# Consultant Psychiatrist in OA Psych + 20% Golden Hello

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Highbury Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Psychiatry
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum plus 20% Golden Hello
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs per week)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-27T09:27:47.806Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Nottingham/Nottinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Old_Age_Psychiatry/Old_Age_Psychiatry-v8135042
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8135042?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a full-time 10 PA Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist to join a fully supported inpatient team at Cherry Ward, based at Highbury Hospital.

The post holder will be expected to provide senior medical input to the team, as described elsewhere in the job description. They will also be expected to participate in local leadership meetings and work with local operational leads on service development and the improvement of quality of services locally.

You will work in a consultative role supporting other team members and will carry a compact caseload of the most complex and unstable cases. The Community Mental Health Team receive circa 900 referrals a year of which 80% are assessed by the nursing team. In addition to this there are x2 Core Trainees on rotation within this service working 2 sessions each. You will be supported in undertaking your role with a full-time secretary and IT support.

### Main duties of the job

- Provide medical leadership for the multi-disciplinary team leadership on Cherry ward
- Provision of medical/psychiatric assessments to inform care planning and risk assessment
- Completion of administrative tasks related to clinical responsibilities
- Maintain good clinical records using Trust’s electronic record system
- Maintain a revalidation portfolio and participate in annual appraisal
- Undertake a job plan review with the Clinical Directors annually
- Maintain professional registration with the GMC and approval as an Approved Clinician and Section 12(2) approved doctor
- Attendance at team and governance meetings
- Comply with Trusts agreed policies and procedures
- Participation in the MHSOP out of hours on call rota
- Clinical supervision of junior medical staff

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Consultants share an on-call rota (currently on a 1 in 8 basis) across the whole of central Nottinghamshire at night, weekends and public holidays. There is a second senior tier of on-call rota provided by Specialist Trainees. This is remunerated at a rate of 2%.

Consultants are required to participate in clinical audit and are also required to attend and to contribute to teaching meetings held weekly during academic term, usually alternative case presentation and journal club discussions.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is highly valued within the Trust. The directorate has a system of peer group supervision / CPD and supporting activity sessions are included in each Consultant’s job plan to support this. In addition, appropriate study leave will be supported and there is a notional annual budget of up to £1,000 per Consultant for approved CPD activities.

The post holder will be required to undergo an annual appraisal. Job planning is carried out by the Clinical Director. It will be mandatory for the post holder to join a Peer Review Group to MHSOP, to develop and oversee the conduct of Personal Development Plans.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Eligibility

**Essential**

- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
- Approved clinician status and S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

**Desirable**

- MTCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management

### Academic Skills

**Essential**

- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence

**Desirable**

- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post

### Knowledge and Experience

**Essential**

- Excellent knowledge in speciality
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others

**Desirable**

- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

## Documents

- [about the trust (pdf, 6.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2983)
- [colleague benefits (pdf, 16.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2913)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 640.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10452383)

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