• Job Description

  Req#: B0354-26-0005?language=en&page=1191&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Working within our Medium Secure Service, you will be the Responsible Clinician in our specialist medium service. This is a male medium secure ward that will provide care and treatment for working age males with mental illnesses. This is a new ward that will form part of an established and successful medium secure male service. You will work closely with the other male wards and clinical teams to ensure the pathways between the wards/services are maximised and meet patients’ needs as they progress through treatment and recovery.

  Main duties of the job

  You will lead a multi-disciplinary team and oversee the management of patients with often complex needs. You will be able to promote innovation and improvement of services, with scope to develop your specialist interests and grow your remit and responsibilities. We will actively encourage you to be a leader nationally in mental health and influence the future direction of services.

  We are looking for an individual who wants a role where they have the autonomy to make decisions that will help improve patient care and outcomes. Someone who wants to join an organisation and be a leader of a team who also shares this passion

  About us

  St Andrew’s is a not for profit Charity - we have no shareholders and any surplus we make is ploughed straight back into our services. We are part of the Specialist Provider Collaboratives in the East and West Midlands and are a member of the East Midlands Alliance. Our services in Northampton, set in 150 plus acres of woodland greenery are spread across 5 Divisions – Medium Secure, Low Secure and Specialist Rehabilitation, Learning Disability and Autism, Neuropsychiatry and CAMHS. We have a number of unique specialist national services including our Deaf Forensic Service, Huntington’s Service, Secure Brain Injury Service, Older Adults

  Details

  Date posted

  21 January 2026

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  Depending on experience

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

  Reference number

  B0354-26-0005

  Job locations

  St. Andrews

  Billing Road

  Northampton

  NN1 5DG

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Make a difference for yourself and your patients!

  Consultant Psychiatrist - x2 vacancies - please ask for more details

  Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire

  1 WTE & 0.6 WTE - We welcome Full-time or part time applicants

  Salary: Total package up to £165,000 depending on experience

  Suitable for an experienced Consultant or someone due to complete their CCT in the next 6 months.

  St Andrews is a not for profit Charity - we have no shareholders and any surplus we make is ploughed straight back into our services. We are part of the Specialist Provider Collaboratives in the East and West Midlands and are a member of the East Midlands Alliance. Our services in Northampton, set in 150 plus acres of woodland greenery are spread across 5 Divisions Medium Secure, Low Secure and Specialist Rehabilitation, Learning Disability and Autism, Neuropsychiatry and CAMHS. We have a number of unique specialist national services including our Deaf Forensic Service, Huntingtons Service, Secure Brain Injury Service, Older Adults Secure Services, Blended Womens Service (one of 3 National Pilots) and a specialist inpatient DBT service.

  The Role

  Working within our Medium Secure Service, you will be the Responsible Clinician in our specialist medium service. This is a male medium secure ward that will provide care and treatment for working age males with mental illnesses. This is a new ward that will form part of an established and successful medium secure male service. You will work closely with the other male wards and clinical teams to ensure the pathways between the wards/services are maximised and meet patients needs as they progress through treatment and recovery.

  You will lead a multi-disciplinary team and oversee the management of patients with often complex needs. You will be able to promote innovation and improvement of services, with scope to develop your specialist interests and grow your remit and responsibilities. We will actively encourage you to be a leader nationally in mental health and influence the future direction of services.

  We are looking for an individual who wants a role where they have the autonomy to make decisions that will help improve patient care and outcomes. Someone who wants to join an organisation and be a leader of a team who also shares this passion.

  If you would like to be part of working with an innovative and dynamic team; be able to develop and deliver up to date treatments; and work in a supportive environment then this is the place for you! This will be a personally and professionally rewarding role. The post-holder will be able to undertake non-clinical activities of interest e.g. research, teaching, governance and management - in an innovative way, and influence the direction of services in order for them to attain the best outcomes for our patients.

  You will lead a multi-disciplinary team and oversee the management of patients with often complex needs. You will be able to promote innovation and improvement of services, with scope to develop your specialist interests and grow your remit and responsibilities. You will have an office and the support of an associate specialist as ward doctor and a full MDT including Clinical Administrators and Personal Assistants dedicated to your wards and service.

  We are looking for an individual who wants a role where they have the autonomy to make decisions that will help improve patient care and outcomes and has a passion about transforming care. Someone who wants to join an organisation and be a leader of a team who also shares this passion.

