Consultant Psychiatrist (Adult Inpatients)

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Consultant Psychiatrist (Adult Inpatients)

The closing date is 09 November 2025

Applications are invited to join our Acute Care Directorate of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, as Consultant Psychiatrist. This is a permanent substantive role.

The post holder will provide medical leadership to Larimar Ward, which is a 15 bedded female acute inpatient ward at Ardenleigh Hospital, Erdington, Birmingham.

Applicants must have full registration with the GMC and MRCPsych or equivalent. Section 12 (2) approval, approved clinician status and Certificate of Completion of Training CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or within 6 months of obtaining CCT are also required.

Main duties of the job

You must be committed to working as a member of a multidisciplinary team, be flexible in your approach to change and be able to exercise leadership in order to provide a comprehensive and accessible service to individuals in the acute phase of mental illness. We are seeking applicants with the enthusiasm necessary to serve the needs of a city enriched by cultural diversity.

If you enjoy being part of a team, are flexible, approachable and are looking for a stimulating role in mental health, we would be delighted to hear from you.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further information about the role.

Person Specification scoring

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)
• MRCPsych or equivalent
• Obtained inclusion on the Specialist Register; or within six months of the award of a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in General Adult Psychiatry; or eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register
• Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development.
• Substantial experience of psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness, preferably in a range of secure and non-secure settings.
• Experience of providing psychological and/or social interventions
• Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
• Commitment to clinical audit within multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of potential for effective leadership.
• Ability to work creatively within multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrable interest in the provision of gender sensitive mental health service
• Willingness to be involved in management of service
• Able to participate in Consultant oncall rota
• Able to travel
• Additional qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or another relevant field
• Broad clinical training including both inpatient and community service
• Experience serving a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population
• Experience of stakeholder engagement in service delivery
• Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
• Completed clinically relevant audit projects

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.

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