Older People's Mental Health Consultant Peripatetic Psychiatrist

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Older People's Mental Health Consultant Peripatetic Psychiatrist

The closing date is 30 January 2026

The successful applicant will support the Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Trust Older People's Mental Health services working across a variety of services across the Trust footprint depending on service need.

Older Adult inpatient services are comprised of three inpatient wards which have a mixture of functional and organic patients. The Older Adult community teams are organised into localities. They have a multi-disciplinary composition which comprises, Consultant Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists and Cognitive Behaviour Therapists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Vocational Workers, Social Workers, Support Workers, Administration staff and Managers. The exact composition depends on the service.

The post will be hosted by the North Lincolnshire Care Group. As this is a peripatetic post there is no fixed base. The successful applicant may be placed in Rotherham, Doncaster or Scunthorpe.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to provide psychiatric input to the Mental Health Teams on a peripatetic basis depending on service need. Duties will include:

• Psychiatric assessments and on-going management of patients.
• Preparation of psychiatric reports for and attendance at Mental Health Act tribunal and internal Managers Hearings.
• To support multidisciplinary meetings, ward rounds and patient reviews.
• Provide clinical leadership to the team.
• Play a supporting role in Business/Management Meetings.
• Supervision of medical and nursing staff.
• The post holder will be involved in service development and the implementation of any changes to practice as required in line with evolving evidence and tailored to meet local need.

General duties of the post holder:

• To support and participate in Clinical Governance and Audit projects within the Service.
• To participate in continuing professional development according to the guidelines of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and to maintain good standing with the College regarding CPD.
• The post holder will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to evidence based practice and to the application of NICE guidelines and Trust guidelines relevant to patients.
• To contribute to post-graduate and under-graduate teaching.
• To comply with Trust policies, procedures and to contribute to the formulation of Trust clinical policies as appropriate.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

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Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC and license to practice.
• Entry on Specialist Register in or Older Adult Psychiatry.
• MRC Psych or equivalent higher qualification.
• Higher Specialist Training in Older Adult Psychiatry (e.g. SpR scheme).
• MD, Management qualification, other professional qualification (e.g. CBT, PSI, CAT).

Experience

• Previous experience within a range of Psychiatry settings.
• Experience of psychiatric practice in a range of settings
• Experience of audit and an understanding of the principles of clinical governance.
• Prior experience working as a Consultant in Psychiatry.
• Evidence of development of special interest
• Proven commitment to improving the quality of clinical care

Communication Skills

• That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English;
• have achieved the scores of 7.5 in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a A/I single sitting within 24 months at time of application.

Special Skills

• The aptitude and potential to develop a role within the service with special emphasis on leading on quality and clinical standards and engaging in service improvement.
• Ability to undertake training/mentoring of medical staff in junior grades and enthusiasm for education.

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.

Address

Trust Wide (Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire)