Job overview
Applications are invited for a full time Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry based at Dorothy Pattison Hospital Walsall .
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.
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
job Description and Person Specification attached for information
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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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registration
- GMC
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This advert is for Consultant Psychiatrist with Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Bushey Fields Hospital, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113565.00 to £150569.00. The contract type is Permanent: on call. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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