UCAT South Consultant

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Northampton

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

Trust type

Foundation

Posted

2 weeks ago

About the role

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, a CQC Outstanding rate organisation, is looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our fantastic Urgent Care Assessment Team for the South of the county, based in Northampton We are offering a £40,000 welcome bonus to the successful candidate, paid over the course of your first two years in post. For further information on the benefits package and joining the Trust, please refer to the attached Candidate Pack.

24 hour - seven days a week service. UCAT will undertake mental health assessments following referrals from recognised sources (as per operational policy) and will respond to the needs of the home treatment caseload

Act as gatekeeper to acute inpatient care

Rapid response following referral to UCAT - intensive, flexible interventions provided to service user, family and carers

UCAT South Consultant

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Address the social issues surrounding crisis right from the beginning

Assertive approach to engagement

Provide practical problem solving help

To administer and supervise medication

Time limited intervention that has sufficient flexibility to respond to differing service users needs

Learning from crisis

Ensure that service users care is linked up to further continuing care

Our core strategy is to be an employer of choice, a great place to work and be known for a diverse and inclusive culture whose staff feel valued. We provide a range of NHS services including physical, mental health and specialty services provided in hospital settings and out in the community within schools, GP clinics and patients own homes.

Person specification

Essential

oMRCPsych or equivalent
oFull GMC Registration
oOn Specialist Register/CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or eligible for inclusion within six months.
oApproval under Section12 of the Mental Health Act and able to act as Responsible Clinician.
oMinimum of six years postgraduate experience (including three years as SpR in approved training post) or equivalent
oPart of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training.
oIn good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
oDemonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
oAbility to work independently as well as part of A MDT
oAble to form a good working relationship with the peer group
oWillingness to undertake training and CPD in areas appropriate to this post
oAbility to work under pressure
oWillingness to participate in in-house training
oExcellent written and verbal communication skills Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
oAbility to present complex information to a variety of audiences including courts and tribunals
oAbility to motivate and develop junior Medical Staff and other MDT members
oTo balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole.
oAn understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate
oAbility to work independently as well as part of A MDT.
oAn understanding of the use of security in the treatment of psychiatric patients.
oAn understanding of the dynamics of working with damaged and disturbed patients.
oAwareness of the national agenda for secure psychiatric care and criminal justice.

Desirable

oAdditional Postgraduate Qualifications / endorsement in Rehab Psychiatry
oPublication of original research
oManagement training

2 days left to apply

Wednesday, 6 May 2026

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