Consultant Psychiatrist- Brookfield locked / Sutton End | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

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The Trust is seeking to recruit a consultant psychiatrist to join Brookfield Centre, a locked rehabilitation unit for patients with Learning Disability with or without Autism.  This is a full time post and the post holder will be working at Brookfield Centre for 32 hours per week, and at Sutton End community residential placement in Maidstone for 8 hours per week.  

The Appointee will be responsible for leading a multidisciplinary team on Brookfield Centre and provide care and treatment of 13 inpatients. This includes restricted and non-restricted patients. The post holder will also be responsible for overseeing the care and treatment of 5 patients at Sutton End, a community placement. The multi-disciplinary team on Brookfield Centre will comprise of the consultant, a speciality doctor, a clinical psychologist, a social worker, an occupational therapist, nursing staff, SaLT and a music therapist. There is also access to a senior pharmacist. The Appointee will act as a Responsible Clinician within a multidisciplinary team. As part of the multi-disciplinary team, they will take part in assessments of new referrals, pre-admission planning, management of inpatients and discharge planning. The post will require liaison with other agencies, including the Ministry of Justice, police, probation, social care and other mental health services.

·      The post holder will be the Responsible Clinician for up to 13 patients at the Brookfield Centre and provide psychiatric care during their admission. This includes participating in clinical team meetings and 6 monthly CPA reviews. 

·      The post holder will also be the Responsible Clinician for up to 5 patients at Sutton End, a community residential placement with 5 beds for service users who have been discharged from the Tarentfort and Brookfield Centre.  It is a joint initiative working with a private residential service provider to offer psychiatric and specialist support to this unit. 

·    To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to Resident doctors as agreed between Consultant colleagues and the Chief Medical Officer and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures.

·    To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.

·    To participate in annual job plan review and appraisal for Consultants.

·    To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.

·    To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with Consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.

·    To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s working well together.

For detailed information regarding the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. The job description will provide you with the main duties and responsibilities of the role. The person specifications will detail the qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience required for the role.

Part time or job-share applications are welcome.

Our Benefits

Here are just some of our Benefits:

• A Recruitment Bonus of £15,000*

• Financial support for relocation of up to £8,000*

• ·Easy access to inhouse research team and academic opportunity through Kent’s own Medical school

• Generous annual leave and study leave entitlement and access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme

• Holiday of a Lifetime Scheme – Bank your annual leave to save up for that all important extended break

• Flexible working - just ask and we will try to help

• Excellent Learning and Development opportunities - We offer doctors at all grades the chance to engage in leadership, educational, research, quality improvement development and seek growth opportunities tailored to their areas of interest

• Free access to an independent counselling service

• Blue Light Card - A discount service for the NHS, with thousands of amazing discounts

• Car lease scheme

• A variety of staff network forums which empower, support and encourage network members and allies, to reflect KMMH values and promote equality and diversity.

*If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment Bonus and/or Relocation Allowance, then please contact our Medical Staffing Team: kmmh.medical.staffing@nhs.net

This advert closes on Sunday 29 Nov 2026