Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Communication
Excellent Written and Verbal communication skills
- Communication
Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels
- Communication
Ability to present complex information to a variety of audiances including tribunals
- Qualifications
MRCPsych or Equivalent
- Qualifications
Full GMC Registration
- Qualifications
Specialist Resgister/CCT in LD
- Qualifications
Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act and able to act as Responsible Clinician
- Experience/Training
Minimum of six years postgraduate experience (including three years as SpR in approved training post)
- Leadership & Management skills
Ability to motivate and develop junior medical staff and other MDT members
- Leadership & Management skills
To Balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole
- Leadership & Management skills
An Understanding of the political and financial framework within which services operate
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Additional Postgraduate Qualifications
- Qualifications
Publication of original research
- Experience/Training
Management Training
Job overview
NHFT are currently looking to appoint Consultant Psychiatrist for Learning Disability Team. within the county of Northamptonshire.
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
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.
Please note job description is currently with the Royal College of Psychiatrists pending approval
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 Learning Disabilities - Daventry/Sth Northants with Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Kettering, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 pa. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.
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