Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Adults - Dudley

NHS; Dudley; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Dudley is inviting applications for a full-time Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry. The role involves leading a multidisciplinary team and educating medical trainees. Ideal candidates should have GMC registration and a passion for leadership in psychiatric care. This teaching Trust offers opportunities for career development and community engagement., with a closing date for applications on 24 October 2025.

Qualifications

• GMC Registration is required for this position.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of medical staff and community personnel.
• Guide developments in patient care and community outreach.
• Opportunity for teaching medical trainees.

Job description

Overview

Applications are invited for a full time Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry based at Bushey Fields Hospital Dudley to join 2 existing Consultants. This post is within a well-established supportive service working both on the in-patient wards and in the community, retaining the Continuity of Care model. The Consultant will lead a team of doctors, CPNs, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists, and together with the existing workforce cover the communities of Dudley, Stourbridge and Halesowen in the Black Country. We are developing new models and methods of working including liaison to primary care within the MCP model, and have developed an Old Age Home Treatment Team.

Main duties of the job

There are opportunities for someone with an enthusiasm for leadership to become involved in all other aspects of career development such as medical management and research. As a teaching Trust there are opportunities to teach postgraduate psychiatric and GP trainees and undergraduates from Birmingham and Grenada Universities and newly formed links with Aston Medical School. Links to local Universities have always been strong and input to Birmingham and Wolverhampton Universities is welcomed.

About us

This is a teaching Trust providing training for medical undergraduates from Birmingham University and postgraduate training as part of the School of Psychiatry, West Midlands Deanery.

Job responsibilities

Job description and Person specification are currently with the Royal College for approval. Once these documents have been approved, they will be uploaded to this job.

Person Specification

• GMC Registration

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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Closing date: 24 October 2025

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust