# Consultant Psychiatrist + £20K RRP > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-pound20k-rrp/a75e2235-0ecc-4714-8ac4-913d48ab50f0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-pound20k-rrp/a75e2235-0ecc-4714-8ac4-913d48ab50f0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Penn Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 1% of salary for on-call - **Contract type:** Permanent: on call - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (Requirement for on- call cover as per Job Description. 1% on call rate) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-26T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-12T13:50:42.665Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Midlands/Wolverhampton/Black_Country_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Consultant_Psychiatrist/Consultant_Psychiatrist-v8225146 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8225146?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a substantive Consultant appointment which attracts a Recruitment and Retention Premium (RRP) of £20,000, payable as a recruitment incentive for new starters, subject to Trust policy and specific terms and conditions. The Recruitment and Retention Premium will be paid over a three‑year period as follows: £10,000 on taking up post £5,000 at the commencement of year 2 £5,000 at the commencement of year 3 This provides a total value of £20,000 over three years, subject to continued eligibility. In addition, the post is eligible for relocation expenses of up to £8,000, in line with Trust relocation policy and subject to eligibility criteria. Applicants wishing to claim relocation support must declare this at interview, as relocation support cannot be approved or applied retrospectively. Recruitment and Retention Premia and relocation expenses are non‑pensionable, subject to ongoing eligibility, and will be paid in accordance with Trust policies in place at the time of appointment. The Trust reserves the right to amend or withdraw recruitment incentives in line with NHS Employers guidance and local policy. Any repayment provisions applicable in the event of early termination of employment will be set out in the written terms and conditions issued on appointment. (For the full terms and conditions of these offers please contact Simon Pownall - Clinical Resourcing Lead on simon.pownall@nhs.net) ### Main duties of the job There are opportunities for someone with an enthusiasm for leadership and innovation to become involved in active service improvement and partnership working with GPs and primary care is a focus of our development. The Trust encourages the participation of medical staff in Medical Management and the there is strong support from the Clinical Directors. As a training and teaching Trust there are opportunities to teach postgraduate psychiatric and GP trainees and undergraduates from Birmingham and Grenada Universities. Links to local Universities have always been strong and input to Birmingham and Wolverhampton Universities is welcomed. The post holder will work full time to a 10 PA Job Plan. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see job Description and Person Specification attached. Applications are invited for a full time Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry based in Wolverhampton. This is an existing post within a well-established supportive team working both on the in-patient wards and in the community, having retained the Continuity of Care model. Patients have access to local beds and strong links with community services and the CRHT team ensure that patients remain close to home. Community services are based in a large mental health centre where the successful applicant will work with 3 other consultants and their medical teams; CPNs; OTs; psychologists and social workers, providing sectorised services to the North of the borough. ### 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 ### Qualifications **Essential** - GMC Registration - GMC ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 324.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10534262) - [consultant psychiatrist (docx, 11.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10534263) - [bchft anti racist declaration (pdf, 222.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2381) ## 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.