Consultant Psychiatrist

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Applications are invited for a full-time Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry based in Wolverhampton. 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 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.

About Us

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.

Across the whole of the region we provide:

• Adult and older adult mental health services
• Specialist learning disability services
• CAMHS

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, after NHS England and NHS Improvement approved the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.

Combining resources, strategies, and a talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.

We currently employ over 3,000 members of staff, and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Job Responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification Qualifications

• GMC Registration

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.

Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year + 3% of salary for on-call.