Consultant Psychiatrist

Job summary

We offer evidence-based treatment programmes, delivered by our dedicated team who are committed to providing expert treatment for your challenges, supporting you to get back on track.

Our experts can help with:

• Variety of addictions
• Mental health conditions
• Autism diagnosis and support for children
• Specialist day care and inpatient young people's unit

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will play a key part in patient recovery, supporting the assessment and delivery of tailored treatment plans while ensuring dignity, respect, and high standards of care.

• Provide expert psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients experiencing a range of complex mental health conditions, ensuring high standards of clinical care.
• Lead on the development, implementation and review of individualised treatment and care plans, ensuring they meet patients' clinical needs and promote recovery.
• Provide clinical leadership and guidance to the multidisciplinary team, working collaboratively with psychologists, nurses, therapists and other healthcare professionals.
• Undertake regular ward rounds, clinical reviews and risk assessments, monitoring patient progress and making appropriate decisions regarding treatment, medication and discharge planning.
• Ensure compliance with the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, safeguarding requirements and relevant clinical governance standards, maintaining accurate clinical records and promoting patient safety.

About us

Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, PraderWilli Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.

For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.