Consultant Psychiatrist – Learning Disabilities Team
Closing date: 01 July 2026
Job Summary
We are recruiting for a part‑time Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Learning Disability Service, based in Oxford. The role involves senior clinical leadership, delivering high‑quality, person‑centred care in partnership with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, therapists and partner agencies. You will manage a varied caseload, including complex assessments, treatment planning and clinical supervision, and contribute to service development, teaching and quality improvement. The Trust offers protected SPA time, leadership courses, and a relocation allowance of up to £8,000 for external applicants. For those who have not yet obtained CCT, the Portfolio pathway (formerly CESR) is available.
Main Duties
* Provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the Learning Disability Team (LDT). Medical responsibility for patients usually remains with the GP, except where a medical member of the LDT takes a patient on for continuing treatment. The post holder will have responsibility for those patients seen by themselves, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by the post holder.
* Work alongside the Team Manager and the other Consultant Psychiatrists in the Community LDTs to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service.
* Contribute to the collection of data as required by the Trust and other relevant agencies, including timely recording of clinical activity data and participation in clinical audit with appropriate administrative support.
* Attend most regular directorate and managerial meetings as necessary, particularly the Joint Consultant Committee, Medical Staff Committee and Directorate/Managerial liaison meetings.
* Participate in and attend the local training programme for junior doctors, aCPD peer group, and a clinical supervision group with fellow consultants.
* Maintain your own programme of training and CPD accreditation with the support of the Lead Consultant/Associate Medical Director/Clinical Director.
Details
Date posted: 03 June 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 per annum (pro‑rata)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part‑time
Reference number: 267‑OXFCONS‑117
Location: Slade House, Horspath Driftway, Oxford, OX3 7JH, United Kingdom
Community Learning Disability Teams
Professional staff working with adults with a learning disability are currently organised into two community teams throughout the county, serving North and West Oxfordshire (Banbury, Bicester and Witney), and Oxford City and South Oxfordshire (based in Oxford and Abingdon). Each team consists of psychiatry, psychology, occupational therapy, community LD nursing, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and admin. The teams provide assessment, consultation and therapeutic services to adults with a learning disability and their carers. The current post, within the City and South Oxfordshire LDT, has an open caseload of around 350, with around 150 patients in need of psychiatric input.
Intensive Support Team (IST)
Provides services across both CLDTS.
Medium Secure Facility – Evenlode
For up to 10 people with a learning disability and forensic history from Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. It is situated on the Littlemore Hospital site and forms part of the Adult Mental Health medium secure unit. The service and the Forensic Community Learning Disability team are managed via the forensic directorate, providing a structured therapeutic and secure environment for the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of people with mild learning disabilities who have been charged with an offence.
Person Specification – Essential Qualifications
* Medical degree
* Fully registered with the General Medical Council
* Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT at time of interview)
* Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
* Eligible for Section 12 Approval (Mental Health Act) / Approved Clinician or willing to apply for such approval once in post
Person Specification – Desirable Qualifications
* MSc or higher degree
Knowledge and Experience – Essential
* Experience of clinical work in speciality at SpR, SAS/Specialist grade or consultant level within the last 3 years
* Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act
* Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
* Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry
Knowledge and Experience – Desirable
* Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
* Experience of working at consultant level in an inpatient environment
Teaching and Research – Essential
* Experience in teaching resident doctors
* Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
* Experience of teaching non‑medical mental health professionals
* Experience of research work and/or ability to interpret research findings and apply them to clinical practice
* Audit or other quality improvement experience
Teaching and Research – Desirable
* Medical education qualification
* Experience of grant‑funded project work
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.
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