Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry - CRHT + Golden Hello

The closing date is 07 January 2026

Job summary

Are you passionate about delivering outstanding mental health care while embodying values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, and Teamwork? We're looking for an enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams in Nottingham City and County South.

This is a full-time substantive post offering:? Golden Hello - 20% of the minimum point of the National Consultant (2003) contract? Excellent opportunities for career development and leadership? A supportive environment within the North School of Psychiatry and East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery

Location: Tall Trees, Highbury Hospital, Nottingham, NG6 9DR

Why Join Us?

At Nottinghamshire Healthcare, our values guide everything we do:

  • Trust: We communicate openly and act with integrity, ensuring transparency in decisions.
  • Honesty: We respect professional autonomy and foster a culture of learning and improvement.
  • Respect: We promote equality, diversity, and inclusion, valuing every voice.
  • Compassion: We show care, empathy, and understanding in all interactions.
  • Teamwork: We collaborate across disciplines, celebrate successes, and support each other.

You'll be part of a forward-thinking Trust committed to innovation and patient-centred care, working alongside experienced multidisciplinary teams delivering high-quality, evidence-based treatment.

Your Role

As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will:

  • Provide senior medical leadership and high-quality clinical care in acute and crisis settings.
  • Supervise and appraise junior medical staff, ensuring compliance with training frameworks and working time directives.
  • Collaborate with managers and colleagues to ensure efficient service delivery.
  • Engage in service planning, annual job plan reviews, and Trust-wide academic programmes.
  • Maintain GMC registration and Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval.

DBS Notice: Applicants are responsible for DBS costs (£26.40 standard / £54.40 enhanced), deducted from salary over two months. Annual DBS Update Service fee is £16.

Interested?For an informal discussion, contact Rebecca Keating (Clinical Director) at rebecca.keating@nottshc.nhs.uk.

Main duties of the job

To manage, appraise and give clinical supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust's personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework

To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant

To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients

To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly to the Information Department

To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service

To participate in annual appraisal for consultants

To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme

To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct

To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation

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

To comply with the Trust's agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the Medical Director and other managers in preparing plans for services.

To provide high quality evidence-based senior medical care to patients in the acute care and locked rehabilitation settings.

To work closely with multidisciplinary teams to help deliver person-centred care to patients.

To foster close collaborative therapeutic relationships with patients and carers to deliver person-centred care.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Details

Date posted

28 November 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

186-3847394-VB

Job locations

Highbury Hospital

Highbury Rd

Nottingham

NG6 9DR


Job description

Job responsibilities

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary under the NHS Consultant contract.
  • Golden Hello incentive for new starters.
  • Opportunities for teaching, research, and leadership within a supportive educational structure.

Job description

Job responsibilities

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary under the NHS Consultant contract.
  • Golden Hello incentive for new starters.
  • Opportunities for teaching, research, and leadership within a supportive educational structure.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
  • MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Desirable

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

Eligibility

Essential

  • 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 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
  • Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Desirable

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

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
  • MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Desirable

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

Eligibility

Essential

  • 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 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
  • Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Desirable

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Highbury Hospital

Highbury Rd

Nottingham

NG6 9DR


Employer's website

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Highbury Hospital

Highbury Rd

Nottingham

NG6 9DR


Employer's website

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

CD

Rebecca Keating

rebecca.keating@nottshc.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

28 November 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

186-3847394-VB

Job locations

Highbury Hospital

Highbury Rd

Nottingham

NG6 9DR


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