North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist in an Older Adult CMHT with Inpatient beds

The closing date is 19 November 2025

Job summary

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare are looking to recruit a full time Consultant Psychiatrist.

The Post Holder will work in the City CMHT and be responsible for any inpatients within the same catchment area i.e. a geographical based / non-functionalised model of care.

The inpatient beds are located at the Harplands Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent ST46TH. There are 2 mental health wards for older adults. Ward 6 is for service users with organic conditions, primarily dementia and Ward 7 which is our functional ward. The post holder would only be responsible for service users on Ward 7 (the functional ward) within their catchment area. Ward 6 is covered by a different Consultant.

The Post Holder will work in the City CMHT and be responsible for any inpatients within the same catchment area i.e. a geographical based / non-functionalised model of care.

The Trust's Older Adult CMHTs offer services to adults over the age of 65 years. The post is an existing full-time position with the City CMHT, covering the City of Stoke-on-Trent and surround, a population of approximately 42,000 over 65 year olds.

Main duties of the job

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust is a specialist Mental Health, Learning Disability Trust.

The Trust employs approximately 30 Consultant Psychiatrists in a range of specialties. Our Trust provides specialist Mental Health (adult and old age), Addiction (inpatient, and community in North Staffordshire only), Neuropsychiatry and Learning Disability, and tier 3 Child Psychiatry Services across Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire. We also provide specialist tier 4 inpatient children's services on a wider regional basis. North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust has an annual budget of over £70 million, and serves a population of nearly half a million people with a (Mental Illness Needs Index MINI 0.926 on average). It employs over 1500 members of staff (whole time equivalents including both support and clinical) and operates across approximately 30 sites with the main hospital being the Harplands Hospital.

The Trust employs over 30 Consultant Psychiatrists, covering Old Age Psychiatry, General Adult, Rehabilitation Psychiatry, CAMHS, Liaison, Neuropsychiatry, Substance Misuse and Learning Disability services.

The Trust was rated as Outstanding in 2019, only the second mental health trust to achieve this rating.

The Trust was awarded the HSJ NHS Trust of Year in 2022.

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

Date posted

05 November 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year Per Anumn Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

232-AUC-7530506

Job locations

Marrow House

Stoke on Trent

ST3 1SQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

CMHT Service Details:

The post holder would typically be expected to provide 4 follow up appointments of 45min duration (30mins clinical and 15min admin) per session. Alternatively new appointments are for a duration of 1.5 hours (1 hour clinical and 30min admin). No more than 1 new patient per session. Home visits are not frequently required and as such are arranged as and when deemed clinically necessary. Any home visit would take place in lieu of a clinic session. Any travel time would be factored in and accommodated for.

Inpatient Service Details:

Ward 7 is a 14 bedded unit within Harplands Hospital which has 7 wards in total. The ward specialises in functional disorders in older adults. It prides itself on a full multidisciplinary team which includes allied health professionals, activity workers, clinical psychology and dedicated carer support worker. The postholder would on average cover 7 beds but no more than 10 at any one time and no fewer than 4.

Job description

Job responsibilities

CMHT Service Details:

Inpatient Service Details:

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. MRCPsych

Experience

Essential

Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
Included on the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry OR within six months.

Skills

Essential

Excellent knowledge in specialty

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. MRCPsych

Experience

Essential

Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
Included on the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry OR within six months.

Skills

Essential

Excellent knowledge in specialty

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.

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

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

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

Marrow House

Stoke on Trent

ST3 1SQ

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

Marrow House

Stoke on Trent

ST3 1SQ

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)