Consultant Mental Health Old Age Psychiatrist

NHS; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in mental health care is seeking a Consultant Mental Health Old Age Psychiatrist to join their team in Doncaster. This role involves working flexibly across community mental health teams and supporting older adults' care. Candidates must have GMC registration and relevant experience in psychiatry. The position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for further leadership development.

Qualifications

• Experience in Older Adult Psychiatry is essential.
• Undergraduate medical training in English or IELTS score of 7.5.
• Knowledge of research processes and commitment to CPD.

Responsibilities

• Provide flexible medical leadership and support to multidisciplinary teams.
• Perform medical assessments and ensure safe, effective treatment.
• Maintain administrative duties linked to patient care.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Leadership skills

Education

Full registration with the GMC

Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry

Job description

Go back Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Consultant Mental Health Old Age Psychiatrist

The closing date is 03 July 2025

This is an exciting time to join RDASH & in particular the Doncaster Care Group, as one of the Consultant Psychiatrists serving Older People's Mental Health services. You will have the opportunity to work flexibly across the community mental health teams, the enhanced care home team, as well as the young onset dementia service. You will work closely with 2 consultant psychiatrists, two nurse consultants, a substantive specialty doctor/multidisciplinary teams.

The older people's services in Doncaster cover two main localities, each combining two sub-localities, each served by a community mental health team (CMHT). These are North, South, East & Central.

Each of the 2 main localities are served by a Consultant Psychiatrist, a Nurse Consultant & a multidisciplinary team. A substantive SAS doctor covers two of the sub localities. The older adult CMHTs liaise regularly & closely with the one 20 bedded inpatient unit (Windermere) located on Tickhill Road to ensure safe flow of all patients into & from the unit.

If you are an aspiring medical leader, there are some opportunities to add an additional leadership session which can be discussed further with Care Group Medical Director Dr Andrew Heighton during the application process

Main duties of the job

• The post-holder will be expected to work in a flexible manner, supporting the multi-professional teams as per determined need & deliver care across the range of older adult community and enhanced care settings served. The post holder will offer and benefit from reciprocal cover for annual & study leave, & other determined circumstances as per clinical need and acuity, and to support professional activities.
• The post holder will work into the enhanced care home team and support the nurses on diagnosis & management of patients in 24hr care. In addition, the post holder will also work with the young onset dementia service.
• The post holder will have continued responsibility for the care of the patients in his or her care, which include the administrative duties associated with the care of the patient & the running of the clinical team.
• The post holder is expected to work in both organic & functional aspects of mental health services for older adults in the community.
• The post holder will provide flexible medical leadership, consultation, advice & guidance within the community mental health teams, ensuring that care & treatment are safe and effective, efficient and within national guidelines.
• The post holder will provide medical assessment, diagnosis & formulation to appropriate patients. On completion of assessment, advise on diagnosis and treatment within the teams will be delivered and communicated to relevant referrers.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

Job Description subject to approval by Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry or eligible for inclusion within 6 months of interview

Experience

• Previous experience within Older Adult Psychiatry
• Experience of psychiatric practice in a range of settings
• Experience of audit and an understanding of the principles of clinical governance

Communication Skills

• That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English OR have achieved the scores of 7.5 in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application

Further Training

• Knowledge of research processes
• Committed to Continuing Professional Development

Skills

• Clinical supervision experience/skills. The aptitude and potential to develop a leadership role within the service with special emphasis on leading on quality and clinical standards and engaging in service improvement

Other Factor

• Approved or eligible for approval under Section 12(2) of MHA 1983
• Approved or eligible for Approved Clinician Status
• Able to travel between hospital sites and work within the Community
• To fulfil commitments and respond to emergencies in an appropriate and timely manner
• Occupational Health clearance for the role specified
• Eligibility to reside and work in the UK
• Satisfactory DBS clearance

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.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

£105,504 to £139,882 a yearper annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working