Active Care Group

Consultant Neuropsychiatrist

The closing date is 12 December 2025

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Job summary

Come and join one of the UKs largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience

Main duties of the job

We are delighted to invite applications for a Consultant Neuropsychiatrist with a special interest in Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) to join our expanding service at The Laurels Neurorehabilitation and Specialist Residential Service in Lincolnshire. We welcome applications from Consultants who are looking for 2 or 3 days per week. As part of our ongoing growth, The Laurels is now developing a dedicated inpatient FND treatment pathway alongside its established neurorehabilitation provision. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal leadership role across both areas of our service, helping to shape and deliver high-quality, evidence-based care for individuals with complex neurological and functional disorders. You will provide expert psychiatric input for patients with FND, lead on clinical decision-making within a highly skilled interdisciplinary team, and contribute to the further development of integrated rehabilitation pathways across the Lincolnshire region. As a Consultant, youll also have the opportunity to engage in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, with support for the development of academic and research interests.

About us

Active Care Group are a pioneering national provider of complex care services, delivering pathways and better outcomes for people. We have a collaborative and holistic approach to care underpinned by proven clinical and therapeutic expertise. We specialise in supporting young people and adults with complex needs to make positive progress and lead happier, more independent lives.

Details

Date posted

14 November 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

009762

Job locations

The Laurels

Lincoln

Lincolnshire

LN2 4JX


Job description

Job responsibilities

What you'll be doing:

Clinical

  • Leading the multidisciplinary team that undertakes assessments for admissions to the service within our partner acute hospitals
  • Providing outstanding neuropsychiatric care linked to national guidelines and working in collaboration with community mental health services
  • Leading the multidisciplinary team in the care and treatment of our patients, including weekly ward round review
  • Leading on MHA and MCA within the unit
  • Attend family meetings, case review meetings and discharge planning meetings as required
  • Practise evidence-based care through national standards and guidelines
  • Provide supervision to their allocated junior doctor
  • Prepare for and participate in external reviews (CQC, Quality Network reviews); liaison with NHSE and participation in local networks and pathways

Management

  • Attendance, and contribution to, the Active Care Group Neuro clinical governance meeting.
  • Participate in service development, through research, innovation and local audit.
  • Continue strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, particularly our partners in the NHS
  • Supervision and support of the site based junior doctor.
  • Engagement in National Networks
  • Ongoing personal development through CPD and annual appraisal (and adhering to the GMC’s “Good Medical Practice”

What you'll have:

  • Full registration with GMC with licence to practice
  • MRPsych (Required)
  • CCT in Neuropsychiatry, General Adult or Liaison Psychiatry or any other psychiatric CCT with evidence of experience working with adults with neuropsychiatric conditions
  • Working within an inpatient rehabilitation setting treating those with neurological or brain injury (Desirable)
  • Experience working within an FND setting
  • Evidenced based practice
  • Confidence in engaging internal and external stakeholders
  • Patient centred, outcomes-based care

 

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

Working Environment:

  • Participate in 2nd Tier on call rota
  • Junior doctor support
  • Site based clinical governance and Medical Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Opportunity to develop leadership skills through the existing Group wide committee meetings (e.g. Research and Development and Drugs and Therapeutics Committee)

 

What to look forward to:

  • 25 days plus bank holidays
  • Birthday off
  • Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
  • Benefits Hub giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
  • Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
  • A Nest Personal Pension account
  • Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
  • We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
  • Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
  • Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
  • ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Job description

Job responsibilities

What you'll be doing:

Clinical

  • Leading the multidisciplinary team that undertakes assessments for admissions to the service within our partner acute hospitals
  • Providing outstanding neuropsychiatric care linked to national guidelines and working in collaboration with community mental health services
  • Leading the multidisciplinary team in the care and treatment of our patients, including weekly ward round review
  • Leading on MHA and MCA within the unit
  • Attend family meetings, case review meetings and discharge planning meetings as required
  • Practise evidence-based care through national standards and guidelines
  • Provide supervision to their allocated junior doctor
  • Prepare for and participate in external reviews (CQC, Quality Network reviews); liaison with NHSE and participation in local networks and pathways

Management

  • Attendance, and contribution to, the Active Care Group Neuro clinical governance meeting.
  • Participate in service development, through research, innovation and local audit.
  • Continue strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, particularly our partners in the NHS
  • Supervision and support of the site based junior doctor.
  • Engagement in National Networks
  • Ongoing personal development through CPD and annual appraisal (and adhering to the GMC’s “Good Medical Practice”

What you'll have:

  • Full registration with GMC with licence to practice
  • MRPsych (Required)
  • CCT in Neuropsychiatry, General Adult or Liaison Psychiatry or any other psychiatric CCT with evidence of experience working with adults with neuropsychiatric conditions
  • Working within an inpatient rehabilitation setting treating those with neurological or brain injury (Desirable)
  • Experience working within an FND setting
  • Evidenced based practice
  • Confidence in engaging internal and external stakeholders
  • Patient centred, outcomes-based care

 

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

Working Environment:

  • Participate in 2nd Tier on call rota
  • Junior doctor support
  • Site based clinical governance and Medical Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Opportunity to develop leadership skills through the existing Group wide committee meetings (e.g. Research and Development and Drugs and Therapeutics Committee)

 

What to look forward to:

  • 25 days plus bank holidays
  • Birthday off
  • Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
  • Benefits Hub giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
  • Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
  • A Nest Personal Pension account
  • Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
  • We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
  • Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
  • Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
  • ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full registration with GMC with licence to practice
  • MRPsych (Required)
  • CCT in Neuropsychiatry, General Adult or Liaison Psychiatry or any other psychiatric CCT with evidence of experience working with adults with neuropsychiatric conditions
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full registration with GMC with licence to practice
  • MRPsych (Required)
  • CCT in Neuropsychiatry, General Adult or Liaison Psychiatry or any other psychiatric CCT with evidence of experience working with adults with neuropsychiatric conditions

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Active Care Group

Address

The Laurels

Lincoln

Lincolnshire

LN2 4JX


Employer's website

https://activecaregroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Active Care Group

Address

The Laurels

Lincoln

Lincolnshire

LN2 4JX


Employer's website

https://activecaregroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruiter

Rebecca Sillery

rebecca.sillery@activecaregroup.co.uk

Details

Date posted

14 November 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

009762

Job locations

The Laurels

Lincoln

Lincolnshire

LN2 4JX


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