Consultant Psychiatrist-Learning Disabilities

Consultant Psychiatrist-Learning Disabilities

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Learning Disability Psychiatry Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Job share - 20 hours per week (on call pro rata, working days Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) Job ref 327-26-684

Site Colliers Court Town Forest of Dean Salary £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 30/09/2026

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Job overview

This is a 5 PA Consultant Psychiatrist post within the Forest of Dean Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT), working as part of an established multidisciplinary team.

The post provides specialist psychiatric assessment, treatment and ongoing management for adults with learning disabilities within the Forest of Dean locality, including the assessment and management of mental health, behavioural and epilepsy-related presentations.

The consultant will have responsibility for a defined proportion of the team caseload, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, primary care and other partner agencies to provide high-quality, person-centred care.

The caseload will be shared between the two consultant posts, with arrangements for allocation of patients agreed within the team.

The post offers an opportunity to work within a well-established CLDT with a defined clinical workload and protected SPA time.

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 20 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide consultant psychiatric leadership and clinical expertise to the CLDT, including assessment and formulation, diagnosis, treatment planning, medication review and management, risk assessment and management, and clinical review of people with complex mental health and/or behavioural presentations.

The post holder will contribute to the assessment and management of epilepsy where relevant, multidisciplinary assessment and care planning, and provide advice and support to colleagues and partner agencies.

The role will involve working collaboratively with patients, families and carers, as well as contributing to clinical leadership, supervision, teaching and service development as appropriate within the allocated SPA time.

The post holder will also contribute to the education, training and supervision of resident doctors, supporting the service's ongoing role in postgraduate medical education.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post will have access to administrative and secretarial support reflecting the current established provision for the 10 PA consultant post within the Community Learning Disability Team. This support is available across the consultant workload on a flexible basis to support clinical activity. The post holder will be based with the Community Learning Disability Team at Colliers Court, Cinderford.

You will provide senior medical advice, support, consultancy and clinical leadership to the Forest of Dean Community Learning Disability Team.

The service specification and operational policy for this team are available upon request and important features are summarised below.

The population of the locality is 110 000, served by 1 WTE Consultant Psychiatrist in LD. The team caseload is around 250 , with a consultant caseload of around 140, for which the consultant is the only clinician involved of around 50 and with an average of 25-30 new referrals per year.

The expectation is that the Consultant will offer training to both Core Trainees and to Specialty Trainees. Core Trainees rotate through Learning Disability service, and one Core Trainee can be attached to the Forest of Dean Team every 6 months. All consultants are expected to offer training opportunities to the trainees.

• Higher specialist training in Learning Disability Psychiatry
• Experience of complex cases at ST6 level
• Knowledge of epilepsy management and physical health complexities related to PWLD

Knowledge and Skills

• Understanding of wider NHS context
• Effective leadership and working knowledge of multidisciplinary team working
• Management, audit and research skills

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
• Recognition and long service awards
• Fast Track physiotherapy
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.