Consultant General Adult Psychiatry - Beech Ward + Golden Hello Mansfield

This is a full time (10 PA) replacement Consultant post working on a female acute inpatient ward (Beech Ward), based at Sherwood Oaks. This is a permanent post. A Golden Hello of 20% of the minimum point of the National Consultant (2003) contract will be paid for this post.

Main Duties of the Job:

• This post will primarily provide daily cover for inpatients on Beech Ward at Sherwood Oaks.
• Due to the recent reconfiguration of the Trust, the post holder will also have responsibility for patients admitted from out of primary area, mostly from the Nottingham City area.
• The medical input to 70 inpatient beds is divided between 4 consultants with inpatient responsibilities, with a maximum number of up to 9 patients under one consultant at any one time.
• The postholder will have clinical responsibility for the 17 female patients on the ward in an acute setting.
• They will provide senior medical input for their mental health, working closely with the multidisciplinary team.
• They will have RC responsibility for those patients detained under the MHA.

About Us:

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons. We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers.

We offer a variety of employee‑led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity. The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in‑house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team. The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net‑zero commitment.

Job Responsibilities:

• To manage, appraise and give clinical supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trusts personnel policies and procedures.
• To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
• To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
• To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly to the Information Department.
• To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
• To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
• To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
• To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
• To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation.
• To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
• To comply with the Trusts agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the Medical Director and other managers in preparing plans for services.
• To provide high quality evidence‑based senior medical care to patients in the acute care and locked rehabilitation settings.
• To work closely with multidisciplinary teams to help deliver person‑centred care to patients.
• To foster close collaborative therapeutic relationships with patients and carers to deliver person‑centred care.

Person Specification:

Qualifications

• Essential: MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Desirable: Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. Additional clinical qualifications.

Eligibility

• Essential: Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment. Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months. Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment. Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
• Desirable: In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.

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. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.