Clinical Professor of Psychiatry

University of Birmingham; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in Birmingham seeks a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry to lead within a newly established research institute. The selected candidate will perform clinical work for Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust and undertake academic leadership within the School of Social Policy and Society. Applicants must have GMC registration, a specialty in learning disabilities, and demonstrate research and education expertise. This full-time, permanent role promises opportunities for impactful contributions in the field of mental health research.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Commitment to sustainability

Qualifications

• Must have significant track record of achievement.
• Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams is desirable.
• The candidate must hold a license to practice.

Responsibilities

• Undertake clinical duties as an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist.
• Align clinical work with research interests including three days per week in a community learning disabilities team.
• Engage widely to continually improve research culture.

Skills

Research and education expertise

Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams

Clinical work with learning disabilities

Commitment to inclusivity

Education

Full registration with the GMC

Certificate of Completion of Training in Psychiatry of Learning Disabilities

Job description

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
School of Social Policy and Society
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Competitive salary for an outstanding candidate
Clinical Post
Full Time, Permanent

The University of Birmingham is seeking to appoint an Assistant or Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry or a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry within the newly established Intellectual Disabilities Research Institute (IDRIS) in collaboration with Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust where the successful candidate will undertake clinical duties. The university, founded in 1900 when Queen Victoria granted our Royal Charter, has always adopted an ambitious and progressive approach to education and research. We are proud to have fostered a global community of leaders and problem-solvers.

IDRIS is based within the School of Social Policy and Society, includes researchers in the School of Psychology and across other Colleges of the University, and was established as part of the 125th anniversary of the University of Birmingham. Staff within IDRIS have a reputation for undertaking complex clinical studies of health and social care interventions and educational research with children, adolescents, and adults with intellectual disabilities. We are a new research Institute, and we aim to be one of the most productive research groups internationally, and the leading research group in the United Kingdom in applied research involving people with intellectual disabilities. IDRIS is the home of some of the world’s most highly cited researchers working with people with intellectual disabilities. The successful applicant will join a growing research team comprised currently of five professors, three associate professors, four assistant professors, and more than 20 research staff and PhD students. Several existing senior staff undertake clinical duties within the NHS.

The successful postholder will undertake clinical work within Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust as an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist. The clinical component of the role will ideally align with the candidate’s research interests and will include three days per week of clinical work within a community learning disabilities team. As such, the postholder must have full registration with the GMC and a license to practice and hold a Certificate of Completion of Training in the Psychiatry of Learning Disabilities or already be included on the specialist register.

Post-holders will have an appetite and aptitude for academic leadership and a significant track record of achievement dependent upon the grade of appointment. Experience leading and/or developing multidisciplinary teams is desirable. The successful applicant will be a clinical academic with research and education expertise that complements our research priorities, objectives and strengths.

The appointee will share the School of Social Policy and Society’s values of criticality, interdisciplinarity, collaboration and engagement and will be committed to making the School an inclusive place to work and study. They will act as a role model for academic citizenship and be committed to engaging widely to continually improve research culture, particularly on dimensions of inclusion relevant to their substantive field of research.

For informal enquiries about the role, or the support available to the successful candidate, applicants are encouraged to contact Professor Peter Langdon ([e-mail]) or Professor Richard Hastings ([e-mail]).

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Closing date: 8th January 2026

We believe there is no such thing as a 'typical' member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability, which is a key part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyone on our website