Consultant Psychiatrist, General Adult Psychiatry
The closing date is 06 May 2026
We are recruiting a Consultant Psychiatrist to provide clinical leadership on Tazetta Suite, a 16-bed male acute inpatient ward at the Oleaster Hospital. The post holder will lead daily inpatient reviews, manage admissions and discharges, act as Responsible Clinician, and work closely with the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, recovery-focused care.
The role includes collaboration with Home Treatment Teams and community services, participation in safety huddles, clinical governance, teaching, and involvement in the consultant on-call rota. This substantive 10 PA post offers opportunities for service development, research, and CPD within a large and diverse mental health trust.
Applicants must have full registration with the GMC and hold MRCPsych or equivalent. Section 12(2) approval, approved clinician status and CCT accreditation in General Psychiatry or within 6 months of obtaining CCT are also essential.
Main duties of the job
The acute care service model incorporates the provision of evidence based and patient orientated assessment and treatment provision for people experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms. Services are part of a wider care and treatment pathway that encompasses crisis services, specialist services and primary and secondary community services.
The majority of patients are likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act and the post holder will work with the ward manager, the psychologist, the matron and the occupational therapist as part of a broad based leadership team to improve the care of patients.
About us
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is a large and diverse mental health trust with over 4,000 clinical and support staff. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We offer medical, nursing and psychology training, and are known for research and innovation.
Job responsibilities
The role responsibilities are detailed in the previous sections of this description.
Person Specification
* Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
* Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)
* Obtained inclusion on the Specialist Register; or within six months of the award of a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in General Adult Psychiatry; or eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register
* Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development
* Substantial experience of psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness, preferably in a community setting
* Experience of providing psychological and/or social interventions
* Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
* Commitment to clinical audit within multi-disciplinary team
* Evidence of potential for effective leadership
* Ability to work creatively within multi-disciplinary team
* Demonstrable interest in the provision of gender sensitive mental health service
* Willingness to be involved in management of service
* Able to participate in Consultant on call rota
* Able to travel
* Additional qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or another relevant field
* Broad clinical training including both inpatient and community service
* Experience serving a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population
* Experience of stakeholder engagement in service delivery
* Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
* Completed clinically relevant audit projects
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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