Consultant Psychiatrist – Upnor Ward (In-Patient) | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Company: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
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.
To attend and contribute to the acute care pathwaymeetings.
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 areconsultant.
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 CQCdimensions.
To offer adequate supervision to speciality doctor, trainee and non trainee doctors working on the ward.
The RC is expected to ensure relevantMHApaper work is in line with the code of practice and trustpolicy.
The post holder is expected to ensure discharge summaries are completed on time and the information reflects careundertaken.
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.
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.
This post is being advertised pending Royal College job description approval.
Our Benefits
Here are just some of 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 Kent’s 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
This advert closes on Sunday 29 Nov 2026
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Company: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust Salary: £113,565 – £150,569 pro rata per annum Hours: Part-time Location: Maidstone, ME16 9PH Job type: Permanent Posting date: 2 Nov 2026 Closing date: 2 Dec 2026
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