Job summary
Consultant Psychiatrist - City South LMHT & EIP

Full-Time | Permanent | 10 PAs Golden Hello: 20% of the minimum point on the National Consultant (2003) contract

Are you ready to make a real difference in mental health care? Join #TeamNottsHC, one of the largest and most respected mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands, as a Consultant Psychiatrist within our City South Local Mental Health Team and Early Intervention in Psychosis Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead, innovate, and shape the future of mental health services. You'll work at the heart of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, providing expert clinical leadership and delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to our community.

What We Offer

• Golden Hello payment to welcome you on board.
• Strong links to the North School of Psychiatry and East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery.
• Opportunities for professional development and service transformation.
• Access to staff networks promoting Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Health & Wellbeing, and sustainability initiatives.

Ready to take the next step? For informal discussions or visits, contact: Sophia Senthil, Deputy Clinical Director sophia.senthil@nottshc.nhs.uk

Please note the associated Golden Hello payment attached is only applicable to external substantive (permanent) applicants

Main duties of the job
Your Role

• Lead on patient assessment and management.
• Provide consultancy and clinical leadership to the team.
• Engage in GP liaison, MDT meetings, and medicolegal work (MHA/Sec 12).
• Participate in the day duty on-call rota.
• Drive service transformation and collaborative working across agencies.

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.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

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, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Details
Date posted
31 March 2026

Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade
Consultant

Salary
£109,725 to £145,478 a year
per annum

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
186-246588-VB

Job locations
Stonebridge Centre
Cardiff Street
Nottingham
NG3 2FH
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The role in the LMHT will also include the assessment of new patients /and follow up patients referred to the service related to patients resident in the catchment area, GP liaison work, management of patients within the recovery model, Mental Health Act work (Section 12) when required, day on-call duty rota (this will be based on a pro rata and on average 3 to 4 times a month for emergency work only, will be factored in the sessions and will not increase work load), cover for colleagues when on leave and working within the multidisciplinary team supporting other members of the team.

The role in the Early intervention team involves assessment and follow up of patients with first episode psychosis and medical support and advice to the EIP team.

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 with 3 months of appointment

Desirable

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (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).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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 (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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).