Consultant Psychiatrist in Old Age CRHTT

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) invites applications for a Consultant Psychiatrist in Old Age CRHTT. The post focuses on providing high-quality clinical leadership within the Older Adults Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment services, based at The Cavell Centre in Peterborough.

The role requires delivering short-term, safety-focused interventions, engaging with families and partner agencies, and contributing to teaching and training of junior doctors.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and licence to practice.
• MBBS or equivalent qualification.
• Approved Clinician Status or eligible to attend training.

Responsibilities

• Be an active participant and leader of the team, contributing to and developing the operational and clinical function of the service.
• Ensure clinical audit of the service and implementation of appropriate assessment tools and outcome measures.
• Participate in service development and wider Trust development initiatives.
• Provide evidence-based interventions for patients under their care and support management of the service according to Trust policies and NICE standards.
• Liaise with patients, carers, doctors, GPs and partner organisations to ensure high quality coordinated care.
• Complete administrative tasks, record clinical activity accurately, and meet KPIs and other requirements.
• Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and supervise junior doctors.
• Maintain GMC registration and adhere to professional codes of conduct.
• Comply with Trust policies and take part in financial planning for the service.
• Offer supervision to medical and non-medical staff.
• Travel between Trust sites and to patient contacts as required.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Decision making

Communication skills

Travel between sites

Education

MBBS or equivalent

GMC registration

Approved Clinician Status

Job description

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist in Old Age CRHTT

The closing date is 20 December 2026

Main Duties of The Consultant PostConsultant Psychiatrists are a valuable and finite resource within our clinical services and whilst the primary responsibility for every consultant is the delivery of a high-quality clinical service all consultants will be expected to be actively involved in the strategic development of the service and work with their non-medical senior leaders to steer the development of their service in line with the strategic direction of the organisation.

We are committed to ensuring all our Consultant Psychiatrists are effective and compassionate clinical leaders. Clinical leadership, innovation and service performance are key components to all our consultant positions. We will provide the necessary training and development opportunities for all Consultants joining the Trust to ensure they are able to deliver these components of their role.

Main duties of the job

The Peterborough team covers both the Older Adults Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CHRTT-OP) and the Dementia Intensive Support Service (DIST). It forms part of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust's (CPFT) Older People's Mental Health Services and is based at The Cavell Centre. The service provides specialist, multidisciplinary assessment and intensive support for older adults, including people living with dementia, who are experiencing an acute mental health crisis, complex mental health needs or a deterioration in their wellbeing. The team works closely with service users, families, carers and partner agencies to provide timely, coordinated care that supports people to remain safely at home wherever possible and helps reduce the need for hospital admission.

The focus of the service is to meet the needs of service users who are experiencing an acute mental health crisis. All interventions provided by the service are short term and focused on the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of the service user and their carers and family during the period of the crisis.

About us

CPFT is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our BAME & LGBTQ+ communities.

For further information on CPFT please visit our website www.cpft.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

• Be an active participant and leader of the team, contributing to and developing the operational and clinical function of the service (with a focus on the management and treatment of complex , high-risk patients)
• Ensure clinical audit of the service and implementation of appropriate assessment tools and outcome measures as an integrated part of the service and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate and engage with service development and wider Trust development initiatives.
• Provide evidence-based interventions for patients under their care, and support management of the service according to Trust policies and NICE standards.
• Liaise promptly with patients, carers, other psychiatry colleagues, general practitioners, and voluntary and statutory organisations to ensure high quality well-co-ordinated care.
• Complete administrative tasks associated with the care of patients in a timely manner. This will include recording clinical activity accurately, comprehensively, and promptly. It also includes ensuring that relevant KPIs, clustering and CQUIN requirements are fulfilled within their service.
• The post holder will share responsibility for and will actively participate in the provision of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching with consultant colleagues in the Trust, and will also contribute to teaching, supervision, and training of staff of other disciplines.
• The post holder will provide clinical supervision to junior doctors as necessary.
• Maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Approved Clinician/ Mental health Act Section 12 (2) approval and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
• Comply with the Trusts agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the clinical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.
• Offer supervision to other members, both medical and non-medical.
• Ability to travel between Trust sites, patient contacts and community clinical work where required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and licence to practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• Approved Clinician Status or eligible to attend training

Experience

• Proven experience of good working relationships
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Experience of teaching and supervision of doctors in training.
• Publications in the field of psychiatry

Entry Criteria for the grade:

• Specialty Registration in specialty CCT in relevant specialty or within 6 months of attainment of Higher Training CCT at time of interview.
• Shall have equivalent experience and competencies recognised by GMC

Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to mental health.
• Decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to take a clinical lead.
• Able and willing to represent department at Trust wide meetings.
• Ability to travel

Qualities and Attributes

• Approachable and flexible
• Reliable
• Ability to demonstrate/develop and understanding of service within the wider context of NHS Mental Health Services and PCTs.

Physical Requirements

• Demonstrate understanding of acceptance and commitment to the principles underlying equal opportunities.
• Experience of developing services in a constantly changing environment within tight budgetary restraints

Equality

• Demonstrate understanding of acceptance and commitment to the principles underlying equal opportunities.

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.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust