Job requirements
Essential
26 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Eligibility
Must be in possession or within 6 months of possession of a CCT in Psychiatry or on Specialist Register in Psychiatry.
- Eligibility
On Specialist Register in General Adult Psychiatry.
- Eligibility
Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician approval or ability to obtain approval before starting post
- Self Awareness
To have an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning
- Self Awareness
To have an understanding of the stresses involved in being a consultant psychiatrist and how to manage these appropriately.
- Leadership Skills
Understand principles of leadership and give examples of leadership in own practice.
- Leadership Skills
Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
- Management Skills
Understand the importance of working with managers in the interest of goo patient care
- Management Skills
Able to manage priorities
- Management Skills
Evidence of management/Leadership skills training
- Research and Audit
Experience of carrying out an audit project
- Research and Audit
Experience or involvement in a research project and publication
- Research and Audit
Ability to supervisor junior medical staff undertaking research projects
- Clinical Governance
An understanding of the importance of Clinical Governance in the NHS organisations and importance in patient care.
- Clinical Governance
Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation
- Qualifications/Training
General medical Qualification e.g. MBBS, or equivalent and hold a Licence to Practise.
- Qualifications/Training
MRCPsych or recognised equivalent, e.g. membership of a psychiatry college in another country.
- Dorset HealthCare Values
Proactive, respectful, supportive, reliable and trustworthy, and positive
- Supervision of Junior Medical Staff
Knowledge of requirements for supervision and appraisal of junior medical staff
- Supervision of Junior Medical Staff
Approved educational supervisor training
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement.
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wider medical knowledge.
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Make decisions based on evidence and experience including contribution of others.
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Eligibility
Experience of medicine outside psychiatry e.g. general practice, medicine.
- Management Skills
Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff
- Research and Audit
Published audit project
- Research and Audit
Ability to critically appraise published research
- Qualifications/Training
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- Qualifications/Training
Additional clinical qualification
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Teaching Experience
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within the NHS or comparable service.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a full-time consultant psychiatrist in older adult mental health. The post has become available due to the relocation of the existing full-time consultant. This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Older Adult CMHT.
The successful candidate will take part in the multi- disciplinary management of community referrals for those with both functional and organic illness. The successful candidate would also have dedicated time to help shape the strategic developments within the care group across Dorset. There is a strong leadership structure across the organisation with the opportunity for regular input into leadership meetings and developments. The catchment area is primarily urban North Poole. There is good opportunity for peer support and robust cross cover arrangements.
We are in the process of rolling out and embedding the exciting new mental health offer in Dorset as part of the large-scale transformation work and are in the process of building and developing successful relationships with Primary care and the Community. We are developing our Access Wellbeing Universal offer within East Dorset and are in the process of setting up single point of access (SPOA) to deliver a professional referral process.
Main duties of the job
As the consultant psychiatrist you will provide assessment and ongoing care for users of our service, along with advice and guidance to local GP's and clinical leadership of the multi-professional team.
You'll be invited to take part of the on call rota. The on call rota is Dorset wide and paid at 3% on call availability plus additional 0.75PA for full time participation.
We offer a recruitment and retention payment of £10,000 to be paid in monthly instalments for the first year of employment, along with a relocation package of up to £10,000 if you are considering relocating. Wimborne is a beautiful area of Dorset to live and work in and is well placed to access Hampshire, the New Forest, Poole and Bournemouth.
The post also attracts 10 days per year of study leave and an annual study leave budget of up to £1000.
We offer a commitment to flexible working, career development opportunities and our excellent NHS benefits. For the opportunity to discuss the role or any questions please contact Dr Antony Christopher (Consultant Psychiatrist / Medical Lead) on antony.christopher1@nhs.net
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidate’s individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application.
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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 Poole North OPMH CMHT with Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust in Poole, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum, pro rata for part time.. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 10 Nov 2026.
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