Consultant in Psychiatry (CMHT North)

Integrated Care System; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Consultant in Psychiatry to lead a Community Mental Health Team in Sheffield. Responsibilities include providing senior medical leadership, conducting assessments, and teaching medical students. Key qualifications include an MBBS, GMC registration, and experience in community psychiatry. Competitive compensation and a team-oriented environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in General Adult Psychiatry including community service.
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team.
• Teaching experience for undergraduates and postgraduates.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior medical leadership to the Community Mental Health Team.
• Conduct medical assessments for care planning and risk assessment.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.

Skills

Collaborative approach to assessment

Evidence-based risk assessment

Knowledge of Community General Adult Psychiatry

Leadership and service development experience

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Fully registered with the GMC

Section 12 (2) MHA 1983 approval

MRCPsych or equivalent

Job description

Go back Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Psychiatry (CMHT North)

The closing date is 07 August 2025

The North and South Community Mental Health Teams have a caseload of approximately 1,000 patients each. Each team has patients subject to CTO and conditionally discharged patients and the consultant will be the RC for an equitable proportion of these patients.

North CMHT, based at Northlands Health Centre, is a community mental health team that provides treatment and care to adults living in the North of Sheffield who have complex mental health needs.

Main duties of the job

To provide senior medical leadership to the Community Mental Health Team

Participation in multidisciplinary team meetings

Medical leadership to the multidisciplinary team.

Medical/psychiatric assessments for care planning and risk assessment

Formulation and delivery of appropriate pharmacological and psychological interventions to aid recovery.

Mental Health Act assessments of patients in contact with the team as well as participation in the daytime Section 12 rota.

Completion of administrative tasks necessary for clinical responsibilities.

Liaison with members of other teams eg home treatment, acute wards

Participation in the Trust wide Consultant On Call rota.

Clinical supervision of junior medical staff, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and non-Medical prescribers

Teaching Undergraduate Medical students

About us

At SHSC, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.

Job responsibilities

The patients we care for include those with psychotic disorders, severe affective disorders, and personality disorders, as well as patients with co-morbid organic and/or neurodevelopmental diagnoses. We provide person-centred care that is strengths based, trauma informed, evidence-based and multidisciplinary.

Person Specification

knowledge and skills

• Collaborative, inclusive and service user focused approach to assessment and formulation / diagnosis in a community setting.
• Clear, evidence-based approach to risk assessment & management.
• Ability to appraise complex, multi-faceted information from various sources and bring together into a shared, coherent understanding.
• Knowledge of best practice and evidence relating to Community General Adult Psychiatry.
• Experience of involvement in service development
• Leadership training / knowledge.

training and qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice.
• Certificate of Completion of Training in General Adult Psychiatry (Higher trainees should be w
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register or eligibility for inclusion.
• Section 12 (2) MHA 1983 approved.
• Approved Clinician (AC) status / eligibility to be on the AC register.
• MRCPsych or equivalent.
• MD, Other professional qualification (e.g. MSc)
• Coaching training
• Leadership training

Experience

• Experience in General Adult Psychiatry including working within a community-based service.
• Experience of leading a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Evidence of experience in medical audit and understanding of principles of clinical governance
• Experience as a Consultant Psychiatrist in a community mental health team
• Experience leading a community mental health service.
• Teaching/presentation experience (e.g., conference presentation, EBM, research experience) to a range of audiences.
• Experience networking and building collaborative working relationships across a range of stakeholders / other clinical specialisms to improve patient care pathways and experience.

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.

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust