Consultant in Adult MH - Acute Inpatient

Consultant in Adult MH - Acute Inpatient

The closing date is 10 March 2026

We are seeking to appoint to an Inpatient Consultant Psychiatrist post within Adult Mental Health Services, based in Doncaster. This post would complete our substantive recruitment in our Acute Directorate and join a strong group of substantive Consultants across the Mental Health and Learning Disability Care Group. The Trust provides a comprehensive adult, child, older adult, learning disability, and community forensic mental health services to Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire. It also provides Community Physical Health Services and Substance Misuse Services in Doncaster. The team in Doncaster is keen to welcome applications from dynamic psychiatrists with a progressive approach to MDT working, to provide senior medical input to patient care for adults of working age in our Acute Care Pathway. Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register for Adult Psychiatry or a trainee within 6 months of completing their CCT and be approved/eligible for approval for Section 12(2) and Approved Clinician status. They should have evidence of good communication skills and a commitment to multi disciplinary and multi agency working. The job plan relates to a whole time appointment with an opportunity to modify this if the post is offered as part time or job share. The Trust would offer this post to a candidate who is interested in undertaking two years in an acute in patient role with a view to moving into a community based role after the two years should they wish.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a leading member of the well established multi disciplinary team providing Consultant input into the Adult Inpatient Team. We operate a full MDT approach, with strong clinical leadership, and the post holder will work closely with Consultant colleagues in other teams. The Consultant will have a flexible timetable designed to respond to the needs of the patients and carers as well as the needs of the team members for support and advice, whilst providing direct delivery of the most complex care. Ideally suited to those with an interest in service development and/or medical education and training.

This would be an ideal post for a new Consultant with a supportive peer group on offer and plenty of opportunity to grow and develop special interests in post.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

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Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full registration with GMC
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Adult Psychiatry or a trainee within six months of completing their CCT.
• Specialist Register for Adult Psychiatry or a trainee within six months of completing their CCT.
• MRCPsych or equivalent higher qualification.
• Higher Specialist Training in Adult Psychiatry (e.g. SpR scheme).
• MD, Management qualification, other professional qualification (e.g. CBT, PSI, CAT).

Experience

• Previous experience within General Adult psychiatry.
• Experience of psychiatric practice in a range of settings.
• Experience of General Adult in patient psychiatry.
• Experience of audit and an understanding of the principles of clinical governance.
• Prior experience working as a Consultant in General Adult psychiatry.
• Evidence of development of a special interest.
• Proven commitment to improving the quality of clinical care.
• Other special interest/expertise relevant to the post.

Skills

• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following:
• That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English.
• Have achieved the scores of 7.5 in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application.
• If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these.
• Sound knowledge of NHS management structures and systems.
• Ability to undertake training/mentoring of medical staff in training grades and enthusiasm for education. A/I examples they must provide supporting evidence.
• Knowledge of research processes.
• Committed to Continuing Professional Development.
• Clinical supervision experience/skills.
• The aptitude and potential to develop a leadership role within the service with special emphasis on leading on quality and clinical standards and engaging in service improvement.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

£109,725 to £145,478 a year+ 30% RRP over 3 yrs