  Why join St Andrews

  Opportunities to progress Most of our senior medical managers started off as Consultants in the Charity

  Speciality Doctor and Physical Healthcare team support

  Infrequent non resident second on calls with 24 hour first on call cover

  Individual study budget of £1,000 per Consultant

  We sponsored many of our doctors to undertake MBA degrees

  The chance to be part of a community of Consultants on one site with a weekly multidisciplinary CPD and Grand Rounds programme that includes colleagues from the NHS

  Only 10 per cent of our Consultant Psychiatrist roles are occupied by locums. Our posts fill up fast

  Support in undertaking indemnified private practice and medicolegal work though our community partnerships

  Opportunities for joint roles with the NHS in some areas

  Teaching Opportunities for medical students from Cambridge and Buckingham as well as Trainees

  Opportunities for research with our Research and Innovation Team

  Class leading analytics and data monitoring with extensive integration with our Electronic Records

  Electronic Prescribing on all our wards

  Other benefits:

  Travel allowance, pension, 33 days of Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays, free parking, sickness policy on par with the NHS, secretarial support and more

  International Medical Graduates

  We welcome applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK and you will be considered alongside all other applications. Please contact slpendry@stah.org if you would like more details on how we can support you.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Make a difference for yourself and your patients!

  Consultant Psychiatrist - x2 vacancies - please ask for more details

  Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire

  1 WTE & 0.6 WTE - We welcome Full-time or part time applicants

  Salary: Total package up to £165,000 depending on experience

  Suitable for an experienced Consultant or someone due to complete their CCT in the next 6 months.

  St Andrews is a not for profit Charity - we have no shareholders and any surplus we make is ploughed straight back into our services. We are part of the Specialist Provider Collaboratives in the East and West Midlands and are a member of the East Midlands Alliance. Our services in Northampton, set in 150 plus acres of woodland greenery are spread across 5 Divisions Medium Secure, Low Secure and Specialist Rehabilitation, Learning Disability and Autism, Neuropsychiatry and CAMHS. We have a number of unique specialist national services including our Deaf Forensic Service, Huntingtons Service, Secure Brain Injury Service, Older Adults Secure Services, Blended Womens Service (one of 3 National Pilots) and a specialist inpatient DBT service.

  The Role

  Working within our Medium Secure Service, you will be the Responsible Clinician in our specialist medium service. This is a male medium secure ward that will provide care and treatment for working age males with mental illnesses. This is a new ward that will form part of an established and successful medium secure male service. You will work closely with the other male wards and clinical teams to ensure the pathways between the wards/services are maximised and meet patients needs as they progress through treatment and recovery.

  You will lead a multi-disciplinary team and oversee the management of patients with often complex needs. You will be able to promote innovation and improvement of services, with scope to develop your specialist interests and grow your remit and responsibilities. We will actively encourage you to be a leader nationally in mental health and influence the future direction of services.

  We are looking for an individual who wants a role where they have the autonomy to make decisions that will help improve patient care and outcomes. Someone who wants to join an organisation and be a leader of a team who also shares this passion.

  If you would like to be part of working with an innovative and dynamic team; be able to develop and deliver up to date treatments; and work in a supportive environment then this is the place for you! This will be a personally and professionally rewarding role. The post-holder will be able to undertake non-clinical activities of interest e.g. research, teaching, governance and management - in an innovative way, and influence the direction of services in order for them to attain the best outcomes for our patients.

  You will lead a multi-disciplinary team and oversee the management of patients with often complex needs. You will be able to promote innovation and improvement of services, with scope to develop your specialist interests and grow your remit and responsibilities. You will have an office and the support of an associate specialist as ward doctor and a full MDT including Clinical Administrators and Personal Assistants dedicated to your wards and service.

  We are looking for an individual who wants a role where they have the autonomy to make decisions that will help improve patient care and outcomes and has a passion about transforming care. Someone who wants to join an organisation and be a leader of a team who also shares this passion.

  Why join St Andrews

  Opportunities to progress Most of our senior medical managers started off as Consultants in the Charity

  Speciality Doctor and Physical Healthcare team support

  Infrequent non resident second on calls with 24 hour first on call cover

  Individual study budget of £1,000 per Consultant

  We sponsored many of our doctors to undertake MBA degrees

  The chance to be part of a community of Consultants on one site with a weekly multidisciplinary CPD and Grand Rounds programme that includes colleagues from the NHS

  Only 10 per cent of our Consultant Psychiatrist roles are occupied by locums. Our posts fill up fast

  Support in undertaking indemnified private practice and medicolegal work though our community partnerships

  Opportunities for joint roles with the NHS in some areas

  Teaching Opportunities for medical students from Cambridge and Buckingham as well as Trainees

  Opportunities for research with our Research and Innovation Team

  Class leading analytics and data monitoring with extensive integration with our Electronic Records

  Electronic Prescribing on all our wards

  Other benefits:

  Travel allowance, pension, 33 days of Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays, free parking, sickness policy on par with the NHS, secretarial support and more

  International Medical Graduates

  We welcome applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK and you will be considered alongside all other applications. Please contact slpendry@stah.org if you would like more details on how we can support you.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Applicants must hold GMC Registration and must have MRCPsych or equivalent.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Applicants must hold GMC Registration and must have MRCPsych or equivalent.

  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

  St Andrew’s Healthcare

  Address

  St. Andrews

  Billing Road

  Northampton

  NN1 5DG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.stah.org (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  St Andrew’s Healthcare

  Address

  St. Andrews

  Billing Road

  Northampton

  NN1 5DG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.stah.org (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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