# Locum Consultant Psychiatrist- Foxglove Ward (In-patient) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-psychiatrist-foxglove-ward-in-patient/a10d8fe7-3455-4fc7-a0c6-4ef8cb606d31 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-psychiatrist-foxglove-ward-in-patient/a10d8fe7-3455-4fc7-a0c6-4ef8cb606d31.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust - **Location:** Foxglove Ward - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (Plus on-call) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (plus on-call) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-08T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-25T13:31:01.722Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Canterbury/Kent_Medway_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Psychiatry/Psychiatry-v8253678 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8253678?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity for a Locum Consultant Psychiatrist to join Foxglove Ward at St Martins Hospital, Canterbury. The post holder will be responsible for medical leadership and work collaboratively with other members of the MDT to deliver quality care to patients on the ward. ### Main duties of the job This is a 10 PA per working week post (Per ward) within the Acute Directorate providing senior medical input and leadership to Acute Mental Health services involving inpatient. The post holder will be responsible for the Foxglove Ward based at St Martins Hospital, Littlebourne Road Canterbury Kent CT1 1TD. Foxglove ward is an 18 bed inpatient ward for patients aged 18 and above. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For detailed information regarding the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. The job description will provide you with the main duties and responsibilities of the role. The person specifications will detail the qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience required for the role. Part time or job-share applications are welcome. Our Benefits Here are just some of our Benefits: - Easy access to inhouse research team and academic opportunity through Kent’s own Medical school - Generous annual leave and study leave entitlement and access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme - Holiday of a Lifetime Scheme – Bank your annual leave to save up for that all important extended break - Flexible working - just ask and we will try to help - Excellent Learning and Development opportunities - We offer doctors at all grades the chance to engage in leadership, educational, research, quality improvement development and seek growth opportunities tailored to their areas of interest - Free access to an independent counselling service - Blue Light Card - A discount service for the NHS, with thousands of amazing discounts - Car lease scheme - A variety of staff network forums which empower, support and encourage network members and allies, to reflect KMPT values and promote equality and diversity ### 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 ### Transport **Essential** - Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative. ### Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning **Essential** - Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training - Ability to work in and lead team - Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement - Participated in continuous professional development - Participated in research or service evaluation - Able to use and appraise clinical evidence - Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes **Desirable** - Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post - Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken - Experienced in clinical research and /or service evaluation - Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications. - Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients ### Clinical Skills, Knowledge and 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 **Desirable** - Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service ### Training, Qualifications and Registration **Essential** - MB BS or equivalent medical qualification - Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise **Desirable** - Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management - MRCPsych - Additional clinical qualifications. - In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice - 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 ## Documents - [job description and person specification (pdf, 872.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10566416) ## 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.