Becoming a consultant

In this section several consultants tell us about their working life. It is part of our section for core trainees, to support you to continue to choose psychiatry.

Becoming a consultant

When you complete your Specialty Training, you'll become a consultant.

What's life like as a consultant psychiatrist?

Our first interviewee is Dr Fiona Martin, a General Adult Psychiatrist from Northern Ireland.

Dr Fiona Martin interview for Choose Psychiatry
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Dr Fiona Martin, consultant in General Adult Psychiatry

Watch this interview with Dr Elaine Lockhart, a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist working in Scotland.

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Dr Elaine Lockhart, consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Listen to our interview with Dr Shahbaz Noor, a General Adult psychiatrist working at an in-patient unit in Plymouth.

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Dr Shahbaz Noor, consultant in General Adult Psychiatry

Don't miss our interview with Dr Dearbhail Lewis, a consultant in Liaison Psychiatry, who works in Belfast.

Choose Psychiatry - Dr Dearbhail Lewis
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Dr Dearbhail Lewis, consultant in Liaison Psychiatry
Read more to receive further information regarding a career in psychiatry