Consultant General Adult Psychiatry

A Vacancy at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. This is a full time (10 PA) replacement Consultant post working on a female acute inpatient ward (Beech Ward), based at Sherwood Oaks. This is a permanent post. A Golden Hello of 20% of the minimum point of the National Consultant (2003) contract will be paid for this post. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies. This post will primarily provide daily cover for inpatients on Beech Ward at Sherwood Oaks. Due to the recent reconfiguration of the Trust, the post holder will also have responsibility for patients admitted from out of primary area. These will mostly come from the Nottingham City area. These admissions are divided up between other consultants on the unit with an established formula. The medical input to 70 inpatient beds is divided between 4 consultants with inpatient responsibilities with a maximum number of up to 9 patients under one consultant at any one time. The postholder will have clinical responsibility for the 17 female patients on the ward in an acute setting. They will provide senior medical input for the mental health, working closely with the multidisciplinary team. They will have RC responsibility for those patients detained under the MHA. Responsibilities To manage, appraise and give clinical supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly to the Information Department To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service To participate in annual appraisal for consultants To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management To comply with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the Medical Director and other managers in preparing plans for services To provide high quality evidence-based senior medical care to patients in the acute care and locked rehabilitation settings To work closely with multidisciplinary teams to help deliver person-centred care to patients To foster close collaborative therapeutic relationships with patients and carers to deliver person-centred care This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr