Job overview
Consultant Psychiatrist - Male Adult Inpatients , based at Berrywood Hospital in Northampton, Northamptonshire
Cove ward is a 17 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.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant will play a pivotal role in ensuring proactive, recovery-focused, individualised treatment plans are in place and being followed for each patient. They will be supported with a team of professionals who have been recruited specifically for this unit. Our intention is to have a short length of stay to manage only the acute phase of illness and support care in the least restrictive manner.
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
Person specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- • Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
- • Ability to present complex information to a variety of audiences including courts and tribunals
- • 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
- • An understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate
- • Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Post holder will need to take initiative and work in a self-directed manner.
Desirable
- • Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- • Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- • Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
Behaviours and Values
Essential
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
- Ability to work independently as well as part of A MDT
- Able to form a good working relationship with the peer group
- Willingness to undertake training and CPD in areas appropriate to this post
- Ability to work under pressure
- Willingness to participate in in-house training
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- MRCPsych
- Full GMC Registration
- On Specialist Register/CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or eligible for inclusion within six months.
- Approval under Section12 of the Mental Health Act
Desirable
- Additional Postgraduate Qualifications
- Publication of original research
- Management training
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This advert is for Consultant Psychiatrist - Cove Ward Adult Inpatients with Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Kettering, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 29 Jul 2026.
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