Consultant Psychiatrist - Holderness OPCMHT

Job overview

Are you ready to shape the future of Older People’s Mental Health care in a thriving, supportive NHS Trust?

We are delighted to invite applications for an enthusiastic and forward‑thinking Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Holderness Older People’s Community Services team.

Based within the picturesque Holderness area, including Hornsea and Withernsea, this is a fully community-based post, with no inpatient responsibility. You’ll join a skilled and welcoming multidisciplinary team and become one of seven Consultants delivering high-quality Older People’s Mental Health services across the Trust.

As the Consultant Psychiatrist for Holderness, you will:

• Provide expert clinical leadership within community Older People’s Mental Health services, including our Memory Assessment Service.
• Work closely with colleagues across the MDT to support safe, effective, and compassionate care.
• Liaise with the inpatient consultants for patients admitted to our units.
• Contribute to urgent assessments where required.
• Offer specialist input to the Intensive Support Team and the Care Home Liaison service.

Our Trust has also has an excellent peer support group and opportunities to be a clinical supervisor.

If you are interested in joining the team, we offer a generous relocation package which is designed to ensure a smooth and efficient transition for your move to the area and new role.

Main duties of the job

There is a requirement that the successful candidate will undertake on-call responsibilities on the specialist Consultant on-call rota for Old Age Psychiatry and Learning Disability.

Applicants should have full registration with the GMC, possess MRCPsych UK or have an equivalent post-graduate qualification. They should be on the Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry, or be within 6 months of achieving CCT in Old Age Psychiatry.

We think differently about our psychiatry roles and will work with you to develop an opportunity that works for you.  We will support you to balance high quality patient care with pursuing your own special interests within psychiatry, as well as offering opportunities for leadership and management and leadership roles.

Whether your focus is on developing your skills for management, research, teaching or innovative service provision, we are here to listen and understand how we can support you to reach your goals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a consultant working for the Holderness Community team, you will have responsibility for the provision of safe and effective care and treatment. You will share the vision of integrated and multi-disciplinary working and actively engage in the development of the service through research and support.

The post holder would be expected to be approved as a Responsible Clinician or be willing to undertake training to obtain Section 12(2) MHA and will be expected to renew this approval according to agreed procedures.

The ability to commute within the Trusts geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport is essential.

Please read our attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on our exciting role available.