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Consultant Psychiatrist - Avocet Ward Adult Inpatients

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Location
Kettering, England
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
17 Jun 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
03 Jun 2026
Medical Protection — indemnity for locally employed doctors from £79

Job overview

Consultant Psychiatrist - Male Adult Inpatients , based at St Mary's Hospital in Kettering, Northamptonshire

Avocet  ward is a 16 bedded male only inpatient ward and this post will require assessment and management of a wide range of psychiatric presentations.

RC/AC status and section 12 required for this role.

We are offering a £40,000 welcome bonus to the successful candidate, paid over the course of your first two years in post.

Main duties of the job

The ward takes direct new admissions of a range of presentations.  You will be supported in this role by range of junior doctors ( FY2 and GPVTS) and it is expected you will have regular dialogue with the two consultant psychiatrists on other two adult inpatient wards onsite.  The Welland centre is a modern stand alone 4 ward psychiatric inpatient unit and is staffed by a MDT including nursing staff, occupational therapists and psychologists.  Cross cover will be provided by both inpatient and outpatient consultant colleagues on a rotational basis as is the system currently.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document, or contact the team via Medical Workforce.

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