Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Eligibility
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Eligibility
Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
- Eligibility
Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Eligibility
Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
- Qualifications
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- Academic skills and lifelong learning
Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Academic skills and lifelong learning
Participated in continuous professional development
- Academic skills and lifelong learning
Participated in research or service evaluation
- Academic skills and lifelong learning
Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Academic skills and lifelong learning
Has actively participated in clinical audit
- Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Eligibility
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Qualifications
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- Qualifications
MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Qualifications
Additional clinical qualifications
- Academic skills and lifelong learning
Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Academic skills and lifelong learning
Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Academic skills and lifelong learning
Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
- Academic skills and lifelong learning
Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications
- Academic skills and lifelong learning
Has led clinical audits leading to service change
- Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Job overview
Job description is pending Royal College approval
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a full-time substantive Consultant Psychiatrist. This post is to replace the Neighbourhood Mental health team consultant who is leaving. Its based on the Living well/ Neighbourhood Model in Rochdale and is a Community post.
This is an exciting time to join the Trust and there are many opportunities to contribute to the organisations’ development and to look at service redesign models. Rochdale has a very strong teaching commitment and candidates will be expected to contribute to the teaching of medical and nursing staff. There are close links to ongoing research projects. The Consultants contribute to local service user & carer groups.
Main duties of the job
The Neighbourhood psychiatrist will offer expert advice to GPs for patients not currently open to secondary care mental health services. The service will advise about medication, signposting to other services and specialties’, as well as clinical management and diagnostic advice. The service will be provided on a daily basis, Monday to Friday
The post holder will work with the NMHT in Rochdale service, working across HMR-Rochdale as a consultant psychiatrist, providing clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team.T
The service are transforming and innovative so it is anticipated that some work would be managerial and consist of developing and expanding the team, delivering training to new team members, and championing the service with other stakeholders.
To provide high-quality Mental Health Care for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems within the community
To work closely with other teams and Consultants to ensure coherent and high-quality mental health care for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems within the Rochdale area
To work with the other Consultants to support the development of the service, and to attend local and divisional service development meetings
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants must be on the GMC’s Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion or be within six months’ of the anticipated award of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Adult Psychiatry at the time of interview for the post.
Low frequency on-call (1 in 31) with full second tier on call and 1 day off after your on call.
We offer ample opportunities for our consultants’ professional development and opportunities for additional work for additional PAs ( require negotiation).
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 Psychiatrist - General Adult - Neighbourhood team with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113565.00 to £150569.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Nov 2026.
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