Consultant Psychiatrist - Birmingham

St Andrew’s Healthcare; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental healthcare charity in Birmingham is seeking a candidate to lead the development of Secure Services. This role involves leading a multidisciplinary team, influencing service development, and opportunities for research projects in a supportive environment. The position offers a competitive salary, travel allowance, NHS-equivalent sickness policy, and 41 days of annual leave.

Benefits

Travel allowance

NHS-equivalent sickness policy

41 days of annual leave

Car lease scheme

Free parking

Cycle-to-work scheme

Relocation allowance (subject to status)

Ongoing CPD

Qualifications

• Applicants must have MRCPsych or equivalent.
• Hold a CCT in Forensic or General Adult Psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of Saint Andrew’s Birmingham Secure Services.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team and influence service development.
• Opportunity to undertake research projects.

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St Andrew’s Healthcare

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

St Andrew’s Healthcare is a charity with an excellent reputation as a provider of specialist mental healthcare. We transform the lives of people with the greatest mental health needs. Throughout our 180-year history, we have helped society’s most vulnerable people and continue to build world-class mental healthcare services. Our commitment to holistic care, safety, recovery, and innovative therapies makes St Andrew’s the ideal place to advance your career.

St Andrew’s Birmingham is a 124-bed adult mental healthcare facility in Stirchley, South Birmingham, with eight wards covering medium and low security. Currently, seven wards serve men, and one serves women.

St Andrew’s Birmingham is a core partner of the West Midlands Provider Collaborative (REACH OUT) with Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust and Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust. This partnership aims to provide high-quality care close to home and is recognized as a leading New Care Model, receiving commendation from the Health Service Journal.

The role

We seek an exceptional candidate to lead the development of Saint Andrew’s Birmingham Secure Services and to become an integral part of the REACH OUT partnership. The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team and influence service development through strategic decisions, improvement projects, and collaboration with NHS partners.

You will have opportunities to undertake research projects, reflecting St Andrew’s commitment to innovation and world-class care. The current vacancy is in Low Secure Services, but flexibility is possible for the right candidate.

The Birmingham site offers an excellent opportunity to deliver value-based healthcare focused on clinical outcomes. The charity emphasizes using up-to-date data, aligned with the International Consortium of Health Outcome Measures, to continually adapt care to meet patient needs. We also lead in using data intelligently to inform safety and care.

Applicants must have MRCPsych or equivalent and hold a CCT in Forensic or General Adult Psychiatry.

The post requires on-call duties on a rota basis (currently one week in six).

The role offers a competitive salary with travel allowance, NHS-equivalent sickness policy, 41 days of annual leave, car lease scheme, free parking, cycle-to-work scheme, relocation allowance (subject to status), ongoing CPD, and more.