Consultant Adult Psychiatrist - Crisis Service

NHS; Redruth; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Cornwall is offering an exciting position for a Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry. This role involves providing strong clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary team, working on crisis care management, and contributing to service development within a beautiful setting. A generous relocation and recruitment package is included, along with opportunities for teaching and research involvement.

Benefits

Generous relocation and recruitment package

Flexible working arrangements

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and licence is essential.
• Experience in carrying out an audit project is required.
• Evidence of teaching experience at postgraduate and/or undergraduate level is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and support service development.
• Review Home Treatment Team caseload and reduce hospital admissions.
• Conduct weekly screenings of inpatient wards for early discharges.

Skills

Communication

Clinical leadership

Time management

Evidence-based decision making

Education

CCT in General Adult Psychiatry

MD, PhD, MSc or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Live, work, and thrive in one of the UK's most desirable locations. Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is offering a unique opportunity to join our evolving crisis care pathway in Cornwall as a Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry.

Why Cornwall?

Cornwall offers stunning beaches and unspoilt countryside, a family-friendly environment, excellent schools, welcoming communities, and a vibrant cultural scene.

The Role

We are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking consultant who can provide strong clinical leadership and help shape the future of our services. Support will be given for service development, research, or teaching alongside clinical practice.

What We Offer

• Generous relocation and recruitment package
• Flexible and family-friendly working arrangements
• Opportunities for professional growth, including involvement in research, teaching, and service innovation
• The chance to influence service development while delivering high-quality care

Main duties of the job

• Review the Home Treatment Team caseload in a multidisciplinary setting to ensure efficient and excellent care, reduce patient time on the caseload, prevent hospital admissions, and help form effective and lasting care plans enabling crisis patients to be returned to their community teams safely.
• Weekly screening of inpatient wards and assessment of patient suitability for early discharge under the Home Treatment Team, reducing inpatient length of stay, creating bed space, and reducing out-of-county admissions and placement at risk.
• Bi-weekly medical reviews of patients under the Home Treatment Team to update care plans and consolidate diagnoses and treatment.
• Due to geographic considerations, there will be a mixture of home visits and some scheduled clinics where patients in crisis are invited to outpatient review.
• In supporting professional activities time, contribute to developing the county crisis service and other aspects of emergency mental health care in Cornwall.

About Us

We are an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve physical and mental health, including specialist support for dementia or learning disability. We are a people organisation valuing the health and wellbeing of the communities we serve.

We employ over 4,000 staff across doctors, nurses, therapists, and support roles. We work in homes, community clinics, and bases, including 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work, and be a great partner. Approximately 568,000 people live in the area, with some services provided in Devon during peak seasons.

Details

• Date posted: 30 September 2025
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade: Consultant
• Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year PA Pro Rata
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
• Reference number: 201-MD-25-CON-027
• Job locations: Longreach House, Cambourne Redruth Community Hospital, Redruth, TR15 3ER

Job Responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities, please see supporting documents. Note: The role is subject to review by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the JD may change prior to interview.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: CCT or equivalent in General Adult Psychiatry
• Desirable: Higher degree (MD, PhD, MSc or equivalent) or other clinical qualifications

Eligibility

• Essential: Full GMC Registration and licence
• Essential: Eligibility for Section 12 and AC Approval
• Essential: Inclusion (or eligibility for inclusion) on the Specialist Register or Specialty Trainee within 6 months of gaining CCT

Desirable: Section 12/AC Approval; Trainer Training for supervision of trainees

Teaching

• Essential: Evidence of teaching experience at postgraduate and/or undergraduate level
• Desirable: Evidence of organising teaching or medical education programmes; relevant teaching qualification

Research and Audit

• Essential: Experience of carrying out an audit project
• Desirable: Experience or involvement in a research project and publication

Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Essential: Knowledge of UK Hospital Systems; ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty; excellent communication; leadership experience in multidisciplinary teams; ability to manage time and workload; IT literacy; knowledge of risk management; ability to make evidence-based decisions; able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Desirable: Evidence of leadership achievements

Other Requirements

• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure required
• Right to work in the UK with current UK professional registration

Employer Details

Employer: Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Longreach House, Cambourne Redruth Community Hospital, Redruth, TR15 3ER

Employer's website: https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/