Consultant Psychiatrist and Senior Clinical Research Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Main area Psychiatry Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract 24 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time – 10 sessions per week Job ref 436-MED-8250653
Site Maple Leaf Centre Town Birmingham Salary £113,565 – £150,569 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/09/2026 23:59
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic, values-driven Consultant Psychiatrist for a distinctive clinical academic opportunity with Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, working in partnership with the University of Birmingham. The post has been designed to bring senior clinical leadership in early psychosis together with meaningful, protected academic time, enabling the successful candidate to translate research and innovation into improvements in patient care. This full-time 10 PA role comprises up to 6 PAs of permanent clinical consultant activity within the Early Intervention Service and 4 PAs of academic activity with the Mental Health Mission Midlands Translational Centre on a 24-month fixed-term basis. There may be scope to increase the academic commitment during this period, subject to agreement between the clinical and academic teams and provided the clinical needs of the service continue to be met. As a Senior Clinical Research Fellow, the post holder will have the opportunity to strengthen links between clinical practice and translational research, helping to develop research-active services, improve access to innovative studies and generate evidence that can shape future
mental health care across Birmingham and Solihull.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment, formulation and management plans for people under the care of the Early Intervention Service, providing senior clinical decision-making, risk management and shared clinical leadership within a recovery-focused multidisciplinary team. They will work collaboratively with service users, families, carers, primary care and partner organisations to deliver safe, inclusive and person-centred care, and will support effective transitions into, within and out of services, including liaison with wider Trust and community pathways.
The post holder will also lead and support research activity within the Mental Health Mission Midlands Translational Centre, including study delivery, clinical trials, research governance, recruitment to studies, dissemination, publications, service evaluation, audit and future grant development. They may act as Principal Investigator or support senior research leadership for studies relevant to psychosis, early intervention, personalised prognosis, treatment innovation and reducing inequalities in access and outcomes.
The role will contribute to grant applications, academic outputs, national research networks and the development of competitive research fellowship applications, while engaging with industry partners to expand experimental medicine and innovation capacity.
Working for our organisation
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will provide consultant psychiatric input to the Early Intervention Service, supporting people experiencing early psychosis or at-risk mental states. Responsibilities will include assessment, diagnosis, formulation, treatment planning, prescribing, risk assessment and management, multidisciplinary team working, care planning and liaison with families, carers and partner agencies. They will provide senior clinical advice and leadership to support safe, recovery-focused and person-centred care, including effective transitions between services and pathways.
The academic component will involve supporting translational research through the Mental Health Mission Midlands Translational Centre, including study delivery, recruitment, research governance, dissemination, publications, service evaluation, audit and future grant development. The post holder will work with NHS, university, industry and wider partner organisations to promote a strong research culture, increase access to innovative studies and embed evidence into routine practice.
The post holder will contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement, audit, teaching and supervision, and will support the development of research-active clinical teams. This will include encouraging recruitment to studies, supporting innovation and dissemination, contributing to academic outputs and helping generate evidence that informs service improvement, future care pathways and national practice.
Person specification
Scoring
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- PhD
- Obtained inclusion on the Specialist Register; or within six months of the award of a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCT) in General Adult Psychiatry, or eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register
- Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development.
- Substantial experience of psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness, preferably in a community setting
- Experience of providing psychological and/or social interventions
- Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level. The ability to nurture the careers of junior team members.
- Commitment to clinical audit within multi-disciplinary team.
- Knowledge of translational research in mental health research
- Experience of submitting grant applications and evidence of successful grant funding
- Record of scientific publication appropriate for career stage.
- Leadership, management and influencing skills
- High-level communication and organisational skills.
- Ability to work creatively within multi-disciplinary team.
- A strong and dedicated vision that fosters innovation.
- Demonstrable interest in the provision of gender sensitive mental health service
- Willingness to be involved in management of service.
- Able to participate in Consultant on-call rota.
- Able to travel
- Broad clinical training including both inpatient and community service
- Experience serving a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population.
- Experience of stakeholder engagement in service delivery
- Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
- Completed clinically relevant audit projects
- High quality research publications
- Evidence of external research funding
Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.
Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust. The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.
All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your second week with us.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed. Our selection process may involve more than one interview or assessment.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, please ensure that you check if this role meets the eligibility criteria for sponsorship. Non UK /Republic of Ireland candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) . The minimum salary threshold for a Health and Social Care is £25,000 and for the Skilled Worker route is £38,700. If the starting salary for this role is below this, we will not be able to provide sponsorship.
Relocation expenses may be reimbursed subject to eligibility. The policy provides for reimbursement up to £8,000.
Please note – if you are applying for a role within Police custody, due to Police Vetting requirements you must have been a UK resident for the last years.
For discussions around the Academic elements of the role, please contact one of the following:
Professor Matthew Broome – Institute for Mental Health, University of Birmingham m.r.broome@bham.ac.uk
Professor Steven Marwaha – Institute for Mental Health, University of Birmingham s.marwaha@bham.ac.uk
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