Consultant Psychiatrist

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 05 March 2026

Applications are invited for a full time Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry based at Bushey Fields Hospital Dudley. This is an existing post within a well-established supportive team working both on the in-patient wards and in the community, having retained the Continuity of Care model. Patients have access to local beds and strong links with community services and the CRHT team ensure that patients remain close to home. Community services are based in a large mental health centre where the successful applicant will work with 3 other consultants and their medical teams; CPNs; OTs; psychologists and social workers, providing sectorised services to the South of the borough.

There are opportunities for someone with an enthusiasm for leadership and innovation to become involved in active service improvement and partnership working with GPs and primary care is a focus of our development.

The Trust encourages the participation of medical staff in Medical Management and the there is strong support from the Clinical Directors.

As a training and teaching Trust there are opportunities to teach postgraduate psychiatric and GP trainees and undergraduates from Birmingham and Grenada Universities.

Links to local Universities have always been strong and input to Birmingham and Wolverhampton Universities is welcomed.

The post holder will work full time to a 10 PA Job Plan.

Black Country General Adult Services. The General Adult Mental Health Service provides integrated inpatient and community care for adults with a wide range of mental health conditions across the four Black Country localities: Walsall, Dudley, Sandwell and Wolverhampton. Community provision is delivered through North and South Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) within each locality. The service operates a continuity of care model, enabling clinicians to work across both community and inpatient settings, ensuring seamless patient journeys, improved outcomes, and enhanced therapeutic relationships.

Please see job Description and Person Specification attached.

• GMC Registration
• GMC

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.

£109,725 to £145,478 a year 3% of salary for on-call