Consultant Psychiatrist - Adults

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The closing date is 18 March 2026

Applications are invited for a full time Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry based at Bushey Fields Hospital Dudley to join 2 existing Consultants.

This existing post is within a well-established supportive service working both on the in-patient wards and in the community, having retained the Continuity of Care model.

The Consultant will lead a team of other doctors; CPNs;
Social Workers and Occupational Therapists, and together with the existing workforce cover the communities of Dudley, Stourbridge and Halesowen in the Black Country.

We are also developing new models and methods of working which will include liaison to primary care within the MCP model, and have developed an Old Age Home Treatment Team.

There are opportunities for someone with an enthusiasm for leadership to become involved in all other aspects of career development such as medical management and research.

As a training and teaching Trust there are opportunities to teach postgraduate psychiatric and GP trainees and undergraduates from Birmingham and Grenada Universities and newly formed links with Aston Medical School. Links to local Universities have always been strong and input to Birmingham and Wolverhampton Universities is welcomed.

Black Country Older Adult Services

Older Adult Mental Health Services deliver multidisciplinary inpatient and community care for older adults with mental health conditions, underpinned by a person‑centred and holistic model of care. Services operate across all four Black Country localities, with inpatient provision based in Walsall at the Dorothy Pattison Hospital Older Adult Unit, and at the newly refurbished Edward Street Hospital. These units provide specialist care for older adults with a range of mental health conditions, including functional illness and dementia.

Exciting new developments include the Older Adult Hospital at Home Team and In‑Reach to Care Home Team, enabling assessment and treatment in community settings and supporting admission avoidance where appropriate.

Job description and Person specification are currently with the Royal College for approval. Once these documents have been approved, they will be uploaded to this job.

• GMC Registration

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.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust