Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult - CMHT

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Bury is seeking a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to provide high-quality mental health care for adults within the community. Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion, with an expectation to contribute to teaching and local service development. Opportunities for professional growth and service redesign are available. This role supports a collaborative team and offers chances for additional work.

Benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Sponsorship consideration for eligible candidates

Qualifications

• Must be on the GMC Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion.
• Evidence of teaching and training abilities.
• Experience in writing reports for mental health tribunals.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality mental health care within the community.
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure coherent mental health care.
• Support the development of services and attend meetings.

Skills

Mental Health Care

Team Collaboration

Teaching Ability

Education

MBChB or equivalent

Higher psychiatric training or its equivalent

Job description

Job overview

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a full-time substantive Consultant Psychiatrist. This post is based on the CMHT in Bury and is a Community post.

This is an exciting time to join the Trust and there are many opportunities to contribute to the organisations’ development and to look at service redesign models. Bury has a very strong teaching commitment and candidates will be expected to contribute to the teaching of medical and nursing staff. There are close links to ongoing research projects. The Consultants contribute to local service user & carer groups.

Main duties of the job

• To provide high-quality Mental Health Care for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems within the community
• To work closely with other teams and Consultants to ensure coherent and high-quality mental health care for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems within the Bury area
• To work with the other Consultants to support the development of the service, and to attend local and divisional service development meetings

Working for our organisation

The post holder will be based at the Irwell Unit, Fairfield General Hospital. Bury operates an Inpatient- Outpatient model (New Ways of Working) and is staffed by 6 full-time Consultants in Adult Psychiatry. Each Community Consultant is allocated a Junior Doctor (NW Deanery training schemes) to work with them with support from advanced practitioner and sessional input from a speciality doctor. The EIT is covered by a part time consultant.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants must be on the GMC’s Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion or be within six months’ of the anticipated award of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Adult Psychiatry at the time of interview for the post.

• Low frequency on-call (1 in 30) with full second tier on call and 1 day off after your on call.
• We offer ample opportunities for our consultants’ professional development and opportunities for additional work for additional PAs ( require negotiation).

Person specification

Essential criteria

• MBChB or equivalent
• Must be on the GMC Specialist Register or be eligible to be on the GMC Specialist Register
• Higher psychiatric training or its equivalent.
• Section 12 (2) Approval under Mental Health Act 1983 or be eligible for approval. Approved Clinician status (or eligible for same)
• Evidence of teaching and training abilities.

Desirable criteria

• Possession of MRCPsych or equivalent qualification. Other postgraduate degrees e.g. MSc, MD, MRCP etc
• Possession of CCT or be within 6 months of achieving this
• CCT in General Adult Psychiatry
• Experience in detention of patients under The MHA (1983)
• Experience of writing reports for the Mental Health Review Tribunals.
• Current or past educational supervisor of a basic trainee and a specialist registrar

Application support

📝 We also offer virtual application support sessions each month, where you will learn some hints and tips to support you in completing your application form. To secure your place, and to find out more visit our website.

Sponsorship Information

🌍 We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the website.

After You Apply

📬 Once your application is submitted, you’ll receive updates via email. Shortlisting is based on how well you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview, and invitations will be sent by email.

If You're Offered the Role

✅ If successful, the hiring manager will contact you directly with a verbal offer. They will then notify the Recruitment Team and submit the necessary paperwork. You’ll receive a formal conditional offer via email.

Pre-Employment Checks

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS) / Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and / or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history and references.

If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.

Once Checks Are Complete

The Recruitment Team will coordinate with you and the hiring manager to confirm a start date. You’ll be booked onto a Trust Welcome Session and receive your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.

Additional Information

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.

We support the Disability Confident Scheme; applicants meeting essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 716 3181 as early as possible so we can support you.

Please note:

• We do not accept unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Hiring managers should not be contacted directly.
• We may close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure your application is considered, please apply as soon as possible.