Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated and committed Consultant Psychiatrist to join our established South & West Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) on a full-time substantive basis. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive, experienced, and multidisciplinary team that is dedicated to delivering high-quality mental health care and promoting recovery for adults across the local community. Based at Fieldhead Business Centre, St Martin's Avenue, Bradford, you will provide specialist psychiatric leadership to a diverse caseload of working-age adults with complex mental health needs.
Closing Date: 27th September 2026
Shortlisting Date: WC 28th September 2026
Interview Date: 15th October 2026
As Consultant Psychiatrist within South & West CMHT, you will be responsible for the assessment and medical review of patients, providing clinical leadership across the multidisciplinary team, and supporting service users through recovery-focused care. The role includes outpatient clinics, multidisciplinary case reviews, home visits, Mental Health Act assessments, tribunal reporting, and liaison with primary care and partner services. You will work closely with a highly skilled team including nurses, social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists, support workers, and trainee doctors to deliver holistic, person-centred care. You will supervise junior doctors and nurse prescribers, contribute to teaching and training, participate in clinical governance, audit and quality improvement activities, and play a key role in shaping future service developments. With dedicated Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) time for CPD, leadership, research, and service improvement, this post offers an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a progressive and forward-thinking organisation that values innovation, collaboration, and clinical excellence.
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 4500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.
Please read the attached job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Applicants should have a higher qualification in psychiatry (Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent) and be included on or be eligible for inclusion on the GMC’s Specialist Register. Specialty Registrars who are within 6 months of attainment of CCST at the time of interview are eligible to apply. The appointee will need to be both AC and S12 approved at the time of the interview, or be fully eligible for approval.
The Trust is a provider of award-winning mental health, learning disabilities and community health services to a growing population across a diverse district comprising urban and rural Bradford, Airedale, and Craven. The population is one of the most multicultural in Britain with over 100 languages.
‘The Care Trust Way’ has helped develop and maintain services and wellbeing including offering time to reflect and this was showcased in the 2020 NHS Provider report. The ‘The Care Trust Way’ approach was one of the finalists, in the Staff engagement award category, at the HSJ awards 2020.
What you will get :
Supportive and friendly colleagues
Personalised Coaching and Mentoring
Weekly academic teaching
Fortnightly Consultant Balint group
Leadership and Development opportunities, including opportunity to become an appraiser and support to complete teaching certificate
Generous study leave allowance (averaging 10 days per year and up to 30 days leave over 3 years with a budget of £1000 per annum)
In addition to the annual leave entitlement as per the terms and conditions of Consultant contract, 8 days additional (on pro-rata basis) Time Off In Lieu.
Generous relocation allowance (if applicable)
Advanced health and wellbeing offers.
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
