Consultant Psychiatrist and Senior Clinical Research Fellow

Consultant Psychiatrist and Senior Clinical Research FellowNHS Medical & Dental:
Consultant

Main area Psychiatry Grade NHS Medical & Dental:
Consultant Contract 24 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job
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Site Maple Leaf Centre Town Birmingham Salary £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/09/2026 23:59

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, values-driven Consultant Psychiatrist for a distinctive clinical academic opportunity with Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, working in partnership with the University of Birmingham. The post has been designed to bring senior clinical leadership in early psychosis together with meaningful, protected academic time, enabling the successful candidate to translate research and innovation into improvements in patient care.

This full-time 10 PA role comprises up to 6 PAs of permanent clinical consultant activity within the Early Intervention Service and 4 PAs of academic activity with the Mental Health Mission Midlands Translational Centre on a 24-month fixed-term basis. There may be scope to increase the academic commitment during this period, subject to agreement between the clinical and academic teams and provided the clinical needs of the service continue to be met.

As a Senior Clinical Research Fellow, the post holder will have the opportunity to strengthen links between clinical practice and translational research, helping to develop research-active services, improve access to innovative studies and generate evidence that can shape future

mental health care across Birmingham and Solihull.

The post holder will provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment, formulation and management plans for people under the care of the Early Intervention Service, providing senior clinical decision-making, risk management and shared clinical leadership within a recovery-focused multidisciplinary team. They will work collaboratively with service users, families, carers, primary care and partner organisations to deliver safe, inclusive and person-centred care, and will support effective transitions into, within and out of services, including liaison with wider Trust and community pathways.

The post holder will also lead and support research activity within the Mental Health Mission Midlands Translational Centre, including study delivery, clinical trials, research governance, recruitment to studies, dissemination, publications, service evaluation, audit and future grant development. They may act as Principal Investigator or support senior research leadership for studies relevant to psychosis, early intervention, personalised prognosis, treatment innovation and reducing inequalities in access and outcomes.

The role will contribute to grant applications, academic outputs, national research networks and the development of competitive research fellowship applications, while engaging with industry partners to expand experimental medicine and innovation capacity.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation…