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Adult Psychiatrist - Consultant

United Kingdom 109725.00 - 145478.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted May 29, 2026
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An exciting opportunity is available for a Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental Health Services within a well-established multidisciplinary inpatient mental health service in Wales. The post is a replacement Consultant position joining an experienced team responsible for delivering Acute Adult Mental Health services across the region. This Consultant Psychiatrist role offers the opportunity to work within a highly supportive inpatient mental health service that provides acute admission, assessment, and treatment for adults with complex psychiatric conditions. The successful candidate will work as part of a collaborative consultant team within Adult Mental Health Services while contributing to service development, multidisciplinary leadership, education, governance, and quality improvement initiatives.

Job Responsibility

  • Provide Consultant-led Acute Adult Mental Health inpatient services
  • Undertake psychiatric assessments, diagnosis, and treatment planning
  • Provide clinical leadership for acute adult psychiatric inpatients
  • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualised care pathways
  • Conduct ward rounds, MDT meetings, patient reviews, and risk assessments
  • Support safe admission and discharge planning processes
  • Participate in Mental Health Act assessments and Approved Clinician responsibilities
  • Apply the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act within clinical practice
  • Provide supervision and support to junior doctors and MDT colleagues
  • Participate in clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement activities
  • Support service development and modernisation initiatives
  • Participate in teaching, training, and educational supervision of junior medical staff
  • Participate in postgraduate and undergraduate teaching programmes
  • Maintain high standards of patient-centred psychiatric care
  • Participate in the Consultant on-call rota

Requirements

  • Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
  • Specialist Registration in General Adult Psychiatry or eligibility for CCT within 6 months
  • Approved Clinician experience or eligibility
  • Experience working within Acute Adult Mental Health services
  • Strong knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005
  • Excellent leadership and multidisciplinary team-working skills
  • Strong interpersonal and communication abilities
  • Ability to undertake Consultant on-call responsibilities
  • Commitment to clinical governance, audit, and continuous improvement
  • Experience supervising junior doctors and MDT staff

Nice to have

  • Higher qualification or additional postgraduate qualifications
  • Teaching or medical education qualifications
  • Experience in service development and improvement projects
  • Research experience within Mental Health services
  • Experience in audit and quality improvement methodologies
  • Leadership experience within Adult Psychiatry services
  • Interest in clinical innovation and modern mental health pathway

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