Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Psychiatrist at Assertive Outreach Team (AOT)
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Job Opportunity: Consultant Psychiatrist - Assertive Outreach Team
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated and committed Consultant to join our established Assertive Outreach Team (AOT) as a full-time substantive Consultant Psychiatrist. This is an opportunity to work in a place where your team values you.
Location
Based at Legrams Terrace, Fieldhead Business Centre, you will work alongside an engaged, supportive, and passionate multidisciplinary team, offering assessment, treatment, and care for patients with time-limited and/or complex mental health disorders. The AOT serves a diverse caseload, with a focus on psychotic illnesses and dual diagnoses, reflecting the needs of the local community.
Key Dates
- Closing Date: 27th September 2026
- Shortlisting Date: WC 28th September 2026
- Interview Date: 15th October 2026
Role Responsibilities
As Consultant Psychiatrist in the Assertive Outreach Team, you’ll lead on clinical assessments, treatment planning, and multidisciplinary reviews for adults with complex mental health needs. Your role will include:
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- Outpatient clinics
- Home visits
- Tribunal reporting
- Emergency assessments under the Mental Health Act
You’ll provide supervision to junior doctors and nurse prescribers, contribute to service development, and actively participate in teaching, audit, and quality improvement. With dedicated time for CPD and leadership responsibilities, this is a rewarding opportunity to shape care delivery and drive innovation within a supportive and forward-thinking team.
Core Values
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
Benefits
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:
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- A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
- A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
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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.
Application Information
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.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Shibani Mundra
- Job title: Clinical Director
- Email address: Shibani.Mundra@bdct.nhs.uk
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