• Job Description

  Req#: C9270-25-0474?language=en&page=405&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Consultant Psychiatrist - Male Adult Inpatients , based at St Mary's Hospital in Kettering, Northamptonshire

  Avocet ward is a 16 bedded male only inpatient ward and this post will require assessment and management of a wide range of psychiatric presentations.

  RC/AC status and section 12 required for this role.

  We are offering a £40,000 welcome bonus to the successful candidate, paid over the course of your first two years in post.

  Main duties of the job

  The ward takes direct new admissions of a range of presentations. You will be supported in this role by range of junior doctors ( FY2 and GPVTS) and it is expected you will have regular dialogue with the two consultant psychiatrists on other two adult inpatient wards onsite. The Welland centre is a modern stand alone 4 ward psychiatric inpatient unit and is staffed by a MDT including nursing staff, occupational therapists and psychologists. Cross cover will be provided by both inpatient and outpatient consultant colleagues on a rotational basis as is the system currently.

  About us

  Our core strategy is to be an employer of choice, a great place to work and be known for a diverse and inclusive culture whose staff feel valued. We provide a range of NHS services including physical, mental health and specialty services provided in hospital settings and out in the community within schools, GP clinics and patients own homes.

  Details

  Date posted

  11 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  270-MED407

  Job locations

  St Mary's Hospital

  Kettering

  NN15 7PW

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document, or contact the team via Medical Workforce.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document, or contact the team via Medical Workforce.

  Person Specification

  Experience and Knowledge

  Essential

  • MRCPsych
  • Full GMC Registration
  • On Specialist Register/CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or eligible for inclusion within six months.
  • Approval under Section12 of the Mental Health Act

  Desirable

  • Additional Postgraduate Qualifications
  • Publication of original research
  • Management training

  Behaviours and Values

  Essential

  • In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
  • Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of A MDT
  • Able to form a good working relationship with the peer group
  • Willingness to undertake training and CPD in areas appropriate to this post
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Willingness to participate in in-house training

  Skills and Abilities

  Essential

  • oExcellent written and verbal communication skills
  • oEvidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
  • oAbility to present complex information to a variety of audiences including courts and tribunals
  • oAbility to motivate and develop junior Medical Staff and other MDT members
  • oTo balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole
  • oAn understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate
  • oAble to meet duties under MHA and MCA
  • Post holder will need to take initiative and work in a self-directed manner.
  • oAn understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate

  Desirable

  • oWide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
  • oAble to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
  • oExperienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation

  Person Specification

  Experience and Knowledge

  Essential

  • MRCPsych
  • Full GMC Registration
  • On Specialist Register/CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or eligible for inclusion within six months.
  • Approval under Section12 of the Mental Health Act

  Desirable

  • Additional Postgraduate Qualifications
  • Publication of original research
  • Management training

  Behaviours and Values

  Essential

  • In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
  • Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of A MDT
  • Able to form a good working relationship with the peer group
  • Willingness to undertake training and CPD in areas appropriate to this post
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Willingness to participate in in-house training

  Skills and Abilities

  Essential

  • oExcellent written and verbal communication skills
  • oEvidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
  • oAbility to present complex information to a variety of audiences including courts and tribunals
  • oAbility to motivate and develop junior Medical Staff and other MDT members
  • oTo balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole
  • oAn understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate
  • oAble to meet duties under MHA and MCA
  • Post holder will need to take initiative and work in a self-directed manner.
  • oAn understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate

  Desirable

  • oWide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
  • oAble to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
  • oExperienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation

  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

  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).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

  Address

  St Mary's Hospital

  Kettering

  NN15 7PW

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

  Address

  St Mary's Hospital

  Kettering

  NN15 7PW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nhft.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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