Consultant Psychiatrist – Thanet Community Older People

Overview

In this Consultant Psychiatrist role, you will deliver high‑quality mental health and learning disability care across Kent and Medway. You will join a leadership‑driven trust that values clinicians shaping service development. You will work across hospital and community settings to improve care access and outcomes for a diverse population. You will lead and influence multidisciplinary teams, supported by opportunities for research, teaching, and professional growth. This is a meaningful opportunity to impact patient care while advancing your leadership and clinical expertise.

Pay / Benefits

• Recruitment bonus of 20,000
• Relocation assistance up to 8,000
• In-house research and academic opportunities via Kent’s Medical School
• Generous annual leave and NHS pension
• Flexible working arrangements
• Leadership, education, research, and quality improvement development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant-level psychiatric care within a multidisciplinary team
• Participate in on-call duties (0.5 PA) and meet workload expectations (10 PA + 0.5 PA)
• Contribute to service development and delivery decisions across hospital and community settings
• Engage in leadership, teaching, research, and quality improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with colleagues to apply bio‑psycho‑social approaches and evidence to patient care
• Support junior staff and participate in CPD and education activities

Key requirements

• MRCPsych or equivalent
• GMC registration with licence to practise
• On the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT in Older Adult psychiatry
• Approved Clinician status OR ability to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR ability to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Full UK driving license or evidence of alternative

• Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
• Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Team leadership and collaboration
• Bio-psycho-social approach
• Clinical excellence across elderly and general psychiatry
• Teaching and training delivery

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