• Job Description

  Req#: C9201-25-0627?language=en&page=610&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in mental health care? Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an innovative and dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist to lead our Older Age Psychiatry Inpatient team. In this key leadership role, you'll drive clinical excellence, guiding a collaborative team to provide tailored assessments and therapeutic interventions for older adults.

  As a vital part of our team, you'll work closely with colleagues to develop and implement individualised treatment plans that reflect the unique needs of each patient. We're committed to supporting your professional growth and offer the opportunities to develop your future leadership potential .

  Step into a role where your expertise will be valued, your voice heard, and your career given the room to flourish. Apply today and become part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to transforming mental health services for older adults in Cornwall.

  We also offer a competitive recruitment and relocation packages for the right candidate to join us here in Cornwall.

  Main duties of the job

  Act as a consultant psychiatrist, approved clinician and responsible clinician on Garner Ward, within Bodmin Community Hospital

  Hold overall approved clinician and responsible clinician responsibility for all 16 patients on the ward and share the Section 12 and responsible clinician work with the other approved clinicians and responsible clinician. There is no requirement to be a deprivation of liberty safeguard assessor.

  Reviewing patients, liaising with their families and other professionals involved.

  Give clinical supervision to the junior doctors.

  Attend ward meetings, including board rounds and Future Care Planning Meetings

  Help formulate the treatment plan and give guidance on evidence-based treatment.

  Maintain good relationships with ward team, fellow old age psychiatrists, multi-professional approved clinicians, and deprivation of liberty safeguard or Mental Health Act teams.

  Very occasionally it is necessary to provide expert advice, as directed by the courts, on Trust patients.

  About us

  We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

  We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

  Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

  We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

  Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

  Details

  Date posted

  27 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum plus on call allowance ( currently 3%)

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

  Reference number

  201-MD-25-CON-017

  Job locations

  Garner ward

  Bodmin Community Hospital

  Bodmin

  PL31 2QN

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To view a detailed approved job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To view a detailed approved job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications and Training

  Essential

  • Recognised Medical Degree
  • Full GMC Registration
  • Inclusion (or eligibility for inclusion) on the Specialist Register or a Specialty Trainee within 6 months of gaining CCT
  • Section 12 Approval

  Desirable

  • Relevant Higher Degree e.g., MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
  • Completion of Clinical and Educational Supervisor Training
  • Approved Clinicain status

  Experience

  Essential

  • Knowledge and evidence of participation in CPD
  • Experience working in an Inpatient setting

  Desirable

  • Experience of working across different services within mental health
  • Other relevant experience, e.g., specific psychological therapies
  • Qualifications or experience in managing physical illness

  Skills

  Essential

  • Previous experience in taking a leadership role in several multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring high quality care and staff morale
  • Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work.
  • Ability to appraise own performance
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

  Desirable

  • Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications and Training

  Essential

  • Recognised Medical Degree
  • Full GMC Registration
  • Inclusion (or eligibility for inclusion) on the Specialist Register or a Specialty Trainee within 6 months of gaining CCT
  • Section 12 Approval

  Desirable

  • Relevant Higher Degree e.g., MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
  • Completion of Clinical and Educational Supervisor Training
  • Approved Clinicain status

  Experience

  Essential

  • Knowledge and evidence of participation in CPD
  • Experience working in an Inpatient setting

  Desirable

  • Experience of working across different services within mental health
  • Other relevant experience, e.g., specific psychological therapies
  • Qualifications or experience in managing physical illness

  Skills

  Essential

  • Previous experience in taking a leadership role in several multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring high quality care and staff morale
  • Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work.
  • Ability to appraise own performance
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

  Desirable

  • Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills.

  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

  Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Garner ward

  Bodmin Community Hospital

  Bodmin

  PL31 2QN

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Garner ward

  Bodmin Community Hospital

  Bodmin

  PL31 2QN

  
  

  Employer's website

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

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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