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We are seeking a compassionate and forward-thinking Consultant Psychiatrist to join a well-established Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) in the South West. This is a city-wide post supporting adults with severe and enduring mental illness, offering both assessment and therapeutic interventions. The service is multidisciplinary and recovery-focused, with a commitment to collaborative working with patients, families, and professionals across care settings.

The post also includes a key advisory role to GPs, primary care mental health teams, and other community services, focused on routine consultation and service integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide consultant-level psychiatric care and leadership to the CMHT
• Conduct assessments, reviews, and interventions for adults with complex and enduring mental health needs
• Lead multidisciplinary team meetings and contribute to risk and care planning
• Collaborate with GPs and primary care teams to support integrated patient care
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives
• Offer supervision and support to junior medical staff and trainees
• Participate in the Consultant on-call rota (if applicable)
• Maintain high standards of documentation, safeguarding, and governance

Qualifications & Registration

Essential

• Complete GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in Psychiatry (or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview)
• Section 12 and Approved Clinician status
• Extensive experience in community/adult psychiatry

Desirable

• MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate psychiatric qualification
• Higher degree (e.g., MSc, PhD)
• Endorsement in Liaison Psychiatry or Older Adult Psychiatry
• Qualification in teaching or medical education

Professional Skills and Experience

Essential

• Broad knowledge of psychiatric conditions and treatments
• Experience in multidisciplinary working, including CPA
• Understanding of the Mental Health Act and related legislation
• Skilled in clinical leadership, communication, and collaborative care
• Commitment to recovery-based approaches and patient-centred care
• Strong organisational, time management, and IT skills
• Experience in audit and service evaluation

Desirable

• Experience in special interest areas such as Personality Disorders, Eating Disorders, or ASD
• Teaching experience (medical students, junior doctors, MDT)
• Involvement in research or publication
• Proven ability to drive service innovation or improvement in community settings
• Experience working across organisational boundaries
• Enthusiasm for developing academic and leadership roles

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