Rotherham Care Group Consultant Older Adult Psychiatrist

Rotherham Care Group Consultant Older Adult Psychiatrist

The closing date is 05 August 2026.

Older Adult Consultant in the Rotherham South Community Mental Health Team. The successful applicant will be one of two consultants providing day‑to‑day medical support to the South Community Team in Rotherham. The base for this team is Swallownest Court with easy access to the M1 motorway. There is a Trust‑wide community review taking place from this year which will change the community teams' function and bases to align with neighbourhood working.

We are holding a recruitment information session on Wednesday 5th August on MS Teams. Please contact Laura Charlesworth l.charlesworth@nhs.net to book a place and receive further information.

Main duties of the job

This is a 0.6 WTE community post; the post‑holder will have responsibility for the Rotherham Older Adults South Community Mental Health Team and it is expected that clinical contact (DCC) will comprise 75% of the working week with the other 25% dedicated to administration, CPD, service development and teaching dependent on the special interests of the successful candidate (SPA).

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues. We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services. We are dedicated to the development of our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification for full details about the role. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Adult Psychiatry or a trainee within six months of completing their CCT. Would consider a candidate with MRCPsych and AC approval
• MRC Psych or equivalent higher qualification.
• Higher Specialist Training in Adult Psychiatry (e.g. SpR scheme)
• MD, Management qualification, other professional qualification (e.g. CBT, PSI, CAT)

Experience

• Previous experience within Older Adult General Adult Psychiatry
• Experience of psychiatric practice in a range of settings.
• Experience of audit and an understanding of the principles of clinical governance
• Prior experience working as an old age Consultant in Adult Psychiatry.
• Evidence of development of special interest
• Proven commitment to improving the quality of clinical care
• Other special interest/expertise relevant to the post.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of research processes
• Committed to Continuing Professional Development
• Sound knowledge of NHS management structures and systems

Skills

• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; have achieved the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application - Overall 7.5, Speaking 7.5, Reading 7.5, and Writing 7.5
• Clinical supervision experience/skills. The aptitude and potential to develop a leadership role within the service with special emphasis on leading on quality and clinical standards and engaging in service improvement
• Ability to undertake training/mentoring of medical staff in junior grades and enthusiasm for education.

Additional

• Approved or eligible for approval under Section 12(2) of MHA 1983
• Approved or eligible for Approved Clinician Status.
• Access to transport and the ability to travel within the required geographical area

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.