Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist - Early Intervention

The closing date is 26 March 2026

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, motivated Consultant Psychiatrist to join the team the Early Intervention Team based in Worcester. This is a part time post working 4 days per week/8 sessions.

Worcestershire is a mixed rural and urban county of over 500 square miles and around million population. It covers the City of Worcester together with the towns of Kidderminster, Stourport, Bewdley, Tenbury Wells, Bromsgrove, Redditch, Droitwich, Evesham, Pershore, Malvern and Upton upon Severn.

Herefordshire & Worcestershire offer excellent living and working prospects. Nearby are the Wye Valley, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; the Forest of Dean; the Malvern Hills; and the Brecon Beacons National Park; with easy access to the M5 and M50. Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff and Cheltenham are all within easy reach of Herefordshire. The area also has the benefit of outstanding schools and a rich cultural life.

The Early Intervention Service works in a way which facilitates engagement of patients and their families to minimise the stigma of psychosis and enable recovery. Much of the work takes place outside secondary mental health services bases so that the traditional model of providing outpatient follow up has been replaced by a more flexible patient centred approach which allows for reviews to take place at home which often facilitates the involvement of the family.

Main duties of the job

The team accepts referrals for patients aged 18 -65 experiencing a first episode of psychosis, with whom they will work for up to 3 years depending on clinical need. The team is also commissioned to work with young people who are assessed as having an at risk mental state which includes attenuated psychotic symptoms, blips and individuals who are at high risk as a result of having a family history of psychosis and have experienced a deterioration in functioning.

Referrals are routinely received from:

The Trust's 4 Mental Health inpatient wards
GP practices based in Worcester, Evesham, Malvern and Pershore
Three of the Worcestershire Neighbourhood MH Teams (Malvern, Evesham and Worcester City)
The South Home Treatment Team.

Care co-ordinator caseloads are generally limited to 15 cases, allowing the team to deliver a range of psychosocial interventions, including Early Warning Signs Work, Behavioural Family Therapy, Anxiety Management, and to run therapeutic groups. Case managers also work with parents and carers to both offer support and provide information.

The team is working to deliver access to EI services within 2 weeks of referral for at least 60% of referrals; the team is currently meeting this ambitious target.

There is a weekly team meeting where new referrals are discussed together with cases of concern, there are in addition regular formulation meetings which also act as team supervision allowing for team reflection about difficult cases.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
Flexible and agile working opportunities
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
Wide range of supportive staff networks
Health and wellbeing opportunities

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Date posted

05 March 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9798-2090

Job locations

Studdert Kennedy House

Spring Gardens

Worcester

WR5 2AE

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

The candidate should have relevant clinical experience
Knowledge of appropriate medical, pharmacological and psychological treatments in the General Adult Psychiatry
Knowledge about the NHS and understanding the evidence base underpinning the delivery of high quality services
Understanding of the importance of excellent team working relationships and ability to put this into practice.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Ability to recognise own limitations and seek advice when necessary.
Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary fashion with teams and other disciplines.
Ability to work across teams and disciplinary boundaries in a collaborative style

Desirable

Experience and interest in providing training and teaching for a variety of staff groups.
An interest to participate in ongoing research projects, especially putting research into practice.

Qualifications

Essential

Full Registration with the General Medical Council (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment).
On the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview
MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification

Experience

Essential

Broad experience in General Adult Psychiatry (or your subspecialty), including management of complex and high-risk patients
Experience of multidisciplinary team working
Experience of clinical leadership within a team setting
Experience of supervising and teaching junior medical staff and other professionals
Experience of risk assessment and risk management
Experience of audit, quality improvement, and service development

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

The candidate should have relevant clinical experience
Knowledge of appropriate medical, pharmacological and psychological treatments in the General Adult Psychiatry
Knowledge about the NHS and understanding the evidence base underpinning the delivery of high quality services
Understanding of the importance of excellent team working relationships and ability to put this into practice.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Ability to recognise own limitations and seek advice when necessary.
Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary fashion with teams and other disciplines.
Ability to work across teams and disciplinary boundaries in a collaborative style

Desirable

Experience and interest in providing training and teaching for a variety of staff groups.
An interest to participate in ongoing research projects, especially putting research into practice.

Qualifications

Essential

Full Registration with the General Medical Council (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment).
On the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview
MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification

Experience

Essential

Broad experience in General Adult Psychiatry (or your subspecialty), including management of complex and high-risk patients
Experience of multidisciplinary team working
Experience of clinical leadership within a team setting
Experience of supervising and teaching junior medical staff and other professionals
Experience of risk assessment and risk management
Experience of audit, quality improvement, and service development

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Studdert Kennedy House

Spring Gardens

Worcester

WR5 2AE

Employer's website

https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Studdert Kennedy House

Spring Gardens

Worcester

WR5 2AE

Employer's website

https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)