Job summary
The successful candidate will work alongside a community-based colleagues to provide assessment and psychiatric treatment for Older Adults within the Fenland community across a largely rural area.

The population of over 65's in the Fenland area is approximately 25 000 out of 113 064. In its entirety, the OPMH team had 912 referrals in the past 12 months. Not all referrals require the consultant to see them, many are managed by other staff in the community team. On average the Fenland OPMH service receives 76 referrals per month, with approx. 9 for psychiatry outpatient and 36 for memory assessment

Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum plus £40,000 Recruitment and Retention Premium (T&Cs apply).

Main duties of the job
Clinical:
To lead the multidisciplinary team in providing excellent psychiatric care
To provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plans.
To lead weekly MDT meetings and ensure prompt reviews of acutely unwell patients
To work closely with the CRHTT OP, community teams and liaison services as patients move between these teams

Cambridgeshire offers a variety of recreational pursuits and stunning countryside, and a wide range of cultural activities, and is well connected via excellent road and rail links.

The Trust is actively involved in clinical research and would encourage candidates to participate in research activities.

About us
CPFT is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our BAME & LGBTQ+ communities.

For further information on CPFT please visit our website www.cpft.nhs.uk

Details
Date posted
07 July 2026

Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade
Consultant

Salary
£113,565 to £150,569 a year
per annum

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time,
Part-time,
Flexible working

Reference number
310-MED-4345536-U

Job locations
Doddington
Benwick Road
March
PE15 0UG
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties

Clinical
To lead the multidisciplinary team in providing excellent psychiatric care To provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans. Much of the work is providing assessments for new patients, many of whom are people referred for assessment of possible dementia. Patients are then discharged back to G.P. care or are taken into the multi-disciplinary team where they are care co-ordinated by a team member and reviewed by the consultant as required. To lead weekly MDT meetings and ensure prompt reviews of unwell patients To work closely with the CRHTT OP, community teams and liaison services as patients move between these teams To deliver evidence-based treatments To maintain accurate and up to date clinical records using our EPR, SystmOne To partake in providing cross cover for consultant colleagues for annual & study leave to maintain continuous service.

Leadership

• To provide clinical leadership for the Older Peoples Services at a time of considerable transition
• The Trust will support the involvement of the consultant body in regional and national groups subject to discussion and approval with the medical director and, as necessary, the chief executive officer.

Teaching/Education
Contribute to the psychiatry post-graduate teaching programme. Contribute to the psychiatry teaching programme for undergraduate medical students Contribute to the training and support of staff in within the wider MDT Contribute to postgraduate teaching as well as to continuing medical education activities. For new consultants mentoring is provided and they are helped to find an appropriate peer group. CPD time is incorporated in to the job plan; in addition, a study leave budget is available to support CPD activities externally. Expectation to remain in good standing for CPD with the Royal College of Psychiatrists Friday morning CPD sessions are held via Teams and all consultants are offered a turn to present. Friday afternoon CPD activity include items such journal club, case discussions and management meetings. Consultants are encouraged to undergo the appropriate training and become educational supervisors for trainees.

Administration
Work with CPFT to achieve agreed performance targets. Contribute to the collection and monitoring of clinical outcome data for service development and commissioning purposes. Participate in audit Participate in the administration of patient information systems and ensure that data are entered in accordance with service policies and guidance. Work in accordance with Trust and service policies and guidelines.

Management

• Work with the Service Manager and Clinical Director to contribute to the management of Older Peoples Acute Care System
• To contribute to the planning and further development of Older Peoples Mental Health Services and of the wider community service
• To attend meetings, relevant to the interests of the service

Research
The post-holder is expected to support the broader CPFT research endeavour where possible. It is anticipated that funding would become available for the right applicant to become involved in research, potentially acting as a principal investigator for clinical trials into dementia and other late life mental health disorders or making use of local opportunities to develop other research interests.

Clinical Governance
The post-holder will be aware of, and act within, locally and nationally agreed protocols and actively involved in clinical governance within the service

On-call

• The post holder may opt to take part in the consultant out of hours on call rota. Currently this is approximately 1:25 (Category A)There is support when on call from core and senior trainees. On call is currently remunerated at a rate of 3% subject to current monitoring and possible review. The on-call consultant covers old age and general adult. There is currently a separate CAMHS on call rota.

Other duties

• From time to time, it may be necessary for the post holder to carry out such other duties as may be assigned, with agreement, by the Trust. It is expected that the post holder will not unreasonably withhold agreement to any reasonable proposed changes that the Trust might make.

Accountability
The post holder will be accountable to the clinical director in the directorate (currently Dr Anna Forrest). Professional accountability is to the Trust Board through the Trust Executive Medical Director.

Job Planning & Appraisal
Consultants are required to take part in the Revalidation and annual appraisal process under the supervision of the Medical Director and Responsible Officer. You shall have access to job planning and appraisal software for online submission.

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential

• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register
• MRCPsych (or equivalent).
• S12/ AC approved
• CCT in relavent specialty. Candidates with a CESR or appropriate experience will be considered equally and are encouraged to apply
• The post holder must have a valid UK driving license and be willing and able to drive

Desirable

• MD or PhD
• Diploma in geriatric medicine
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education

Experience
Essential

• experience of working in a community facing team
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Old Age

Desirable

• Experience of research and service development

Characteristics
Essential

• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the context of the service within the wider context of developments in the NHS. First-hand experience of developing services in a constantly changing environment and to tight budgetary restraints would be an advantage.
• Candidates need to be effective teachers and trainers and be able to guide their own continuing education and training.

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.