Consultant Psychiatrist – North Somerset Recovery Team

Overview

In this role you will provide expert psychiatric leadership within the North Somerset Recovery Team and associated rehabilitation services. You’ll deliver direct, tailored interventions, oversee medical care, and help shape care pathways for people with severe mental health needs. You’ll work closely with a multidisciplinary group to monitor outcomes and support recovery, including senior involvement in MHA assessments and CTO discussions. This is a chance to impact community-based recovery and inpatient step-down care within a supportive, collaborative trust.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive and flexible benefits package
• opportunity to work with a supportive MDT
• excellent location with access to Bristol, Bath and Exeter
• benefits of seaside and country living
• NHS pension and professional development opportunities
• sponsorship not applicable (GMC)

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct interventions and assessments at a level of intensity suited to need, including engaging difficult-to-reach patients
• Supervise the medical team and act as RC for service users in collaboration with other teams and consultants
• Oversee mental health care delivery, monitor service performance, and conduct regular reviews
• Participate in team and personal caseload management and supervision
• Engage in MHA assessments where appropriate and facilitate CTO discussions
• Organise pre-admission assessments and develop and review treatment plans for Elmham Way service users
• Prepare reports and attend Mental Health Review Tribunals; report to the Ministry of Justice for restricted patients
• Provide active care pathway planning and liaise with local authority, independent sector, service users and carers

Key requirements

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• GMC registration with licence to practice; Specialist Register or within six months of CCT; approved clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months; S12 approval or able to achieve within 3 months
• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent (Royal College of Psychiatrists)
• Experience of assessing and treating patients in a community setting; evidence of CPD; effective MDT involvement
• Leadership skills; ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team; strong communication and time management; ability to appraise own performance
• Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in adults of working age and manage crisis situations
• Understanding of management skills for a Consultant; awareness of current mental health policy and legislation; knowledge of alternatives to inpatient care
• Commitment to undergraduate/postgraduate teaching; potential Educational Supervisor experience
• Experience in research and audit; publication and audit project involvement
• Management/leadership skills training; prior management experience (including with junior medical staff)

• leadership
• collaboration in multidisciplinary teams
• time management and prioritisation
• community-based psychiatric care
• crisis management
• MHA and CTO processes

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