Job summary
Community Mental Health Hub Consultant Psychiatrist, (10 PAs) + on call supplement
Our doctors say that Milton Keynes Mental Health service are "good at adapting to new ways of working.
We're looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our dedicated medical team at the Community Mental Health Hub. Our focus is on providing patients who need comprehensive secondary mental health support and care. The Hub caters for service users with all diagnostic categories and is a needs-led service.
Within the Hub we are using Dialog+ to plan care and as part of our Think Family approach are actively engaged with families and carers. In line with the parity of esteem model the Hub supports the physical health management of patients with dedicated nurses for this purpose.
This is an exciting time to join Milton Keynes Mental Health, as we continue to grow and invest in our teaching and training programmes. Our department supports a thriving educational environment with Core and Senior Psychiatry trainees, alongside a strong presence of GP trainees, Foundation doctors, and undergraduate medical students.
This post isapproved by The Royal College of Psychiatrists. This post offers a relocation package of up to £8,000 for eligible candidates. You'll also benefit from a generous annual leave allowance, dedicated study leaves, access to the NHS Pension Scheme, and a wide range of exclusive staff discounts -- including savings on the purchase and lease of new cars.
AAC on 16/07/2025 AM
Main duties of the job
- Provide senior clinical advice and support to the daily triage, MDT and other regular clinical team meetings.
- Ensure all referrals are triaged daily and responded to in a timely way.
- Assess new patients and provide clinical supervision of assessments carried out by other team members.
- Review complex needs patients to ensure appropriate care packages are put in place.
- Actively link and develop a relationship with the Primary Care Network(s) to respond to their developing needs and support the move towards more integrated care.
- Leadership role in the quality agenda: identifying areas for improvement and active engagement with QI.
- To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with Consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
About us
About us
CNWL is a nationally leading NHS Foundation Trust providing Mental Health, Community Health and Child Health Services across London and the South East of England.
In Milton Keynes, CNWL are responsible for the provision of mental health services for children and young people, adults and older adults. We jointly run the learning disability services with the local authority.
Over the last few years our catchment area has grown significantly, making the Trust's population more diverse than ever. The area spans the communities of London, Milton Keynes and wider geographical areas of Buckinghamshire, Surry, Kent and Hampshire. There are areas of great affluence as well as deprivation, and there are over 100 first-languages spoken in these communities.
The Trust is organised in to three Divisions: Jameson, Goodall and Diggory. Diggory Division is responsible for the delivery of Mental Health, Addictions and Community services in Milton Keynes, as well as Addictions services, Sexual Health/HIV and Health and Justice services in London and Surrey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide senior clinical advice and support to the daily triage, MDT and other regular clinical team meetings.
- Ensure all referrals are triaged daily and responded to in a timely way.
- Assess new patients and provide clinical supervision of assessments carried out by other team members.
- Review complex needs patients to ensure appropriate care packages are put in place.
- Actively link and develop a relationship with the Primary Care Network(s) to respond to their developing needs and support the move towards more integrated care.
- Leadership role in the quality agenda: identifying areas for improvement and active engagement with QI.
- To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with Consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide senior clinical advice and support to the daily triage, MDT and other regular clinical team meetings.
- Ensure all referrals are triaged daily and responded to in a timely way.
- Assess new patients and provide clinical supervision of assessments carried out by other team members.
- Review complex needs patients to ensure appropriate care packages are put in place.
- Actively link and develop a relationship with the Primary Care Network(s) to respond to their developing needs and support the move towards more integrated care.
- Leadership role in the quality agenda: identifying areas for improvement and active engagement with QI.
- To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with Consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych approval
- Additional clinical qualifications.
ELIGIBILITY
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
- Approved clinician status
- Approved under S12
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
TRANSPORT
Essential
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using biopsycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Excellent leadership and multi-disciplinary working skills
- Experience of using quality improvement methodology and service development
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable servic
ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit.
- Supervisory and management experience.
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych approval
- Additional clinical qualifications.
ELIGIBILITY
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
- Approved clinician status
- Approved under S12
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
TRANSPORT
Essential
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using biopsycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Excellent leadership and multi-disciplinary working skills
- Experience of using quality improvement methodology and service development
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable servic
ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit.
- Supervisory and management experience.
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
