Job summary
YOU'RE BRILLIANT, and we want you on OUR team

This is a 6 PA per working week post within one of the three general younger adult acute inpatient wards based at Priority House in Maidstone.

The post holder will be responsible for medical leadership and work collaboratively with other members of the MDT to deliver quality care to patients on the ward.

The post-holder will be job sharing the Responsible Clinician role with a Consultant Nurse (AC approved) for an 18-bedded acute adult female ward.

The ward is co-located with the West Kent Crisis and Home Treatment Team and is situated in close proximity to a district general hospital.

The post is a dedicated inpatient post with no community or outpatient responsibility.

Main duties of the job

• To attend and contribute to the acute care pathway meetings.
• To ensure all new admission are assessed by a senior doctor and have management plans in place within 24hrs of admission. The post holder has medical responsibility for inpatients on wards for which they are consultant.
• To work in close liaison with the patient flow team and attendance at local bed management meetings and telephone conferences.
• To attend acute care group business and patient safety meetings.
• To use clinically effective treatments approved by NICE guidelines and support ongoing trust efforts to become and outstanding organisation in all CQC dimensions.
• To offer adequate supervision to speciality doctor, trainee and non trainee doctors working on the ward.
• The RC is expected to ensure relevant MHA paper work is in line with the code of practice and trust policy.
• The post holder is expected to ensure discharge summaries are completed on time and the information reflects care undertaken.

Successful applicants must have MRCPsych or equivalent and be on, or within six months of inclusion on, the Specialist Register and be fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise, as well as Approved Clinician and S12 approval under the Mental Health Act.

Interviews will be conducted via video link using Teams.

Please note that you will be required to submit an application form for each post you are interested in applying for.

About us
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

Details
Date posted: 02 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year pro rata per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 380-MED-26-048

Essential qualifications and registration

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise.
• 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.

Essential clinical skills and experience

• Excellent knowledge in specialty.
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

Essential academic skills and lifelong learning

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
• Ability to work in and lead team.
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Participated in continuous professional development.
• Participated in research or service evaluation.
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes.

Essential transport

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRCPsych or equivalent.
• Additional clinical qualifications.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
• Experienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients.

Our Benefits

• A Recruitment Bonus of up to £15,000
• Financial support for relocation of up to £8,000*
• Easy access to in-house research team and academic opportunity through Kents own Medical school
• Generous annual leave and study leave entitlement, and access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme
• Holiday of a Lifetime Scheme bank your annual leave to save up for that all important extended break
• Flexible working - just ask and we will try to help
• Excellent Learning and Development opportunities - We offer doctors at all grades the chance to engage in leadership, educational, research, quality improvement development and seek growth opportunities tailored to their areas of interest
• Free access to an independent counselling service
• Blue Light Card - A discount service for the NHS, with thousands of amazing discounts
• Car lease scheme
• A variety of staff network forums which empower, support, and encourage network members and allies to reflect KMMH values and promote equality and diversity.

*If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment Bonus and/or Relocation Allowance, then please contact our Medical Staffing Team: kmmh.medical.staffing@nhs.net

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. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Apply through our website