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We are seeking an experienced and motivated Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Community Psychiatry to join a well-established Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) in the East of England. This is a 6-month post created to strengthen community mental health provision and provide senior clinical leadership within adult services.

The successful candidate will work as a senior clinician, providing expert psychiatric input, leadership, and supervision while supporting high-quality, patient-centred care across community pathways. Applications are welcome from candidates interested in flexible working or in developing special-interest sessions.

Primary Duties of the Role

• Provide consultant-level psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and management of adults with complex mental health conditions in a community setting.
• Act as a Responsible Clinician, undertaking duties under the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
• Provide clinical leadership within the CMHT, contributing to service development and multidisciplinary decision-making.
• Support and advise primary care, crisis services, inpatient teams, and other partner agencies to ensure the integration of care pathways.
• Supervise and support junior medical staff, contributing to their training and professional development.
• Participate in referral triage, risk assessments, care planning, and discharge planning.
• Contribute to clinical governance, including audit, quality improvement, serious incident reviews, and service evaluation.
• Maintain high-quality clinical documentation using electronic patient record systems.
• Participate in the consultant on-call rota as required.

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

• Complete GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in General Adult Psychiatry (or within 6 months of CCT)
• Section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act
• Approved Clinician (AC) status

Experience

• Minimum 1 year NHS experience
• Demonstrable experience in General Adult Community Psychiatry
• Experience managing complex mental illness and high-risk presentations
• Experience working within multidisciplinary community mental health teams

Skills & Competencies

• Strong clinical leadership and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication skills with patients, families, and professionals
• Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and service improvement
• Experience in supervision, teaching, and mentoring junior doctors

Governance, Audit & Teaching

• Understanding of clinical governance frameworks
• Evidence of participation in audit and quality improvement
• Experience supervising and teaching junior medical staff