Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 8 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 270-MED490
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- Kettering
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Psychiatrist for Adult ADHD, ASD and Tourette's
Consultant
Job overview
We have a new opportunity at Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to work in out Adult ADHD, Autism and Tourette's team.
Main duties of the job
The Adult ADHD, Autism and Tourette’s Team (AAATT Team) offers highly specialised diagnostic assessments and interventions for adults with Asperger's Syndrome, Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Tourette's Syndrome. This is a newly developed post to expand the multi-disciplinary representation within the team and support implementation of forthcoming national directives around service delivery.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding this post please see the attached job description or contact the service.
Person specification
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria
- • In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- • Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
- • Ability to work independently as well as part of a MDT
- • Able to form a good working relationship with the peer group
- • Willingness to undertake training and CPD in areas appropriate to this post
- • Ability to work under pressure
- • Willingness to participate in in-house training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- • Full GMC Registration
- • MBBS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- • Additional higher medical/scientific qualification relevant to the specialty
- • GMC Specialist Registration or commitment to obtain via CESR application.
- • S12 registered
- • MRCPsych
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- • Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
- • Ability to present complex information to a variety of audiences including courts and tribunals
- • Ability to motivate and develop junior Medical Staff and other MDT members
- • To balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole
- • An understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate
- • Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- • Post holder will need to take initiative and work in a self-directed manner.
- • An understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate
Desirable criteria
- • Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- • Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- • Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alexis Berry
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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