# Consultant Psychiatrist Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-psychiatric-intensive-care-unit-picu/b3ef2980-e396-4ab4-87cf-e78ea320cc35 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-psychiatric-intensive-care-unit-picu/b3ef2980-e396-4ab4-87cf-e78ea320cc35.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Hull - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-07-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-11T08:30:50.406Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Yorkshire/Hull/Humber_Teaching_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychiatry_General_Adult/Psychiatry_General_Adult-v8074684 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8074684?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.humber.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking a committed, compassionate and forward‑thinking Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic, high‑acuity inpatient service delivering safe, patient‑centred, multidisciplinary care. Our 10‑bedded, mixed‑sex PICU provides intensive treatment for individuals experiencing a acutely disturbed phase of serious mental disorder, often requiring detention under the Mental Health Act. The unit supports patients where heightened risk and loss of self‑control necessitate a secure, responsive and highly skilled clinical environment. Care within the unit is patient‑centred and recovery‑focused, delivered through close multidisciplinary collaboration, with an emphasis on rapid assessment, timely intervention and proactive risk management. The post attracts a minimum of 2.5 SPAs for full‑time working, with flexibility to look at enhancements support other activities in line with Trust priorities. We offer strong peer support, opportunities for clinical supervision, and welcome candidates interested in leadership, teaching, research or innovative service development. A generous relocation package is available to support a smooth transition to the role and the area. ### Main duties of the job The unit maintains strong working relationships with key partners, including: - Forensic Services - Single Point of Access (SPA) - MAPPA - HMPs and Probation Services - Police Referrals are managed directly by the PICU team using national PICU admission criteria. We operate a dedicated Prison Pathway and assess all referrals received via SPA. Collaborative working with inpatient treatment units supports seamless, efficient patient journeys across the service. As Consultant Psychiatrist, you will: - Provide clinical leadership within a skilled, experienced MDT. - Deliver expert assessment, formulation, and treatment planning. - Contribute to dynamic risk management and the oversight of safe, therapeutic care. - Support service development in line with national standards. - Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to ensure high-quality, patient‑centred pathways. - Participate in the specialist Consultant on-call rota for General Adult Psychiatry. This is an opportunity to influence a progressive, specialist service where your leadership will directly shape high-quality care for some of the most vulnerable service users. We think differently about our psychiatry roles and will work with you to develop an opportunity that works for you.  We will support you to balance high quality patient care with pursuing your own special interests within psychiatry, as well as offering opportunities for leadership and management and leadership roles. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities As a consultant working for the PICU team, you will have responsibility for the provision of safe and effective care and treatment. You will share the vision of integrated and multi-disciplinary working and actively engage in the development of the service through research and support. Applicants should have full registration with the GMC, possess MRCPsych UK or have an equivalent post-graduate qualification. They should be on the Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry, or be within 6 months of achieving CCT in General Adult Psychiatry. The post holder would be expected to be approved as a Responsible Clinician or be willing to undertake training to obtain Section 12(2) MHA and will be expected to renew this approval according to agreed procedures. The ability to commute within the Trusts geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport is essential. Please read our attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on our exciting role available. ## Job Details We are seeking a committed, compassionate and forward‑thinking Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic, high‑acuity inpatient service delivering safe, patient‑centred, multidisciplinary care. Our 10‑bedded, mixed‑sex PICU provides intensive treatment for individuals experiencing a acutely disturbed phase of serious mental disorder, often requiring detention under the Mental Health Act. The unit supports patients where heightened risk and loss of self‑control necessitate a secure, responsive and highly skilled clinical environment. Care within the unit is patient‑centred and recovery‑focused, delivered through close multidisciplinary collaboration, with an emphasis on rapid assessment, timely intervention and proactive risk management. The post attracts a minimum of 2.5 SPAs for full‑time working, with flexibility to look at enhancements support other activities in line with Trust priorities. We offer strong peer support, opportunities for clinical supervision, and welcome candidates interested in leadership, teaching, research or innovative service development. A generous relocation package is available to support a smooth transition to the role and the area. ## Job Description The unit maintains strong working relationships with key partners, including: Forensic Services Single Point of Access (SPA) MAPPA HMPs and Probation Services Police Referrals are managed directly by the PICU team using national PICU admission criteria. We operate a dedicated Prison Pathway and assess all referrals received via SPA. Collaborative working with inpatient treatment units supports seamless, efficient patient journeys across the service. As Consultant Psychiatrist, you will: Provide clinical leadership within a skilled, experienced MDT. Deliver expert assessment, formulation, and treatment planning. Contribute to dynamic risk management and the oversight of safe, therapeutic care. Support service development in line with national standards. Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to ensure high-quality, patient‑centred pathways. Participate in the specialist Consultant on-call rota for General Adult Psychiatry. This is an opportunity to influence a progressive, specialist service where your leadership will directly shape high-quality care for some of the most vulnerable service users. We think differently about our psychiatry roles and will work with you to develop an opportunity that works for you. We will support you to balance high quality patient care with pursuing your own special interests within psychiatry, as well as offering opportunities for leadership and management and leadership roles. ## Responsibilities As a consultant working for the PICU team, you will have responsibility for the provision of safe and effective care and treatment. You will share the vision of integrated and multi-disciplinary working and actively engage in the development of the service through research and support. Applicants should have full registration with the GMC, possess MRCPsych UK or have an equivalent post-graduate qualification. They should be on the Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry, or be within 6 months of achieving CCT in General Adult Psychiatry. The post holder would be expected to be approved as a Responsible Clinician or be willing to undertake training to obtain Section 12(2) MHA and will be expected to renew this approval according to agreed procedures. The ability to commute within the Trusts geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport is essential. Please read our attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on our exciting role available. ## Person Specification ### Eligibility **Essential** - Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment. - Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months. - 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** - In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice ### Qualifications **Essential** - MB BS or equivalent medical qualification **Desirable** - Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management ### ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING **Essential** - Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training - Ability to work in and lead team - Able to use and appraise clinical evidence. **Desirable** - Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post - Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation. - Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications. ### CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & 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 **Desirable** - Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service ## Documents - [being humber (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2687) - [staff benefits (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2760) - [application guide (pdf, 200.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2315) - [recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2269) - [destination humber psychiatry (pdf, 13.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2302) - [application guide & interview tips (pdf, 600.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3021) - [consultant psychiatrist for picu jd and ps (pdf, 942.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10366230) ## 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.