Consultant Psychiatrist

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the Black Country is seeking a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist based in Wolverhampton. The successful candidate will join a supportive team focused on community mental health and will have opportunities for leadership, service improvement, and teaching. The role offers a competitive salary ranging from £109,725 to £145,478 per year with additional on-call pay. Ideal applicants will be GMC registered and possess strong leadership and teaching skills.

Qualifications

• GMC Registration is mandatory for this position.
• Prior experience in a mental health setting is preferred.
• Leadership and teaching capabilities are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-time services in General Adult Psychiatry.
• Participate in active service improvement initiatives.
• Engage in teaching activities for psychiatric trainees.

Skills

GMC Registration

Leadership

Teaching skills

Education

Medical Degree

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist

Go back Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 16 December 2025

Applications are invited for a full time Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry based in Wolverhampton. This is an existing post within a well‑established supportive team working both on the in‑patient wards and in the community, having retained the Continuity of Care model. Patients have access to local beds and strong links with community services and the CRHT team ensure that patients remain close to home. Community services are based in a large mental health centre where the successful applicant will work with 3 other consultants and their medical teams; CPNs; OTs; psychologists and social workers, providing sectorised services to the North of the borough.

Main duties of the job

There are opportunities for someone with an enthusiasm for leadership and innovation to become involved in active service improvement and partnership working with GPs and primary care is a focus of our development. The Trust encourages the participation of medical staff in Medical Management and the there is strong support from the Clinical Directors. As a training and teaching Trust there are opportunities to teach postgraduate psychiatric and GP trainees and undergraduates from Birmingham and Grenada Universities. Links to local Universities have always been strong and input to Birmingham and Wolverhampton Universities is welcomed. The post holder will work full time to a 10 PA Job Plan.

About us

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.

Across the whole of the region we provide:

• Adult and older adult mental health services
• Specialist learning disability services
• CAMHS

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, after NHS England and NHS Improvement approved the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.

Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.

We currently employ over 3,000 members of staff and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Job responsibilities

Please see job Description and Person Specification attached.

Person Specification

Please see job Description and Person Specification attached.

Qualifications

• GMC Registration
• GMC

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.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year 3% of salary for on‑call