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Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Snodland; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Research access

NHS pension

Holiday scheme

Flexible working

Leadership & development

Counselling service

Blue Light Card

Car lease

Staff networks

Job summary

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is seeking a Locum Consultant Psychiatrist to lead an Inpatient Rehabilitation service. The post involves taking overall charge of patient care in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

We welcome part-time or job-share applications. The advert notes that the description is pending approval from the Royal College of Psychiatrists and outlines generous NHS benefits and flexible working arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Lead a collaborative inpatient rehabilitation team and provide high-quality psychiatric care.
• Demonstrate clinical leadership with responsibility for patient care decisions and team development.
• Apply knowledge of psychotropic medications and medical comorbidities, with appropriate referrals when needed.
• Utilise MHA, MCA, safeguarding procedures and Court of Protection where required.

Job description

Locum Consultant Rehabilitation Psychiatrist – Inpatient | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Company: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

We are looking for a Locum Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Inpatient Rehabilitation service.

As a Locum Consultant Psychiatrist at Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, you'll lead a collaborative team and provide high-quality care.

• As a clinical leader in the team, the post-holder will be in overall charge of patient’s care.
• They will delegate to other team members and seek to support the development of individual team members in the pursuit of excellent clinical care.
• The post-holder will have expert knowledge of options for the use of psychotropic medication and of the monitoring and treatment of physical illnesses including when to refer patients to their GPs or specialists.
• They will have good working knowledge of the use of MHA, MCA, safeguarding procedures and the Court of Protection

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s working well together.

*PLEASE NOTE: this job description is currently pending approval from the Royal College of Psychiatrists*

For detailed information regarding the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. The job description will provide you with the main duties and responsibilities of the role. The person specifications will detail the qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience required for the role.

Part time or job-share applications are welcome.

Here are just some of our Benefits:

• 1. Easy access to inhouse research team and academic opportunity through Kent’s own Medical school
• 2. Generous annual leave and study leave entitlement and access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme
• 3. Holiday of a Lifetime Scheme – Bank your annual leave to save up for that all important extended break
• 4. Flexible working - just ask and we will try to help
• 5. Excellent Learning and Development opportunities - We offer doctors at all grades the chance to engage in leadership, educational, research, quality improvement development and seek growth opportunities tailored to their areas of interest
• 6. Free access to an independent counselling service
• 7. Blue Light Card - A discount service for the NHS, with thousands of amazing discounts
• 8. Car lease scheme
• 9. A variety of staff network forums which empower, support and encourage network members and allies, to reflect KMMH values and promote equality and diversity.

This advert closes on Sunday 13 Sep 2026