CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST IN GENERAL ADULT (3 posts)
INTERVIEW DATE: 25 September 2026
Permanent appointment Full time (10 PAs)
Flexible working can be considered. Please note that, although the job description references West Fife, the three vacancies available are for the same role and are covered by the same job description.
Are you just starting your consultant journey or are you looking to make a difference in a new post?
Fife is a truly beautiful part of Scotland steeped in history.
We can offer you:
Flexible working including part time / job share / compressed week where possible
Relocation package and/or support with initial accommodation fees
Support with research or audit projects through our strong links with local Universities
Very strong peer group support within the consultant body
Future planned investments; consultant involvement in service development encouraged
Opportunities for involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching/training - links with the universities of Edinburgh, Dundee and St Andrews.
Opportunity to develop specialist interests
Inpatient and community roles locality based
Our community services have undergone significant redesign with a strong Fife Health & Social Care Partnership
There is a large multidisciplinary emphasis and focus upon partnership working, with commitments to clear clinical leadership by the consultant psychiatrist. Pathways for personality disorder/complex trauma, neurodevelopmental disorders, eating disorders are in development and opportunities for interested clinicians to have active involvement exist.
You will be working within the current sectorised model covering both community and inpatient settings however as we continue to develop and improve services this model may be open to changes with input from clinicians.
Applicants who are fully registered medical practitioners with MRCPsych or equivalent, and an appropriate CCT (or be eligible for inclusion within 6 months of the interview date) are invited to make enquiries. We also encourage candidates who wish to pursue specialist registration through the CESR process to get in touch and specific support to acquire this is available.
Interviews to be confirmed
For further information please contact:
Dr Jackie Drummond, Associate Medical Director [email protected]
Fiona McGuire Clinical Services Manager Adult Mental Health Service [email protected]
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training to Non-UK Applicants must demonstrate that they have the knowledge, skills and experience required for practising as an eligible specialist in the UK.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
