Consultant Psychiatrist

NHS; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist for its Crisis Resolution/Home Treatment Team. You will be responsible for mental health assessments and provide clinical leadership. The successful candidate should hold an MB BS, have excellent clinical skills, and be registered in the UK. The role emphasizes community care and alternatives to hospitalization, offering competitive salary and full-time position.

Benefits

Wellness opportunities

Flexible working

Commitment to sustainability

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge in specialty.
• Able to make decisions based on evidence and experience.
• Current UK professional registration is a must.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to specialist mental health assessments.
• Supervising junior medical staff and managing their performance.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective

Ability to manage clinical complexity

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Job description

Overview

Job summary: An opportunity has arisen for a full time Consultant Psychiatrist to work in the Crisis Resolution/Home Treatment Team. The team is based at the Crisis Care Centre at Harplands Hospital in Stoke. The team consists of managers, prescribers, and clinicians that gatekeep admission to Harplands Hospital and offer alternatives to admission. There is also a specialty doctor that provides support to the team and a support time and recovery team. The role will consist of 10 PAs as a Consultant Psychiatrist, these PAs can be increased or decreased depending on preference. The post holder would work closely with the acute care Consultants and within the Acute and Urgent Care directorate, and the successful candidate must be passionate about alternatives to hospital admission and early facilitated discharge from hospital.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to specialist mental health assessment for patients, including previous history, assessment of mental health, intellectual and developmental disabilities, substance misuse, psychosocial factors, risk to self and others.
• Provide a diagnosis and a clinical formulation. The formulation includes presenting problem and predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating and protective factors as appropriate. Where a complete assessment is not in place, a working diagnosis and a preliminary formulation will be devised.
• Regular participation in multidisciplinary team meetings
• Supervision of junior medical staff
• Liaison with Community Mental Health Teams through the Care Programme Approach
• Involvement in care planning, diagnosis and treatment that is up to date, evidence based including prescribing.
• Offer evidence based pharmacological and psychological interventions.
• Perform capacity/competence assessments
• Good working relationships with agencies including local primary care services
• Attend team meetings and support service development initiatives, providing clinical leadership/governance. While primarily responsible for delivering a quality clinical service, the consultant psychiatrist is expected to be actively involved in the strategic development of the team and broader services.

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world\'s first carbon net zero national health system by 2045. Sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. For 2024/2025, we have launched our “Proud to be Green” engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions through our sustainability programme.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

Details

Date posted: 07 October 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 232-AUC-7445337

Job locations: Harplands Hospital, Hilton Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6TH

Job responsibilities

To manage, appraise and provide professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust\'s personnel policies and procedure. 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, 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 Trust\'s 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 ensure that the Trust Policies and Procedures regarding data security are adhered to, and that staff are aware of their obligations under these policies. Operate with due regard to personal and procedural safety processes within the environment.

Enter all clinical records into Lorenzo (Electronic Patient Record).

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

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. Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Harplands Hospital, Hilton Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6TH

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