Consultant in Rehabilitation Psychiatry and Adult Psychiatry in Bury

Job summaryJob description is pending Royal College approvalPennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to make a substantive whole time appointment to this newly established post with Bury Mental Health Services. The Bury general adult psychiatry service (generally for people aged 16 to 64) has been run since 2008 according to a model whereby our team of consultants are deployed as follows: Three consultants work exclusively in the community and outpatient focus areas, one working with the Early Intervention Service, and two inpatient area including Home Treatment and two A&E Liaison Team. Within this arrangement, the consultant appointed to this post will work with other sector consultants (East, West and South sector community outpatients).Bury has a very strong teaching commitment and candidates will be expected to contribute to the teaching of medical and nursing staff.Patients will be seen in community clinics, at their own homes or in other clinical settings according to clinical need.About usWe are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balanceAccess to Continued Professional DevelopmentInvolvement in improvement and research activitiesHealth and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing serviceAccess to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travelDetailsDate posted23 October 2026Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary Full-time Person Specification Medical Degree Essential MBChB or equivalent Desirable Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. AC status Essential Approved Clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment S12 approval Essential Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment Knowledge in psychiatry Essential Excellent knowledge in adult psychiatry including knowledge and experience of a range of conditions and complex psychological problems Desirable Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service 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. Person Specification Medical Degree Essential MBChB or equivalent Desirable Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. AC status Essential Approved Clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment S12 approval Essential Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment Knowledge in psychiatry Essential Excellent knowledge in adult psychiatry including knowledge and experience of a range of conditions and complex psychological problems Desirable Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service 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.EssentialMBChB or equivalentDesirablePossession of MRCPsych or equivalent qualificationOther postgraduate degrees e.g. EssentialMust be on the GMC Specialist Register or be eligible to be on the GMC Specialist RegisterHigher psychiatric training or its equivalentSection 12 (2) Approval under Mental Health Act 1983 or be eligible for approval. Approved Clinician status (or eligible for same)DesirablePossession of CCT or be within 6 months of achieving thisCCT in General Adult PsychiatryExperience in detention of patients under The MHA (1983)Experience of writing reports for the Mental Health Review Tribunals. Academic skills and lifelong learning EssentialEvidence of teaching and training abilities.Commitment to share the work of the department with colleagues, to develop and improve the service as a whole, and to the organisational philosophyRegistered for CPD with the Royal College of PsychiatristsGood communication skillsEvidence of audit activityAvailable to participate in on-call rotaDesirableCurrent or past educational supervisor of a basic trainee and a specialist registrarEvidence of leading the development of services elsewhere.EssentialMBChB or equivalentDesirablePossession of MRCPsych or equivalent qualificationOther postgraduate degrees e.g. EssentialMust be on the GMC Specialist Register or be eligible to be on the GMC Specialist RegisterHigher psychiatric training or its equivalentSection 12 (2) Approval under Mental Health Act 1983 or be eligible for approval. Approved Clinician status (or eligible for same)DesirablePossession of CCT or be within 6 months of achieving thisCCT in General Adult PsychiatryExperience in detention of patients under The MHA (1983)Experience of writing reports for the Mental Health Review Tribunals. Academic skills and lifelong learning EssentialEvidence of teaching and training abilities.Commitment to share the work of the department with colleagues, to develop and improve the service as a whole, and to the organisational philosophyRegistered for CPD with the Royal College of PsychiatristsGood communication skillsEvidence of audit activityAvailable to participate in on-call rotaDesirableCurrent or past educational supervisor of a basic trainee and a specialist registrarEvidence of leading the development of services elsewhere.Published audit and published researchDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer namePennine Care NHS FTAddressIrwell UnitFairfield HospitalBuryBL9 7TDUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer namePennine Care NHS FTAddressIrwell UnitFairfield HospitalBuryBL9 7TDUnited KingdomEmployer's website