Job Title: Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry
Agency: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 113,656 to 150,569 £ / Year

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Job summary

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This full-time Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry post is based within the North Hampshire Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) in Basingstoke. The role provides senior clinical leadership across a multidisciplinary team aligned to a Primary Care Network, delivering high-quality assessment and treatment for adults with complex mental health needs. The consultant manages a small caseload of the most complex patients, offers advice and guidance to the wider team, and contributes to service development within a transforming community mental health model. Responsibilities include clinical supervision, Mental Health Act work as an Approved Clinician, participation in governance, teaching, and supporting trainees. The post includes 10 PAs (7.5 DCC, 2.5 SPA) with opportunities for flexible working, research involvement, and leadership roles. The consultant also joins a 1:9 senior on-call rota. The Trust offers strong CPD support, mentoring, and a collaborative working culture grounded in CARE values.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within the North Hampshire and Basingstoke CMHT, which is divided into two teams, each aligned with three Primary Care Networks (PCNs). Each team is led by a Band 8a Service Manager and a Band 7 Team Leader, supported by a full multidisciplinary team and a well-resourced psychological therapies service.

The Consultant will be primarily aligned with one PCN, attending monthly PCN MDT meetings and working closely with local GP practices. The role includes providing clinical input and guidance to the PCN MDT and supporting the wider CMHT MDT.

The post holder will conduct scheduled and urgent clinical assessments and reviews, flexibly responding to service need and providing cross-cover for Consultant colleagues during leave. The CMHT works closely with co-located services, including Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) and a newly commissioned personality disorder service offering DBT.

There are strong links with local services including GPs, CAMHS, Substance Misuse, OPMH, and Learning Disability teams. Junior medical staff, including GP, core, and higher trainees, as well as medical students from Southampton and St George’s, are attached to the team, contributing to a strong teaching culture.

Crisis and urgent assessments are managed by the Crisis and Home Treatment Team (CRHT), ensuring that the CMHT focuses on routine and “soon” referrals

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full Registration with the General Medical Council
• To hold Approved Clinician status at the point of taking up post
• MRCPsych or recognised equivalent
• Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview.
• Approved under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Closing Date: 7 August 2026

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