• Job Description

  Req#: B0354-25-0051?language=en&page=1122&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Experienced Consultant Psychiatrist

  Location: Northampton or Birmingham

  Full Time (part time / full time / flexible working will be considered)

  Starting Salary up to £165,000 depending on experience

  Suitable for an experienced Consultant Psychiatrists.

  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.

  Due to the variety of services we provide in Northampton we are looking for people who will be completing their CCT in General Adult, Forensics, Learning Disability, Old Age or CAMHS who want a role where they can learn and develop from over 30 other consultants at the site and progress into one of our 8 Clinical / Psychiatry Director level roles at the site in the future.

  Main duties of the job

  Make a difference for yourself and your patients!

  Why join St Andrews

  • Opportunities to progress Most of our senior medical managers started off as Consultant Psychiatristsin the Charity
  • Speciality Doctor and Physical Healthcare team support
  • Infrequent non resident second on calls with 24 hour first on call cover
  • We sponsored some of our doctors to undertake MBA degrees
  • The chance to be part of a community of over 30 Consultant Psychiatristsand 8 Clinical Directors 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.
  • £1000 dedicated study allowance
  • Opportunities for flexible working and some remote working.
  • Located centrally in UK with great transport networks to London and the midlands whilst also having very good schools and great value for money properties.

  About us

  The Role

  You will develop and strengthen their experience whilst having the chance to develop research and clinical ideas. This service is forward-thinking, open to new ideas and a holistic approach is taken to patient care and treatment.

  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.

  Details

  Date posted

  30 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £135,000 to £165,000 a year plus 41 days leave (including bank holidays) & benefits

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

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

  Reference number

  B0354-25-0051

  Job locations

  Billing Road

  Northampton

  NN1 5DG

  
  

  St. Andrews Healthcare

  70 Dogpool Lane

  Birmingham

  B30 2XR

  
  

  St Andrews Healthcare

  Northampton

  MK9 1LA

  
  

  St Andrews Healthcare

  Northampton

  MK41 6DN

  
  

  St Andrews Healthcare

  Northampton

  LE1 5AD

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please contact us for an update to date JD and information around the different routes for progression and development we offer.

  Other benefits:

  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 our recruitment team at recruitment@stah.org if you would like more details on how we can support you.

  Interested?

  For further details please contact our Internal Recruitment Consultant, James Farrelly on 07827856634 jcfarrelly@stah.org

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please contact us for an update to date JD and information around the different routes for progression and development we offer.

  Other benefits:

  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 our recruitment team at recruitment@stah.org if you would like more details on how we can support you.

  Interested?

  For further details please contact our Internal Recruitment Consultant, James Farrelly on 07827856634 jcfarrelly@stah.org

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Applicants must have MRCPsych or equivalent and hold a CESR or CCT in General Adult Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Learning Disability Psychiatry or Old Age Psychiatry

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Applicants must have MRCPsych or equivalent and hold a CESR or CCT in General Adult Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Learning Disability Psychiatry or Old Age Psychiatry

  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

  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

  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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