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 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 vision is to create a new medical school for Kent and Medway that becomes a beacon for first-class medical education and research.  

Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact Professor Sukhwinder Shergill ([email protected]) for an informal discussion about the role. 

Please see the links below for the job description and to apply for this post. Please 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. 

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 

Closing Date: 08 Feb 2026

Section: Academic

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)