# Consultant Psychiatrist - Maidstone Community Older People > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-maidstone-community-older-people/f17b569c-f3cf-45de-a092-a6faaf52a154 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-maidstone-community-older-people/f17b569c-f3cf-45de-a092-a6faaf52a154.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust - **Location:** Priority House (ME16 9PH) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-30T12:10:38.711Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Maidstone/Kent_Medway_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Consultant/Consultant-v8307544 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8307544?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you ready for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist to join us at Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust (KMMH) in the ‘Garden of England’. As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will play a pivotal role in providing mental health and learning disability services to a diverse population of 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway. You will have the opportunity to make a real impact on the lives of the people we care for, while enjoying a fulfilling career with exceptional professional development opportunities. At KMMH, we place a strong emphasis on medical leadership. We actively encourage, acknowledge and highly value the leadership capabilities of all our medical staff. We offer doctors at all grades the chance to engage in leadership development and seek growth opportunities tailored to their areas of interest. This commitment to medical leadership has been reflected in the exceptional results of last year’s staff survey, where our responses exceeded the national average in multiple categories. Most notably, close to 70% of our doctors shared that they feel valued and recognised in the roles, which has resulted in increased participation and engagement in shaping our service development and delivery decisions. ### Main duties of the job This is a 10 PA plus 0.5 PA and 3% Category A availability supplement for on-call post. Part time or job-share applications are welcome. Successful applicants must have MRCPsych or equivalent and be on, or within six months of inclusion on, the Specialist Register and be fully registered with the GMC, as well as Approved Clinician and S12 approval under the Mental Health Act. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For detailed information regarding the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. The job description will provide you with the main duties and responsibilities of the role. The person specifications will detail the qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience required for the role. Part time or job-share applications are welcome. Our Benefits Here are just some of our Benefits: - A Recruitment Bonus of £15,000* - Financial support for relocation of up to £8,000* - Easy access to inhouse research team and academic opportunity through Kent’s own Medical school - Generous annual leave and study leave entitlement and access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme - Holiday of a Lifetime Scheme – Bank your annual leave to save up for that all important extended break - Flexible working - just ask and we will try to help - Excellent Learning and Development opportunities - We offer doctors at all grades the chance to engage in leadership, educational, research, quality improvement development and seek growth opportunities tailored to their areas of interest - Free access to an independent counselling service - Blue Light Card - A discount service for the NHS, with thousands of amazing discounts - Car lease scheme - A variety of staff network forums which empower, support and encourage network members and allies, to reflect KMPT values and promote equality and diversity. *If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment Bonus and/or Relocation Allowance, then please contact our Medical Staffing Team: kmmh.medical.staffing@nhs.net ### 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 ### Transport **Essential** - Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative ### Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning **Essential** - Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training - Ability to work in and lead team - Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement - Participated in continuous professional development - Participated in research or service evaluation - Able to use and appraise clinical evidence - Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes **Desirable** - Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post - Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken - Experienced in clinical research and /or service evaluation - Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications. - Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients ### Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Excellent knowledge in specialty - Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge - Excellent oral and written communication skills in English - Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty - Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others - Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA **Desirable** - Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service ### Training, Qualifications and Registration **Essential** - MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. - Fully registered with the GMC with a Licence to Practise. - On the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of completing CCT in Older Adult psychiatry). - Approved Clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment - Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment **Desirable** - Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. - MRCPsych - Additional clinical qualifications. - In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice ## Documents - [kmpt medical recruitment brochure (pdf, 836.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10627488) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 752.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10627489) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.