Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
15 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Previous experience within Older Adult Psychiatry
- Experience
Experience of psychiatric practice in a range of settings
- Experience
Experience of audit and an understanding of the principles of clinical governance
- Qualifications
Full Registration with the GMC
- Qualifications
Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Older Adult Psychiatry or a trainee within six months of completing their CCT
- Further Training
Knowledge of research processes
- Further Training
Committed to Continuing Professional Development
- Skills/Abilities
All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: • That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English • Have achieved the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application – Overall 7.5, Speaking 7.5, Reading 7.5, and Writing 7.5 If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples, they must provide supporting evidence demonstrated by one of the following: • That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English • Have achieved the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application – Overall 7.5, Speaking 7.5, Reading 7.5, and Writing 7.5 If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples, they must provide supporting evidence.
- Skills/Abilities
Clinical supervision experience/skills. The attitude and potential to develop a leadership role within the service with special emphasis on leading on quality and clinical standards and engaging in service improvement
- Skills/Abilities
Ability to undertake training/mentoring of medical staff in junior grades and enthusiasm for education
- Additional Requirements
Approved or eligible for approval under Section 12(2) of MHA 1983 and eligible for approval as AC
- Additional Requirements
Able to travel between hospital sites and work within the community. Ensuring that you are able to your commitments and respond to emergencies in an appropriate and timely manner
- Additional Requirements
Occupational health clearance for the role specified
- Additional Requirements
Eligibility to reside and work in the UK
- Additional Requirements
Satisfactory DBS clearance.
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Prior experience working as a Consultant Evidence of development of special interest (especially Liaison Psychiatry)
- Experience
Proven commitment to improving the quality of clinical care
- Experience
Other special interest/expertise relevant to the post
- Qualifications
MRC Psych or equivalent higher qualification.
- Qualifications
Higher Specialist Training in Older Adult Psychiatry (e.g. SpR scheme)
- Qualifications
MD, Management qualification, other professional qualification (e.g. CBT, PSI, CAT)
- Further Training
Sound knowledge of NHS management structures and systems
- Additional Requirements
Access to transport and the ability to travel within the required geographical area.
Job overview
The post-holder will provide sessional Consultant input into the Older Persons’ Recovery Team and the MSNAP accredited Memory Assessment and Treatment Service. Working as a member of multidisciplinary teams, the post holder will provide Consultant clinical input including face to face patient assessment for complex cases and be one of the senior medical leads. This post makes up a total whole-time equivalence of 1.4wte Older People’s Psychiatrists within the community directorate (there is another 0.8wte Psychiatrist – the post holders will work closely together to deliver the borough-wide community services). There is 1wte Older Adult Psychiatrist who works across the Acute Directorate. The clinical care of patients under these teams will be timely and tailored to the needs of patients and carers. The consultant will be expected to have a flexible weekly timetable designed to respond in a timely and reasonable manner to the needs of patients and carers as well as of team members for support and advice as necessary. The post-holder will work through advice and supervision with direct patient contact as required; this is a district-wide service with rapid throughput of patients and a need for prompt and flexible decision making. This more fluid style of working does not allow for easy quantification of workload. The Consultant is expected to manage their own diary as they determine, with the support of a secretary.
Main duties of the job
The formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Care Group Director / Care Group Medical Director, three months after the commencement date of the appointee. This will be signed by the Care Group Director and will be effective from the commencement date of the appointment. It is proposed that the job plan for the first 3 months will be based on the provisional timetable as found in the job description/person specification document.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
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 Older Adult Mental Health - Community Psychiatry with Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust in Doncaster, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,589 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Sep 2026.
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