# Consultant in Older Adult Mental Health - Community Psychiatry > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-older-adult-mental-health-community-psychiatry/eae12ddc-681f-4a55-8f8e-9eb5c43e45af - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-older-adult-mental-health-community-psychiatry/eae12ddc-681f-4a55-8f8e-9eb5c43e45af.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Woodfield House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,589 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, Other, 32 hours per week (8 PA (6DCC,2SPA)) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-04T11:04:02.718Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Scunthorpe/Rotherham_Doncaster_South_Humber_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychiatry/Psychiatry-v8262620 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8262620?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.rdash.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Previous experience within Older Adult Psychiatry - Experience of psychiatric practice in a range of settings - Experience of audit and an understanding of the principles of clinical governance **Desirable** - Prior experience working as a Consultant Evidence of development of special interest (especially Liaison Psychiatry) - Proven commitment to improving the quality of clinical care - Other special interest/expertise relevant to the post ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full Registration with the GMC - Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Older Adult Psychiatry or a trainee within six months of completing their CCT **Desirable** - MRC Psych or equivalent higher qualification. - Higher Specialist Training in Older Adult Psychiatry (e.g. SpR scheme) - MD, Management qualification, other professional qualification (e.g. CBT, PSI, CAT) ### Further Training **Essential** - Knowledge of research processes - Committed to Continuing Professional Development **Desirable** - Sound knowledge of NHS management structures and systems ### Skills/Abilities **Essential** - 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. - 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 - Ability to undertake training/mentoring of medical staff in junior grades and enthusiasm for education ### Additional Requirements **Essential** - Approved or eligible for approval under Section 12(2) of MHA 1983 and eligible for approval as AC - 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 - Occupational health clearance for the role specified - Eligibility to reside and work in the UK - Satisfactory DBS clearance. **Desirable** - - Access to transport and the ability to travel within the required geographical area. ## Documents - [terms and conditions (pdf, 726.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10590854) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 790.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589552) - [rdash clinical & organisational strategy - 2023 to 2028 (pdf, 4.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2789) - [use of artificial intelligence (ai) when writing job applications (pdf, 280.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2919) ## 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.