Consultant Learning Disability Psychiatry

NHS Scotland; Bothwell; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire invites applications for a Consultant in Learning Disability Psychiatry (Inpatients) based at Kirklands Hospital in Bothwell. The post covers inpatient care across Lanarkshire with a supportive, multidisciplinary team and opportunities for leadership in quality improvement and education.

The post is full-time, with options for part-time working and SPA time by agreement. Informal enquiries can be made to the Recruitment Lead or Service Manager; Interview Date: 3rd December 2026.

Job description

NHS Lanarkshire

Consultant in Learning Disability Psychiatry (Inpatients)

Want to join an enthusiastic motivated team providing high quality care.

NHS Lanarkshire is ambitious for the population it serves and its staff. We offer flexible and innovative ways of working and leadership opportunities, blending your special interests with your work in Psychotherapy.

We have a consultant vacancy in our Learning Disability Psychiatry team, covering inpatients based at Kirklands Hospital in Bothwell and other Acute Hospitals in Lanarkshire. The team is a well-established, supportive and multidisciplinary team group who manage people during their recovery within local hospital sites.

We are the ideal location for consultants old and new just a short commute from the city of Glasgow and the surrounding countryside. One of our newer recruits had this to say;

“Lanarkshire has proved to be a stimulating, rewarding and enjoyable place to work. There are great opportunities as well as very supportive colleagues.”

This post is for a Consultant in Learning Disability Psychiatry. The clinical commitment is to provide inpatient consultant input and the post is supported by a very experienced Specialty Doctor.

This is a full-time post; however, applications are also welcomed from candidates who may be interested in working on a part-time basis.

Proposals for additional SPA time from applicants is encouraged. In addition to the 1 PA for activities associated with job planning, appraisal, and revalidation, the Board is supportive of applications for additional SPA time from individuals with well-developed ideas for improving services who are able to demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement, patient safety (including human factors training), Medical Education, Research & Development, acting as an Appraiser, etc. Applicants who are able to demonstrate a commitment to any of the above or other areas and wishing to commence on more than 1 PA for SPA duties should discuss proposals with the identified Recruitment Lead and/or Service Manager who will consider the request in line with the successful candidate’s professional and service requirements.

The University of Glasgow enjoys close links with NHS Lanarkshire, and our medical students benefit greatly from the excellent educational opportunities provided by the board in both primary and secondary care. Those who are or who will be involved in teaching our students, or in any other activity which involves a contribution to teaching, research or scholarship within the University are eligible for honorary status at the University of Glasgow.

Honorary Status Role Holders are entitled to numerous benefits including a University of Glasgow ID card, use of the Library and other facilities, and a University IT account as required for their role. They have access to all courses run by the IT Services on the same basis as members of staff and are also permitted an educational discount when PC equipment is purchased through the IT Services.

Informal enquiries regarding this post will be welcomed by Dr Khalid Nawab, Clinical Lead, on 01698 752 691, Dr Richard Taylor, Clinical Director on 01698 752 691 and Dr Adam Brodie, Associate Medical Director, on 01698 753 820.

Interview Date: 3rd December 2026

Additional Information for Applicants

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‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parent’s/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk