# Locum Consultant in General Psychiatry > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Dumfries and Galloway. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-in-general-psychiatry/d5c5ddbb-9a5a-4db4-93bd-007c1e5f606a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-in-general-psychiatry/d5c5ddbb-9a5a-4db4-93bd-007c1e5f606a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** NHS Dumfries and Galloway - **Town:** Dumfries - **Region:** West of Scotland - **Country:** Scotland - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £111,430 - £148,064 - **Contract type:** Fixed-term - **Employment type:** Part time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-04-28T11:22:02.667Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=255810 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=255810 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhsdg.co.uk ## Job Content Locum Consultant in general Adult Psychiatry Part time, 20hpw NHS Dumfries & Galloway provides mental health services to a total population of 150,000 in a beautiful rural area of South West Scotland. We are seeking to recruit a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist who will be responsible for in-patient and community/out-patient work with a locality Community Mental Health Team. The service includes in-patient beds at Midpark Hospital, Dumfries, which is a state of the art, purpose-built hospital opened in 2012, and community services across the region provided by five generic locality community mental health teams and specialist teams for addictions and intellectual disability psychiatry. There are additional services for primary care mental health, general hospital liaison, perinatal mental health, early intervention for first episode psychosis, eating disorders and forensic psychiatry. There is strong multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working across the service. The post-holder will be based at Midpark, but the clinical work will be split between hospital and community. Midpark Hospital is the centre for local audit, research and teaching activities. Strong academic links exist between the Hospital and Dundee and Edinburgh Universities. NHS Education for Scotland and the Scotland Postgraduate Deanery oversee core and higher specialist training in psychiatry, with psychiatric and GP trainees placed within the service. Medical students are attached from Dundee, Edinburgh and the Scottish Graduate Entry (ScotGEM) medical programmes. Dumfries & Galloway is an area of outstanding natural beauty with considerable local amenities. Although a pleasant rural area, Edinburgh and Glasgow are each only 75 miles from Dumfries town. The climate is generally the mildest and most pleasant in Scotland. The applicant should have full GMC registration with a licence to practise and be on the specialist register with membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent. Recognition as an Approved Medical Practitioner under S22 of the Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is also desirable, and this training would be supported for the appointee once in post if needed. Experience of medical student teaching and wider educational support, including supervision of trainees, is also desirable. The directorate currently supports home working where possible and convenient for both the organisation and staff member. It is expected that this will continue using a hybrid blended model which will support remote working, reducing travel time and encourage applicants from out with Dumfries and Galloway to apply for posts. For further details, please contact: - Dr Esther Mackenzie, Associate Medical Director, Mental Health Email: - esther.mackenzie@nhs.scot / Tel:- 01387 244118 ## Job Details Locum Consultant in general Adult Psychiatry Part time, 20hpw NHS Dumfries & Galloway provides mental health services to a total population of 150,000 in a beautiful rural area of South West Scotland. We are seeking to recruit a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist who will be responsible for in-patient and community/out-patient work with a locality Community Mental Health Team. The service includes in-patient beds at Midpark Hospital, Dumfries, which is a state of the art, purpose-built hospital opened in 2012, and community services across the region provided by five generic locality community mental health teams and specialist teams for addictions and intellectual disability psychiatry. There are additional services for primary care mental health, general hospital liaison, perinatal mental health, early intervention for first episode psychosis, eating disorders and forensic psychiatry. There is strong multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working across the service. The post-holder will be based at Midpark, but the clinical work will be split between hospital and community. Midpark Hospital is the centre for local audit, research and teaching activities. Strong academic links exist between the Hospital and Dundee and Edinburgh Universities. NHS Education for Scotland and the Scotland Postgraduate Deanery oversee core and higher specialist training in psychiatry, with psychiatric and GP trainees placed within the service. Medical students are attached from Dundee, Edinburgh and the Scottish Graduate Entry (ScotGEM) medical programmes. Dumfries & Galloway is an area of outstanding natural beauty with considerable local amenities. Although a pleasant rural area, Edinburgh and Glasgow are each only 75 miles from Dumfries town. The climate is generally the mildest and most pleasant in Scotland. The applicant should have full GMC registration with a licence to practise and be on the specialist register with membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent. Recognition as an Approved Medical Practitioner under S22 of the Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is also desirable, and this training would be supported for the appointee once in post if needed. Experience of medical student teaching and wider educational support, including supervision of trainees, is also desirable. The directorate currently supports home working where possible and convenient for both the organisation and staff member. It is expected that this will continue using a hybrid blended model which will support remote working, reducing travel time and encourage applicants from out with Dumfries and Galloway to apply for posts. For further details, please contact: - Dr Esther Mackenzie, Associate Medical Director, Mental Health Email: - esther.mackenzie@nhs.scot / Tel:- 01387 244118 ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Full training and experience in psychiatry - Experience of multidisciplinary working **Desirable** - Experience of clinical leadership in MDT - Experience of medical education and supporting learners ### Qualifications **Essential** - GMC registration & license to practice - Entry on the specialist register - MRCPsych (or equivalent) **Desirable** - MHA S22 approved ### Audit / Research **Essential** - Understanding of role and importance of clinical governance and clinical evidence **Desirable** - Audit experience - Publications ### Management Ability **Desirable** - Experience of committee work ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Compassionate approach - Honest, trustworthy and reliable - Reflective and open to learning - Team worker ### Practical Requirements **Essential** - Active involvement in annual appraisal (or trainee equivalent) **Desirable** - Ability to travel independently of public transport ### Personal Skills and Attitude **Essential** - Evidence of high quality clinical communication - Professional manner with patients and staff **Desirable** - Ability to cope with work stress and take responsibility in complex clinical situations ## Documents - [Consultant Psychiatry (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1128025&JobId=255810) ## 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.