The closing date is 01 July 2026
Consultant Psychiatrist- Learning Disabilities Psychiatry
Consultant Psychiatrist, part time 0.4 WTE Fixed Term 2 years, Psychiatry of Learning Disability, Sandwell
You are invited to join a friendly and motivated Medical team within the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Your post will be based at the Heath Lane Hospital, Heath Lane, West Bromwich B71 2BG.
The post will cover community work for adults over 18 years with Learning Disabilities in the Black Country (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton) to the North of Birmingham City. There is one in twelve on call commitments to this post. You will be clinically responsible for patients within your catchment area and part of an established innovative MDT that includes Psychologists, nurses, Allied Health Professionals and support staff. The post includes opportunities to provide forensic reports to the Courts.
Main duties of the job
- Provide and support the development of specialist forensic psychiatric services to adults with a learning disability, to help safeguard the wellbeing of vulnerable others, to comply with confidentiality policies and to record activity accurately and comprehensively.
- Assess and treat out-patients with a learning disability and co‑morbid mental health and behaviour disorders in line with NICE guidance, best practice and Trust policies. Current total work load is 58 outpatients, some of whom are subject to a conditional discharge and some to deprivations of liberty. Patients are reviewed either in their homes or at one of the outpatient settings within the Trust.
- Assess and treat out-patients with a learning disability and co‑morbid mental illness, autistic spectrum disorders and/or epilepsy.
- Support the care of adults with a learning disability by developing strong partnerships with other agencies and services, including social care, primary care and voluntary agencies.
- Contribute to clinical leadership within the Trust‑wide learning disability service, including participating in governance structures with opportunities to take up medical management roles.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and therefore a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly the CRB) must be made to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum pro rata
