Consultant Medical Psychotherapist - Psychodynamic

Integrated Care System; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Consultant Medical Psychotherapist to join their Step 4 Psychotherapy Service in Nottingham. This role involves providing high-quality, evidence-based psychotherapeutic care, managing clinical staff, and participating in ongoing professional development. Candidates must hold relevant medical qualifications, be fully licensed to practice, and have excellent clinical and communication skills. This is a part-time position with 7 programmed activities.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Access to professional development resources

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Experience in managing complex cases in a clinical environment.
• Participation in continuous professional development required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision to junior medical staff.
• Participate in service and business planning activities.
• Ensure compliance with the Trust's policies.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Excellent communication skills in English

Ability to manage clinical complexity

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCPsych or equivalent

Qualification in medical education or clinical research

Job description

Go back Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Medical Psychotherapist - Psychodynamic

The closing date is 03 October 2025

Consultant Medical Psychotherapist - Psychodynamic PsychotherapyNottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustSubstantive | 7 PAs | Pending Royal College Approval

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Step 4 Psychotherapy Service as a Consultant Psychiatrist in Medical Psychotherapy. We are recruiting to one of two new part-time Consultant posts (each 7 PAs), developed following retirements and the recognised need to expand our psychotherapy capacity.

The Step 4 service is a specialist outpatient psychotherapy team within the Adult Mental Health Directorate. We accept referrals from primary care (IAPT, GPs), secondary, and some tertiary services.

You will join a dynamic, supportive team committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care.

DBS Notice:Applicants are required to pay for their DBS check (£26.40 standard / £54.40 enhanced), deducted from salary over two months. The annual DBS Update Service fee is £16.

Join us in shaping the future of psychotherapy services in Nottinghamshire.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be based at St Ann's House, Nottingham, with occasional clinical sessions at Blossomwood, Mansfield. The role includes 5 programmed activities: 3.75 for Direct Clinical Care and 1.25 for Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs), with 0.5 of 2 additional medical education sessions allocated to education-focused SPAs.

They will support psychotherapy colleagues in managing complex cases and may participate in referral meetings and weekly team assessments at St Ann's House. The role involves collaboration with LMHT clinicians to enhance clinical consultation and reflective practice.

The post holder will supervise Higher and Core trainees in psychodynamic psychotherapy and help expand supervision opportunities. Regular external supervision for their own clinical work will be provided and funded.

Opportunities exist to develop links with other Trust services, depending on the candidate's interests.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Job responsibilities

To manage, appraise and give clinical supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trusts personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework

To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant

To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients

To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly to the Information Department

To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service

To participate in annual appraisal for consultants

To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme

To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval if relevant to the role and to abide by professional codes of conduct

To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation

To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management

To comply with the Trusts agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the Medical Director and other managers in preparing plans for services.

To provide high quality evidence-based senior medical care to patients in the acute care and locked rehabilitation settings.

To work closely with multidisciplinary teams to help deliver person-centred care to patients.

To foster close collaborative therapeutic relationships with patients and carers to deliver person-centred care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications, including psychotherapy qualifications in CAT/ MBT or TFT /DIT/Family therapy
• External qualification registered with BPC or UKCP as a psychodynamic or psychoanalytic psychotherapist, or group analyst
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Transport

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative

CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Ability to work in and lead teams
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken

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.

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