# Consultant Psychiatrist - CMHT South > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-cmht-south/c816a817-395d-4689-8723-19f6a34f6665 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-cmht-south/c816a817-395d-4689-8723-19f6a34f6665.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Kettering - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-06-05T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T12:22:11.665Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Northampton/Northamptonshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/General_Adult_psychiatry/General_Adult_psychiatry-v8033166 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8033166?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, a CQC Outstanding rate organisation, is looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our fantastic Community Mental Health Team for the South of the county, based in Northampton We are offering a £40,000 welcome bonus to the successful candidate, paid over the course of your first two years in post. The structure of the team has recently changed.  We have recently recruited a Speciality doctor to support this Consultant role For further information on the benefits package and joining the Trust, please refer to the attached Candidate Pack. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.  You will need to be a born leader and a people person who loves to collaborate and innovate. You need to be MRC psych or equivalent with full registration, licensed and specialist registered or within six months of obtaining your CCT on the date of the Advisory Appointment Committee.  The ability to travel to all locations within the Trust is essential. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The trust is leading nationally on physical treatments in mental health, nurse administered ECT and ketamine infusion.  We also have research collaboration with the Open University along with Nottingham, Oxford and Northampton University. The Trust hosts Undergraduates from Leicester and Norwich Medical schools with numerous opportunities to teach this cohort. Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an Employer which is committed to developing you and that prides itself on being a diverse and equal opportunity employer.  NHFT has recently being awarded “OUTSTANDING” Northamptonshire is a county with varied countryside and numerous small villages as well as a range of good housing, excellent rail and road connections to London and elsewhere and good schools making it an attractive place for family living. ## Job Details Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, a CQC Outstanding rate organisation, is looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our fantastic Community Mental Health Team for the South of the county, based in Northampton We are offering a £40,000 welcome bonus to the successful candidate, paid over the course of your first two years in post. The structure of the team has recently changed.  We have recently recruited a Speciality doctor to support this Consultant role For further information on the benefits package and joining the Trust, please refer to the attached Candidate Pack. ## Job Description The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.  You will need to be a born leader and a people person who loves to collaborate and innovate. You need to be MRC psych or equivalent with full registration, licensed and specialist registered or within six months of obtaining your CCT on the date of the Advisory Appointment Committee.  The ability to travel to all locations within the Trust is essential. ## Responsibilities The trust is leading nationally on physical treatments in mental health, nurse administered ECT and ketamine infusion.  We also have research collaboration with the Open University along with Nottingham, Oxford and Northampton University. The Trust hosts Undergraduates from Leicester and Norwich Medical schools with numerous opportunities to teach this cohort. Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an Employer which is committed to developing you and that prides itself on being a diverse and equal opportunity employer.  NHFT has recently being awarded “OUTSTANDING” Northamptonshire is a county with varied countryside and numerous small villages as well as a range of good housing, excellent rail and road connections to London and elsewhere and good schools making it an attractive place for family living. ## Person Specification ### Communication Skills **Essential** - Excellent Written and Verbal Communication Skills - Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels ### Qualifications/Registration **Essential** - Full GMC Registration - MBBS or equivalent **Desirable** - Additional higher medical/scientific qualification relevant to the specialty - GMC Specialist Registration or commitment to obtain via CESR application. - S12 registered - MRCPsych ### Leadership & Management skills **Essential** - Ability to motivate and develop Junior Medical Staff and other MDT Members - To Balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole ## Documents - [benefits (pdf, 570.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2078) - [candidate pack (pdf, 651.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10320864) - [consultant psychiatrist - cmht south (pdf, 784.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10320863) ## 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.