Consultant Psychiatrist in Community Mental Health& Early Intervention

NHS; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in the UK is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to lead a medical team within a transformed Community Mental Health Team. Key responsibilities include providing assessments, diagnosing patients, and leading multidisciplinary reviews. The role requires GMC registration and a postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry. This opportunity offers ample career growth and relocation packages for the right candidate.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes for various benefits

Discounts with retailers, restaurants, and entertainment

Wellbeing support services

Qualifications

• GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in Mental Health.
• Postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry.
• Eligible for Approved Clinician status.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment supervision for community patients.
• Diagnostic assessments especially with uncertainty or complexity.
• Lead multidisciplinary reviews per care pathway requirements.

Skills

GMC registration

Postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry

Eligible for Approved Clinician status

Education

Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist in Community Mental Health & Early Intervention

Closing date is 09 December 2025

Join us as a consultant psychiatrist in our newly transformed Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and early intervention in the heart of the UK. You'll lead a medical team within a multi‑professional service and be at the forefront of community care that changes lives for people with severe and complex mental health conditions, including psychosis.

Based in our North Warwickshire CMHT, you will provide dedicated consultant input for patients referred to the team, with the facility for rapid assessment, flexible review of complex patients and timely discharge in liaison with GPs.

Our recent transformation has led to greater integrated working between primary and specialist mental healthcare. Working alongside a neighbourhood lead, you will be aligned to a PCN or group of GP surgeries and will take the medical lead for the assessment and treatment of patients. You'll build relationships with GPs and offer advice, playing a role in triage and referral allocation for your place.

There are endless opportunities for your career here. As a Trust we are leading national studies on trauma and psychosis, and our growing research partnerships with local universities mean plenty of opportunities to get involved in research. You'll also inspire the next generation of psychiatrists through supervision of career grade and resident doctors, with opportunities to get involved in teaching.

Applications are welcome from both experienced and new consultants, and we can offer relocation packages.

Main duties of the job

The role of the consultant and their team is to provide assessment, diagnosis and supervision of treatment for community patients aged 17 to 65 who meet the criteria for the CMHT. This includes responsibility:

• Diagnostic assessment particularly where there is diagnostic uncertainty or complexity
• Assessment of risk of self‑harm, harm to others or risk of neglect
• Evaluating and giving advice on the interaction between physical/organic factors and other factors, including coordinating any necessary examination, investigation and referral as required
• Taking a lead role in multidisciplinary reviews in keeping with care pathway requirements
• Assessing the need for, initiating and reviewing the prescription of medication used to treat mental health problems, and monitoring progress and providing guidance to GPs about continued prescribing after discharge
• Acting as the Responsible Clinician for patients subject to Supervised Community Treatment detained under the Mental Health Act, providing reports for and attending Tribunals and Managers' Hearings and ensuring appropriate 117 After‑Care is in place for patients discharged from Section 3 or Section 37
• Working in liaison with Acute and Inpatient consultants and teams over after‑care and discharge plans for acute‑care patients, especially for patients subject to Supervised Community Treatment
• Ensuring that there is adequate liaison and communication with patients' Carers
• Participating in Flexible Assertive Community Treatment model.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• Discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• Wellbeing support, including an in‑house counselling service, external helpline and more
• Staff networks and support groups

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and well‑being of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

For more information on this role please see the attached supporting information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

Qualifications

• GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in Mental Health or Specialty Trainees within 6 months of completing CCT
• A postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry e.g. Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Eligible for Approved Clinician status and Approval under section 12 of the Mental Health Act

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.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust