Consultant Psychiatrist in Community Mental Health Hub

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in Milton Keynes seeks a Consultant Psychiatrist for its Community Mental Health Hub. This role involves supporting patients in need of comprehensive mental health care, with leadership responsibilities in clinical teams and quality improvement efforts. Competitive salary and relocation package available.

Benefits

Relocation package of up to £8,000

Generous annual leave allowance

Dedicated study leave

Qualifications

• Must be GMC registered with a license to practise
• Experience of using quality improvement methodology
• Ability to manage clinical complexity

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical advice and support to daily triage and MDT meetings
• Review complex needs patients to ensure appropriate care packages
• Lead quality improvement initiatives

Skills

Excellent knowledge in specialty

Excellent clinical skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Qualification or higher degree in medical education or clinical research

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist in Community Mental Health Hub

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Community Mental Health Hub

Consultant Psychiatrist, (10 PAs) + on call supplement

Our doctors say that Milton Keynes Mental Health service are “good at adapting to new ways of working.

Job Overview

Community Mental Health Hub

Consultant Psychiatrist, (10 PAs) + on call supplement

Our doctors say that Milton Keynes Mental Health service are “good at adapting to new ways of working.

We're looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our dedicated medical team at the Community Mental Health Hub. Our focus is on providing patients who need comprehensive secondary mental health support and care. The Hub caters for service users with all diagnostic categories and is a needs-led service.

Within the Hub we are using Dialog+ to plan care and as part of our Think Family approach are actively engaged with families and carers. In line with the parity of esteem model the Hub supports the physical health management of patients with dedicated nurses for this purpose.

This is an exciting time to join Milton Keynes Mental Health, as we continue to grow and invest in our teaching and training programmes. Our department supports a thriving educational environment with Core and Senior Psychiatry trainees, alongside a strong presence of GP trainees, Foundation doctors, and undergraduate medical students.

This post is approved by The Royal College of Psychiatrists. This post offers a relocation package of up to £8,000 for eligible candidates. You'll also benefit from a generous annual leave allowance, dedicated study leaves, access to the NHS Pension Scheme, and a wide range of exclusive staff discounts — including savings on the purchase and lease of new cars.

AAC on 16/07/2025 AM

Main duties of the job

• Provide senior clinical advice and support to the daily triage, MDT and other regular clinical team meetings.
• Ensure all referrals are triaged daily and responded to in a timely way.
• Assess new patients and provide clinical supervision of assessments carried out by other team members.
• Review complex needs patients to ensure appropriate care packages are put in place.
• Actively link and develop a relationship with the Primary Care Network(s) to respond to their developing needs and support the move towards more integrated care.
• Leadership role in the quality agenda: identifying areas for improvement and active engagement with QI.
• 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.
  
  

Working for our organisation

About Us

CNWL is a nationally leading NHS Foundation Trust providing Mental Health, Community Health and Child Health Services across London and the South East of England.

In Milton Keynes, CNWL are responsible for the provision of mental health services for children and young people, adults and older adults. We jointly run the learning disability services with the local authority.

Over the last few years our catchment area has grown significantly, making the Trust’s population more diverse than ever. The area spans the communities of London, Milton Keynes and wider geographical areas of Buckinghamshire, Surry, Kent and Hampshire. There are areas of great affluence as well as deprivation, and there are over 100 first-languages spoken in these communities.

The Trust is organised in to three Divisions: Jameson, Goodall and Diggory. Diggory Division is responsible for the delivery of Mental Health, Addictions and Community services in Milton Keynes, as well as Addictions services, Sexual Health/HIV and Health and Justice services in London and Surrey.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical advice and support to the daily triage, MDT and other regular clinical team meetings.
• Ensure all referrals are triaged daily and responded to in a timely way.
• Assess new patients and provide clinical supervision of assessments carried out by other team members.
• Review complex needs patients to ensure appropriate care packages are put in place.
• Actively link and develop a relationship with the Primary Care Network(s) to respond to their developing needs and support the move towards more integrated care.
• Leadership role in the quality agenda: identifying areas for improvement and active engagement with QI.
• 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.
  
  

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRCPsych approval
• Additional clinical qualifications.
  
  

ELIGIBILITY

Essential criteria

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• Approved clinician status
• Approved under S12
  
  

Desirable criteria

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
  
  

TRANSPORT

Essential criteria

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
  
  

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using biopsycho-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
• Excellent leadership and multi-disciplinary working skills
• Experience of using quality improvement methodology and service development
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable servic
  
  

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

Essential criteria

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation.
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit.
• Supervisory and management experience.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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