Consultant in Adult Psychiarty - West Cornwall in Redruth inRedruth PUBLISHED TUE 10 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section
Job description
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in mental health care? Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an innovative and dedicated Consultant Adult Psychiatrist to lead part of Community Mental health team based in Redruth covering Helston and West Cornwall area. In this key leadership role, you'll drive clinical excellence, guiding a collaborative team to provide tailored assessments and therapeutic interventions for older adults.
As a vital part of our team, you'll work closely with colleagues to develop and implement individualised treatment plans that reflect the unique needs of each patient. We're committed to supporting your professional growth and offer the opportunities to develop your future leadership potential .
Step into a role where your expertise will be valued, your voice heard, and your career given the room to flourish. Apply today and become part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to transforming mental health services for older adults in Cornwall.
This appointment is for a consultant in community General Adult Psychiatry, covering half of the Kerrier CMHT, and is one of a growing number of consultant posts for general adult psychiatry in Cornwall. The other consultant post in the Kerrier team is currently held by Dr Adam Rose.
The Kerrier CMHT, with its two-consultant psychiatrist posts, covers a total population of approximately 93,000. There is a planned programme of demand and capacity mapping funded by Health Education England (CLEAR - Clinically-Led workforce Activity and Redesign) across community mental health services in Cornwall, and so these boundaries might be subject to change over the coming years.
The post-holder will cover surgeries across the Lizard Peninsula. Outpatient clinics are primarily held in The Basset Unit on the Longreach Hospital site, but also at Helston Community Hospital.
The consultant contributes to clinical leadership within the team but is only medically responsible for individuals that he/she has contact with. The consultant is not expected to care co-ordinate.
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Please note: This job description is undergoing Royal College approval process.
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