Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Adults - Dudley

NHS; Dudley; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a full-time Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry at Bushey Fields Hospital, Dudley. The role offers opportunities for leadership, teaching, and research within a supportive team environment, focusing on both in-patient and community care.

Qualifications

• Essential: GMC Registration.
• Experience in teaching postgraduate and undergraduate trainees.
• Leadership experience in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of doctors, CPNs, Social Workers, and Occupational Therapists.
• Involvement in career development and medical management.
• Teach postgraduate psychiatric and GP trainees.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Medical Management

Education

GMC Registration

Job description

Job summary

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 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, covering the communities of Dudley, S in the Black Country. We are developing new models of working, including liaison to primary care within the MCP model, and have established an Old Age Home Treatment Team.

Main duties of the job

There are opportunities for leadership roles, including involvement in career development, medical management, and research. As a teaching Trust, there are opportunities to teach postgraduate psychiatric and GP trainees, as well as undergraduates from Birmingham and Grenada Universities, with new links to Aston Medical School. Strong links with local universities are maintained, 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.

Details

• Date posted: 22 May 2025
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade: Consultant
• Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 per year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 285-2030E-MH

Job locations

Bushey Fields Hospital, Bushey Fields Road, Dudley, DY1 2LZ

Job description

Job responsibilities and Person Specification are currently with the Royal College for approval. Once approved, these documents will be uploaded to this job posting.

Person Specification

• Essential: GMC Registration

Additional requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required to check for any criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome and will be considered alongside other applications. For more information, visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

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Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Further details are available on the NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Bushey Fields Hospital, Bushey Fields Road, Dudley, DY1 2LZ

Website: https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/