Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry

Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 05 January 2026
• Salary: Not specified
• Additional salary information: £109,725 - £145,478 PA, pro rata
• Hours: Full time
• Closing date: 04 February 2026
• Location: Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 9RW
• Company: Pennine Care NHS FT
• Job type: Permanent
• Job reference: 7712803/311-M219-25-F

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a full-time substantive General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist. This post is based at Tameside hospital with North CMHT based at Trust HQ. The service operates in a sectorised model and is staffed by three Consultants. Please see Job Description.

This is an exciting time to join the Trust, there are many opportunities to contribute to the organisations' development and to look at service redesign models. Tameside has a strong teaching commitment and candidates will be expected to contribute to the teaching of medical and nursing staff and 4th medical students. There are close links with ongoing research projects. The Consultants contribute to local service user & carer groups.

To provide high-quality Mental Health Care for working aged adults with severe and enduring mental health problems both inpatient and outpatients.

To work closely with North CMHT to ensure coherent and high-quality mental health care.

To work with the other Consultants to support the development of the service, and to attend local and divisional service development meetings.

Applicants must be on the GMC's Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion or be within six months' of the anticipated award of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Adult Psychiatry at the time of interview for the post.

We offer ample opportunities for our consultants' professional development and opportunities for additional work for additional PAs (require negotiation).

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #Pennine Care People  and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel