Consultant Psychiatrist Older Adult Mental Health
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Hereford, HR2 9RP
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
The county of Herefordshire is a classic mix of rural and city living and can provide an excellent work-life balance. We are looking to recruit a dyna...
Main duties of the role include
- Safely assess and manage patients
- Undertake MHA assessments as the approved doctor under Section 12(2) as required
- To carry a community caseload of patients
- To carry out outpatient clinics, home visits, and telephone conversations with service users
- To manage both functional and organic inpatients across 2 specialised wards, act as Clinical Lead and Responsible Clinician
- Providing Electroconvulsive therapy sessions in the county as part of a rota
- Work with local managers and professional colleagues
- To work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- To develop and maintain care pathways and pathways of communication with other services
- To liaise and give advice to other statutory/voluntary agencies
- Participate and contribute to a regular clinical audit process to ensure services are of a high quality and best clinical practice
- Undergo annual appraisal, develop a personal development plan and remain in good CPD standing with the RCPsych working towards relicensing and revalidation
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role
please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
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27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
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Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
Sharing
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pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Experience
Essential
- Provision of high quality mental health services, as trainee or Consultant.
- Previous experience of working in a clinical leadership role with positive relationships with team members.
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to manage, improve or to support the clinical operations of the service.
- Understanding of the importance of excellent team working relationships and ability to put this into practice.
- Knowledge about mental health policy with ability to think strategically and manage change.
- Knowledge of appropriate medical, pharmacological and psychological treatments.
- Knowledge about the NHS and understanding the evidence base underpinning the delivery of high quality services.
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- CCT holder or equivalent (or within 6 months of becoming eligible for CCT)
- Current full registration with the GMC (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment).
- GMC License to practice.
- MRC Psych (or equivalent)
- Approval (or eligible for approval) under Section 12 (2) of the Mental Health Act.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to providing excellent mental health services.
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary fashion with teams and other disciplines.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
21 August 2026
Last checked
25 August 2026
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