Consultant in old Age Psychiatry - Central Cornwall

Employer: Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Trevissome Park, Truro

Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum plus on-call allowance (currently 3%)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing date: 06/07/2025 23:59

Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry - Central Cornwall

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Thank you for your interest in joining Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research, and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology-enabled care.
• Care teams supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective, and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow, and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximize workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

We support flexible working arrangements and workplace location flexibility to accommodate staff needs.

The successful applicant will be an NHS employee, with contact with vulnerable service users, and vaccination is encouraged for COVID-19 safety.

Job overview

Seeking an innovative and dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist to lead part of our older age psychiatry team in central Cornwall, covering Truro and Newquay. This leadership role involves driving clinical excellence and guiding a collaborative team to provide assessments and interventions for older adults.

You will work with colleagues to develop and implement individualized treatment plans, with opportunities for professional growth and leadership development.

We offer competitive recruitment incentives and relocation packages.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist resource to the Gannel complex care and dementia psychiatry service, including casework and advice to colleagues. The post involves outpatient and community services, including home visits. The post-holder must be approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and be an Approved Clinician. Occasionally, provide expert advice to courts regarding patients.

Working for our organisation

We are an NHS community and mental health provider based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, delivering a range of health services and supporting over 4,000 staff. We work across community clinics, hospitals, and in people's homes, collaborating with partners in Devon to serve a population of approximately 568,000 residents.

Detailed job description and person specification

See supporting documents for detailed responsibilities and person specification. Note: The job description is undergoing Royal College approval.

Qualifications and Training

• Recognised Medical Degree
• Full GMC Registration
• Inclusion (or eligibility) on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT
• Section 12 Approval
• Relevant Higher Degree (e.g., MD, PhD, MSc)
• Clinical and Educational Supervisor Training
• Approved Clinician status

Experience

• Participation in CPD
• Experience in inpatient settings
• Experience across mental health services
• Additional relevant experience (e.g., psychological therapies)
• Experience managing physical illness

Skills

• Leadership in multidisciplinary teams
• Time management and prioritization
• Performance appraisal
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership achievements

We offer various development opportunities, including career planning, CPD, leadership programs, coaching, and induction.

Benefits include health and wellbeing initiatives, discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, and support for revalidation.

We reserve the right to close the advert early. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email. We value individuals with lived experience of health conditions.

Applicants consent to Occupational Health checks and must provide full references.