Consultant Psychiatrist - Older People (Part-Time) | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job description pending Royal College approval

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a part-time substantive Consultant Psychiatrist and share a fantastic oppertunity to join a post based in Bury, Manchester. The service here operates in a sectorised model and is staffed by 2 wte sector Consultants in Older People Psychiatry, with this further 0.6 WTE Consultant providing additional support to clinics and the care home liaison service. Outpatient clinics are supported by a Junior Doctor (NW Deanery training schemes) , along side GP plus trainees

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

This posts reflects:

Enhanced Mentorship by senior management for new consultants.

Excellent peer support

Excellent study leave package

Award winning department and Trust

Nationally recognised staff satisfaction

To provide high-quality Mental Health Care for older people with severe and enduring mental health problems in outpatient clinics.
To work closely with other teams and Consultants to ensure coherent and high-quality mental health care for older people with severe and enduring mental health problems within the Bury area.
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 Older People 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).

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

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 #PennineCarePeople 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.

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Jun 2026