Consultant in General Adult Inpatient Psychiatry

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for an 18-bed mixed gender ward. The role involves delivering comprehensive patient care and improving service quality in a multidisciplinary team environment. The ideal candidate will hold an MB BS or equivalent, be registered with the GMC, and have expertise in clinical care. This full-time position offers a competitive salary between £109,725 to £145,478, along with a London weighting allowance, and is perfect for those looking to enhance their acute psychiatry experience.

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
• Approved clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessment and treatment package of care to all patients.
• Work closely with inpatient service colleagues to improve quality.
• Provide leadership in the ward environment for a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty

Decision making based on evidence and experience

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCPsych or equivalent approved qualification

Higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management

Job description

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in General Adult Inpatient Psychiatry

The closing date is 08 February 2026

CNWL is looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Consultant Psychiatrist working in our 18‑bed mixed gender ward, Shore Ward.

This full‑time position would be excellent for someone wanting to broaden their experience of acute psychiatry and develop their clinical skills in a supportive and challenging environment.

Main duties of the job

The role is to provide a comprehensive assessment and treatment package of care to all patients with a view to facilitating early discharge from hospital, to work closely with colleagues in the inpatient service to continuously improve the quality of acute care, and to work with colleagues across adult mental health services in Brent to ensure a coordinated, effective and person‑centered care pathway.

About us

Brent Adult Mental Health Service provides a range of services for adults within community and hospital settings. Our community services have recently transformed to improve the quality of care received by people with mental health needs in their local community in line with the NHS Long Term Plan, towards provision of more integrated, organisation and place‑based care.

Brent adult mental health services:

• Acute in‑patients (3 ward - 47 beds) and PICU (11 beds) - Park Royal Centre for Mental Health
• Community Mental Health Hubs - three hubs serving the three GP networks in the borough. Harness and Kilburn hubs are based at Park Royal Centre for Mental Health, Park Royal; Kingsbury and Willesden Hub is based at Fairfields House, Kingsbury.
• Early Intervention Service: Fairlight Avenue, Harlesden
• Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT): Park Royal.
• Mental Health Act Team (AMHP Team): Park Royal
• Brent Integrated Psychology and Psychotherapy Services embedded within teams
• Community Forensic Service: Provided in collaboration with West London NHS Trust.
• Brent Talking Therapies
• Brent Community Collaboration and health inequalities team
• Mental health social team which deliver AMHP, hospital discharge, placements and complex case management
• Rethink mental health team

Job responsibilities

Core Clinical responsibilities

The postholder will be responsible for providing sole and dedicated consultant psychiatric care to people admitted to Shore Ward at Park Royal MHC. The postholder will provide leadership for the performance culture of the ward, ensuring best practice is employed across the facility, and that the Trusts quality and productivity targets are met. The ethos of Park Royal MHC is one in which in‑patient care is delivered by an integrated multi‑disciplinary team with a shared sense of ownership for the ward environment as well as the clinical services provided. The postholder will adopt an active and pragmatic leadership style as a way of promoting this type of ward environment, thus ensuring collaborative working both at a clinical and an operational level. The postholder will be expected to participate in quality improvement and service evaluation projects and will be encouraged to undertake service evaluation and/or research which may be relevant to either short or long‑term service improvement. Together with the Matron, Ward Manager and other senior MDT colleagues the postholder will provide overall clinical leadership for the Ward Multidisciplinary team as well as direct clinical assessments and consultations for the Team, including the following:

Medical input, consultation and clinical leadership to the ward, and overall clinical responsibility for people admitted to the unit. Medical input and leadership in care planning and risk assessment for people subject to the care planning (CPA) process. Acting as the Responsible Clinician for people admitted to Shore Ward as appropriate and undertaking associated duties and responsibilities including attending and writing reports for Mental Health Tribunals and Managers hearings. In 2017/8 47 tribunals were requested over the course of the year, resulting in 17 tribunals being completed for Shore Ward. Regular clinical liaison with the Community Consultants in the Psychological Medicine, Community Mental Health Teams and the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team to ensure timely discharge of patients.

Teaching and training

An active role in the postgraduate teaching programme, which consists of a local academic meeting on Wednesday lunchtime. This meeting includes a Journal Club and case presentations. This takes place at the inpatient site Park Royal Centre for Mental Health Teaching/training of medical students who regularly attend CMHT as part of their psychiatry experience, from Imperial school of medicine. Support is also given to work experience students where applicable. Appropriately trained consultants would be encouraged to take up the role of Educational Supervisors for core and higher trainees from the St Marys training scheme in Psychiatry. Candidates willing to take up this role will be supported to access relevant training and this will be included in Job Planning. Training and teaching of wider MDT staff with the community teams and other teams in the borough.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Additional clinical qualifications
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio‑psycho‑social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Wide range of specialist and sub‑specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Transport

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exception 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.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year plus £2,162 London weighting allowance