Consultant Psychiatrist at General Adult North CMHT

Overview

Consultant Psychiatrist at General Adult North CMHT – Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated and committed Consultant to join an established team as a full-time substantive Consultant Psychiatrist to work as part of the North Community Mental Health Team, at New Mill, Shipley. The post offers an opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team providing assessment, treatment and care for patients with time-limited and/or complex mental health disorders.

The closing date is 08 February 2026.

Shortlisting: w/c 9 February 2026. Interviews: 17 February 2026.

As Consultant Psychiatrist in the General Adult Community Mental Health Team at New Mill, you will lead on clinical assessments, treatment planning and multidisciplinary reviews for adults with complex mental health needs. Your duties will include outpatient clinics, home visits, tribunal reporting and emergency assessments under the Mental Health Act. You will provide supervision to junior doctors, contribute to service development, and actively participate in teaching, audit and quality improvement.

The role includes dedicated time for CPD and leadership responsibilities, with the aim of shaping care delivery and driving innovation within a supportive, forward-thinking team.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

We Care – We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen – We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver – We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance work and home life, and offer a range of benefits including:

• Increase mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more
• Generous study leave allowance (averaging 10 days per year and up to 30 days leave over 3 years with a budget of £1000 per annum)
• 8 days Time Off In Lieu (pro-rata) in addition to annual leave entitlement
• Generous relocation allowance (if applicable)
• Advanced health and wellbeing offers

We are also proud to pledge support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability through our Green Plan. All staff are encouraged to participate in training and identify sustainable quality improvements across service areas.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

Please read the attached job description and person specification for more details about this role. Applicants should have a higher qualification in psychiatry (Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent) and be included on or eligible for inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register. Specialty Registrars within 6 months of CCST attainment at interview are eligible to apply. The appointee will need to be AC and S12 approved at the time of interview, or fully eligible for approval.

The Trust is a provider of award-winning mental health, learning disabilities and community health services across Bradford, Airedale, and Craven, a diverse district with a multicultural population and over 100 languages spoken.

The Care Trust Way has supported service wellbeing and development, with recognitions including a 2020 NHS Provider report and a finalist position in the HSJ Awards 2020 staff engagement category.

What you will get
:

• Supportive and friendly colleagues
• Personalised coaching and mentoring
• Weekly academic teaching
• Fortnightly Consultant Balint group
• Leadership and development opportunities, including potential to become an appraiser and support to complete teaching certificate
• Generous study leave allowance (averaging 10 days per year; up to 30 days over 3 years with £1000 per annum budget)
• 8 days Time Off In Lieu (pro-rata) in addition to annual leave
• Generous relocation allowance (if applicable)
• Advanced health and wellbeing offers

For full details…