Senior Lecturer and Consultant Psychiatrist

Are you medically qualified and currently practicing in psychiatry within an NHS organisation, with demonstrable expertise in clinical research and education in this field?

We are seeking an inspirational researcher, educator and role model to join both the Kent and Medway Medical School as a clinical academic and the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust as a Consultant Psychiatrist.

This is a joint appointment with Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust and approximately 50% of the role will be carried out under an honorary consultant contract with the Trust in adult psychiatry.

This is an exciting opportunity to undertake high quality research within an innovative academic environment, to initiate new avenues of research and to make an important contribution to the aims of Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, the medical school and the partner universities.

To make your mark in this role you must be suitably qualified and an experienced senior clinician, with evidence of medical education experience, high quality research, publications and conference presentations, and an innovative and co-operative approach that matches our own.

This post is based across Maidstone, Canterbury, Kent and Medway.

In this role you will

• Engage in individual and collaborative research and scholarship
• Develop income from research, enterprise or corporate engagement
• Deliver high-quality teaching to students in KMMS
• Manage, appraise and give professional supervision to Resident doctors within the Trust
• Ensure that Resident doctors working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant
• Undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients in the Trust

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Current medical qualification, full GMC registration with current licence to practise in general adult psychiatry with entry on the GMC Specialist Register (or within 6 months)
• A research or professional doctoral degree (PhD or MD) in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
• Evidence of research excellence in psychiatry including publications in internationally competitive journals and conference presentations
• A Certificate of Completion of Specialist training (CCST) and approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust provides specialist mental health care to the people of Kent and Medway through award winning services and has ambitious plans to become an exemplar in Research and Quality Improvement.

KMMS opened to our first cohort of students in September 2020. Our mission is to widen participation, train excellent doctors, and improve health in Kent and Medway.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact Professor Sukhwinder Shergill (***email_hidden***) for an informal discussion about the role.

Please see the links below for the job description and to apply for this post. P lease note that the job description is currently pending approval from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

For further information regarding the application process please contact [email protected] quoting reference number KMMS-086-26-R.

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented at this level in this area

DBS Requirement - please note, a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check will be required for this role.

We prioritise applications from current University of Kent redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward.

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Applications must be made via the University’s online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.

The University of Kent values diversity and promotes equality at all levels.

Section

Kent and Medway Medical School

Location

Canterbury

Salary

Clinical Academic (salary will be benchmarked to the NHS pay scale appropriate to the successful candidate’s clinical discipline and level in clinical practice)

Grade

Clinical Consultant

Post Type

Full Time

Contract Type

Permanent

Release Date

Monday 15 June 2026

Closing Date

23.59 hours BST on Sunday 12 July 2026 (unless otherwise stated*)

Interview Date

Wednesday 29 July 2026

Reference

KMMS-086-26-R