Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry - New CMHT

NHS; Devizes; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent mental health service provider in England is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the NEW CMHT team, providing medical leadership and assessment in community settings. The role requires liaising with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care, contributing to service development, and ensuring high-quality mental health services. The successful candidate will be fully registered with the GMC, possess an MB BS, and have experience assessing community patients. Competitive salary offered on a part-time basis.

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months of gaining CCT.
• Experience of assessing and treating patients in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical input and leadership to the NEW CMHT.
• Assessment and treatment of outpatients in clinics.
• Contribute to service development and management.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to manage workload

Experience with community settings

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Relevant Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc

MRCPsych or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

We're passionate about promoting good mental health and wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise and resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe and focused on people's recovery. We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist following the review of our medical workforce and service transformation to join the NEW CMHT team. The post-holder will work closely with members of the multidisciplinary team to drive quality improvement initiatives, enhance patient safety, engage with carers, and deliver psychoeducation to patients. This is a dynamic role for someone passionate about improving community based care.

Main Duties of the Job

The post holder will provide medical input and leadership to the NEW CMHT with responsibility for patients from surgeries in the Calne and Marlborough area with a population of approximately 42,000 of all ages. The post holder will work with adults of working age with a colleague within the CMHT working with Older Adults and a separate Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service providing input to that age group.

• Regular attendance at the team MDT meetings.
• Assessment and treatment of outpatients in clinics. Liaise with other parts of the service and GPs and non‑NHS organisations wherever applicable.
• Liaise with the Intensive and Inpatient services as appropriate to facilitate handover of clients between services. Involvement in supervision and training of medical students, resident doctors, Specialist Registrars and multidisciplinary colleagues, non‑medical prescribers.
• Contribute to service development, management and business planning through local and Trust wide meetings. Provide medical and AC responsibility for patients from designated GP practices.
• Assessment of outpatients in clinics with advice to GPs regarding medication and other treatments. Routine clinical care through out‑patients with an average of 1–2 new patient contacts and 4–6 follow‑up appointments per week. Telephone advice to GPs. Home visits or reviews in GP practices if clinically indicated.
• Liaise with other parts of the service, GPs, non‑NHS organisations wherever applicable.

About Us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust), a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community‑based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person‑centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

Details

Date posted: 21 December 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part‑time

Reference number: 342‑RVN112‑BSW‑AL

Job locations: Green Lane Hospital/Bewley House, Devizes, SN10 5DS

Job Responsibilities

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.

Person Specification – Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification (Essential)

Person Specification – Desirable Qualifications

• Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications (Desirable)
• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (Desirable)

Eligibility

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment (Essential)
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of gaining CCT (Essential)
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment (Essential)
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment (Essential)

Desirable Eligibility

• CCT in General Adult Psychiatry (Desirable)

Experience

• Experience of assessing and treating patients in a community setting (Essential)

Personal Skills

• To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team (Essential)
• Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work (Essential)
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff (Essential)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills (Essential)

Clinical Skills

• Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in adults of working age and to deal with crisis situations (Essential)

Knowledge

• Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant (Essential)

Teaching

• Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching (Essential)
• Understand principles of teaching (Essential)

Research and Audit

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

Management

• Evidence of management/leadership skills training (Essential)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Details

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Green Lane Hospital/Bewley House, Devizes, SN10 5DS

Employer's Website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/