Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry IMHT Burton

NHS; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Burton upon Trent is seeking a Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry to join their Integrated Mental Health Team. This role involves providing clinical leadership, supervising trainees, and assessing adults with mental health issues. Successful candidates will have a medical degree, CCT in Psychiatry, and experience in clinical leadership. The position offers professional development and an engaging work environment.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Ongoing training and support

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• CCT or equivalent in General Adult Psychiatry, or close to achieving it.
• Experience in clinical leadership or management.
• Ability to set up new services.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to the team as part of a collective leadership structure.
• Supervise a trainee and collaborate with other clinicians.
• Participate in an on-call rota for emergencies.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Ability to provide leadership and vision

Awareness of lean methodology

Education

Primary Medical Degree

CCT or equivalent in General Adult Psychiatry

Full GMC Registration

Job description

Go back Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry IMHT Burton

The closing date is 30 November 2025

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Community Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry to join the East Staffordshire Integrated Mental Health Team (IMHT) based in Burton on Trent.

The role involves providing clinical leadership to the team as part of a collective leadership structure, and providing support and supervision as required to the Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Non-Medical Prescribers. You will have responsibility to supervise a trainee attached to the team, although as with any training post this is subject to trainee availability. Opportunities are also available in the Trust to participate in postgraduate and undergraduate education for Junior Doctors and medical students from Keele Medical School.

This role covers the East Staffordshire IMHT, comprising of one Primary Care Networks (PCNs); East Staffordshire, population134749.The post provides Consultant Psychiatrist cover for the whole IMHT, and the post holder will offer assessment and treatment to adults of working age with a range of mental health problems.

This is part of a functionalised model in which patients requiring inpatient care, crisis or home treatment have their care temporarily transferred to the relevant pathway and therefore will have no clinical remit outside of the IMHT.

You will hold a caseload of approximately 100 - 150, many of which will have other clinicians in the IMHT working with them.

You will take part in out of hours duties; on call work is remunerated at 3% as well as 0.25 APAs.

Main duties of the job

As the Community Consultant, you will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with voluntary care sector organisations and acute care settings. You will require a strong background in Clinical leadership.

As part of this role, you will be expected to:

• Ensure, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, regular effective review of the care of patients in the clinical pathway - via individual assessments and follow up appointments, risk assessments, safeguarding needs and MDT meetings
• Responsible Clinician for service users in the pathway who are subject to Community Treatment Order (CTO) where applicable.
• Provide evidence-based care.
• Be recovery focused.
• Provide cross-cover (emergency and prospective) for other Consultant Psychiatrist colleagues by mutual agreement
• Communicate with all key partners in an appropriate and timely way including service users, carers and General Practitioners.
• Work within the requirements of service contracts including compliance with nationally agreed quality standards

About us

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Job responsibilities

For full details of the role, please see attached the job description and person specification

In addition:On Call Work:

You will participate in an approx. 1:23 on call rota for Staffordshire the rota covers both adult and older adult psychiatry on the St Georges site as well as community cover for emergencies across South Staffordshire. The consultant is usually 3rdon call with support from a 2ndon call SAS Doctor or higher trainee and a 1ston call Junior Doctor. Occasionally, the consultant may be 2ndon call if there is a gap on the 2nd on call rota. Remuneration for on call work is currently via a 3 % availability supplement and 0.25 APA

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Primary Medical Degree
• CCT or equivalent in General Adult psychiatry, or be within 6 months of achieving
• Full GMC Registration including Licence to Practice, or eligibility for licence to practice, if coming from overseas
• Approved Clinician (AC) status or eligibility to obtain within 3 months of appointment
• Additional qualification in a clinical area, management or education

Experience

• Clinical leadership/ management experience at any level
• Experience of setting up a new service

Skills

• Ability to provide leadership and vision in a changing environment
• Awareness of lean methodology

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.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust