 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=252187 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhsfife.org ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 241788 - Salary: Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064) - Job closing date: 02/07/2026 - Job Type: Medical and Dental - Location: NHS Fife – North East Fife, Stratheden - Employment type: Permanent - Hours Per Week: 40 - Job posted date: 04/06/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Fife - Department: Old Age Psychiatry 3 Permanent posts - 2 x West Fife based at Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline 1 x East Fife based at Stratheden Hospital, Springfield This is an exciting opportunity for committed clinicians to join our dedicated team within NHS Fife working in old age psychiatry Inpatient Mental Health Team covering West and East Fife. These are full time posts (10 sessions) with close working relationships with the OA community MH team. You must be able to work in a collaborative way with other professionals and agencies. This post is full time however consideration will be given to the candidates to work flexible. The post holder will be supported by a cohesive and collegiate group of clinicians, and will participate in CPD and peer supervision. Consultant peer groups meet regularly and there are regular educational events organised as part of our in-house programme. We are always striving to improve our service and we seek an enthusiastic, dynamic and committed individual to lead and manage change. An area of particular focus over the next couple of years will be the development of the non medical workforce given the medical staffing challenges across the United Kingdom. A keen interest in supporting multi-disciplinary team colleagues’ professional development would be invaluable. We welcome discussions around proposed job descriptions to ensure roles match our Consultants interests, experience and talents - please don’t hesitate to ask about alternative ways of working. Our ambition is to have right person doing the right things at the right time, allowing us to provide a high quality service to the Older People of Fife. Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training to Non-UK Applicants must demonstrate that they have the knowledge, skills and experience required for practising as an eligible specialist in the UK. For further information please contact Dr Katherine Paramore Clinical Lead for Old Age Psychiatry telephone – 01592 643355 Ext 22034 or email Katherine.paramore@nhs.scot / Jacqueline McInnes Interim Clinical Service Manager Older Adult Mental Health telephone – 01383 623623 or email Jacqueline.mcinnes@nhs.scot. ### Interviews will be held on 08/07/2026 We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. 3 Permanent posts - 2 x West Fife based at Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline 1 x East Fife based at Stratheden Hospital, Springfield This is an exciting opportunity for committed clinicians to join our dedicated team within NHS Fife working in old age psychiatry Inpatient Mental Health Team covering West and East Fife. These are full time posts (10 sessions) with close working relationships with the OA community MH team. You must be able to work in a collaborative way with other professionals and agencies. This post is full time however consideration will be given to the candidates to work flexible. The post holder will be supported by a cohesive and collegiate group of clinicians, and will participate in CPD and peer supervision. Consultant peer groups meet regularly and there are regular educational events organised as part of our in-house programme. We are always striving to improve our service and we seek an enthusiastic, dynamic and committed individual to lead and manage change. An area of particular focus over the next couple of years will be the development of the non medical workforce given the medical staffing challenges across the United Kingdom. A keen interest in supporting multi-disciplinary team colleagues’ professional development would be invaluable. We welcome discussions around proposed job descriptions to ensure roles match our Consultants interests, experience and talents - please don’t hesitate to ask about alternative ways of working. Our ambition is to have right person doing the right things at the right time, allowing us to provide a high quality service to the Older People of Fife. Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training to Non-UK Applicants must demonstrate that they have the knowledge, skills and experience required for practising as an eligible specialist in the UK. For further information please contact Dr Katherine Paramore Clinical Lead for Old Age Psychiatry telephone – 01592 643355 Ext 22034 or email Katherine.paramore@nhs.scot / Jacqueline McInnes Interim Clinical Service Manager Older Adult Mental Health telephone – 01383 623623 or email Jacqueline.mcinnes@nhs.scot. ### Interviews will be held on 08/07/2026 We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. ## Job Details 3 Permanent posts - 2 x West Fife based at Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline 1 x East Fife based at Stratheden Hospital, Springfield This is an exciting opportunity for committed clinicians to join our dedicated team within NHS Fife working in old age psychiatry Inpatient Mental Health Team covering West and East Fife. These are full time posts (10 sessions) with close working relationships with the OA community MH team. You must be able to work in a collaborative way with other professionals and agencies. This post is full time however consideration will be given to the candidates to work flexible. The post holder will be supported by a cohesive and collegiate group of clinicians, and will participate in CPD and peer supervision. Consultant peer groups meet regularly and there are regular educational events organised as part of our in-house programme. We are always striving to improve our service and we seek an enthusiastic, dynamic and committed individual to lead and manage change. An area of particular focus over the next couple of years will be the development of the non medical workforce given the medical staffing challenges across the United Kingdom. A keen interest in supporting multi-disciplinary team colleagues’ professional development would be invaluable. We welcome discussions around proposed job descriptions to ensure roles match our Consultants interests, experience and talents - please don’t hesitate to ask about alternative ways of working. Our ambition is to have right person doing the right things at the right time, allowing us to provide a high quality service to the Older People of Fife. Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training to Non-UK Applicants must demonstrate that they have the knowledge, skills and experience required for practising as an eligible specialist in the UK. For further information please contact Dr Katherine Paramore Clinical Lead for Old Age Psychiatry telephone – 01592 643355 Ext 22034 or email Katherine.paramore@nhs.scot / Jacqueline McInnes Interim Clinical Service Manager Older Adult Mental Health telephone – 01383 623623 or email Jacqueline.mcinnes@nhs.scot. Interviews will be held on 08/07/2026 We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. ## Person Specification ### Ability **Essential** - Wide knowledge of older adult psychiatry. - Ability to take full responsibility for independent management of patients. - Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with patients and team members - Ability to provide clinical leadership to the team **Desirable** - Evidence of complex case management ### Experience **Essential** - Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in older adult psychiatry, including both organic and functional disorders - Experience of multidisciplinary teamwork, teaching and supervision. **Desirable** - Evidence of leading team meetings, CPA meetings, family meetings etc. - Experience in partnership working and in Community Mental Health teams - Experience of undertaking Mental Health Act assessments - Experience of giving evidence at Mental Health tribunals - Experience of Hospital Liaison psychiatry ### Motivation **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to: Patient-focused care - Continuous professional development and life-long learning - Effective and efficient use of resources **Desirable** - Experience of involvement in service development projects - Clear commitment to developing role in relation to community services ### Team Working **Essential** - Ability to work in a team with colleagues in own and other disciplines and develop good working relationships with colleagues - Ability to organise time efficiently and effectively, Reliability - Excellent communication skills **Desirable** - Ability to motivate colleagues ### Teaching and Audit **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to: Clinical audit - Formal and informal teaching and training of trainee doctors, medical students and other clinical staff. - Learning and continuing professional development **Desirable** - Experience of designing audits - Evidence of training in clinical and / or educational supervision - Completed audit leading to change in practice ### Academic Achievements **Essential** - Supportive of research activity **Desirable** - Evidence of research and publications in peer reviewed journals ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - GMC registered medical practitioner. - Licence to practice - UK trained candidates must be on the specialist register or within 6 months of an approved CCT at the date of interview - Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training. - Approved Medical Practitioner under the MH (C&T)(S) Act 2003 **Desirable** - Additional post-graduate qualifications, e.g. MD/ PhD/MSc - Applicants have extensive experience in working within Old Age Psychiatry. ## Documents - [NHS Fife - Fife Information Pack (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1158972&JobId=252187) - [NHS Fife - Consultant Terms and Conditions 2025 (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1158967&JobId=252187) - [F - 241788 - Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry (East) - Job Pack (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1158965&JobId=252187) - [F - 241788 - Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry (West) - Job Pack (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1158966&JobId=252187) ## 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.