Consultant Psychiatrist - Acute / PICU Services

St Andrews Healthcare

Consultant Psychiatrist - Acute / PICU Services

£150000

St Andrews Healthcare, Northampton

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 18 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Full Job Description

  • Opportunities to progress Most of our senior medical managers started off as Consultants in the Charity

  • Speciality Doctor and Physical Healthcare team support

  • Infrequent non resident second on calls with 24 hour first on call cover

  • We sponsored some of our doctors to undertake MBA degrees

  • The chance to be part of a community of over 30 Consultants and 8 Clinical Directors on one site with a weekly multidisciplinary CPD and Grand Rounds programme that includes colleagues from the NHS

  • Only 10 per cent of our Consultant Psychiatrist roles are occupied by locums. Our posts fill up fast

  • Support in undertaking indemnified private practice and medicolegal work though our community partnerships

  • Opportunities for joint roles with the NHS in some areas

  • Teaching Opportunities for medical students from Cambridge and Buckingham as well as Trainees

  • Opportunities for research with our Research and Innovation Team

  • Class leading analytics and data monitoring with extensive integration with our Electronic Records

  • Electronic Prescribing on all our wards.

  • £1000 dedicated study allowance

  • Located centrally in UK with great transport networks to London and the midlands whilst also having good schools and great value properties., This will be a personally and professionally rewarding role. The post-holder will be able to undertake non-clinical activities of interest e.g. research, teaching, governance and management - in an innovative way, and influence the direction of services in order for them to attain the best outcomes for our patients


  • You will be data driven and will have the data dashboards to support your clinical decisions. You will provide leadership to an established ward team, create a culture of speaking up and building / maintaining psychological safety within your teams. You will drive quality improvements, underpinned by our quality management system that is being embedded, as part of the Quality strategy.

    St Andrews is a not for profit Charity - we have no shareholders and any surplus we make is ploughed straight back into our services. We are part of the Specialist Provider Collaboratives in the East and West Midlands and are a member of the East Midlands Alliance. Our services in Northampton, set in 150 plus acres of woodland greenery are spread across 5 Divisions Medium Secure, Low Secure and Specialist Rehabilitation, Learning Disability and Autism, Neuropsychiatry and CAMHS. We have a number of unique specialist national services including our Deaf Forensic Service, Huntingtons Service, Secure Brain Injury Service, Older Adults Secure Services, Blended Womens Service (one of 3 National Pilots) and a specialist inpatient DBT service.

    Make a difference for yourself and your patients!

    We are looking for an individual who wants a role where they have the autonomy to make decisions that will help improve patient care and outcomes and has a passion about transforming care. Someone who wants to join an organisation and be a leader of a team who also shares this passion., Our aim is to provide high-quality assessment, care and treatment, helping patients to progress to the least restrictive setting by equipping them with the skills required to live as independently as possible, closer to communities of their choosing.

    Our teams are multi-disciplinary, with extensive knowledge, skills and experience and we are looking to speak with Consultant Psychiatrists who have an interest in the below patient groups:
  • Acute or PICU services treating admissions to stabilise and step down to a low secure environment


  • We include patients in planning their care, valuing and embracing each individuals unique qualities.

    Salary: Total package up to £150,000 depending on experience, £120,000 to £150,000 a year plus 41 days leave (including bank holidays) & benefits