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Job Title: Consultant – Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Grade: Consultant
Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire
Working Hours: 40 hours per week
We are currently seeking a highly experienced and compassionate Consultant in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry to join our NHS client’s specialist mental health service in Bristol, Gloucestershire. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead and shape psychiatric care for children and young people within a supportive and multidisciplinary environment. The role is available on a locum basis with an immediate start and offers competitive rates.
What will your responsibilities be?
As a Consultant in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, you will provide clinical leadership and psychiatric expertise in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of children and adolescents with a range of mental health conditions. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, contribute to care planning and safeguarding procedures, supervise junior medical staff, and support service development. The role requires a strong understanding of child development, family dynamics, and evidence-based interventions.
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If you are a committed Consultant Psychiatrist looking to make a meaningful impact in child and adolescent mental health, we would love to hear from you. To apply, please submit your CV below.
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Apply to Pulse HealthcareA specialist healthcare service is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist – Male PICU/Medical Director to join the team. This is a full-time role of 37.5 hours per week.
The hospital provides comprehensive inpatient mental health services within a supportive and therapeutic environment.
As Consultant Psychiatrist – Male PICU/Medical Director, you will be accountable for:
Leading the recruitment, induction, and probation of medical staff, ensuring compliance with training requirements, specialist registration, and practising privileges.
Overseeing medical staff appraisals, revalidation, and performance management, addressing clinical or behavioural concerns collaboratively.
Providing strategic and operational leadership as part of the Senior Management Team, ensuring healthcare policy, clinical governance, and best practice standards are implemented and maintained.
Ensuring effective medical cover, including robust arrangements for out-of-hours and annual leave.
Leading clinical investigations, complaints, and crisis management, working with senior clinical leadership to resolve issues and drive improvements.
Contributing to continuous learning by embedding lessons from complaints, incidents, benchmarking, and service user feedback.
Maintaining your own clinical caseload, completing mandatory training, and representing the hospital’s clinical expertise with commissioners, partners, and stakeholders.
Further details are available in the job description.
The ideal candidate will:
Be a Consultant Psychiatrist with MRCPsych (or equivalent), Section 12(2) approval, Approved Clinician status, and CCT (or equivalent), listed on the GMC Specialist Register.
Have at least three years’ experience working at Consultant level, with proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams across hospital or community settings.
Demonstrate a track record of contributing to service change and improvement at a senior level.
Possess strong leadership and influencing skills, delivering high-quality, innovative, patient-centred care.
Exhibit a flexible, positive, team-oriented approach and a commitment to values-based, evidence-based practice.
Have completed, or be willing to undertake, leadership and management training.
You will be supported to thrive through structured career conversations, full training, and pathways into senior clinical and leadership roles.
Benefits include:
Free on-site parking
30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Additional birthday leave
Enhanced maternity pay
Contributory pension scheme
Flexible benefits, including gym membership, IT technology schemes, and healthcare cash plan
Access to development and training opportunities
Sponsorship for professional qualifications via an Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
Leadership and management development programmes
Long service awards
Refer-a-friend bonuses
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Apply to Pulse HealthcareA leading private hospital group in Bristol is seeking an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to join their Male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) ward on a part-time basis.
The hospital offers a range of specialist services across 77 beds, including Eating Disorders, Acute Mental Health, Adult PICU, Acquired Brain Injury, Huntington’s, and Dementia. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team, supporting patients with complex needs and taking a lead role in their care and recovery.
Take clinical responsibility for patients on the Male PICU ward, including leading ward rounds, risk reviews, and care planning.
Act as Responsible Clinician for patients detained under the Mental Health Act (1983).
Supervise referrals, admissions, and pre-admission assessments.
Provide psychiatric expertise to the multidisciplinary team in assessment, formulation, and treatment of adults.
Contribute to the development of a therapeutic environment that promotes wellbeing, dignity, and recovery.
GMC registration and inclusion on the Specialist Register.
Experience in adult psychiatry and PICU settings.
Strong teamwork and leadership skills.
Ability to work in a high-pressure, rewarding environment.
Flexible, part-time hours (30 per week).
Free on-site parking and supplemented meals.
30 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
Birthday leave as an additional day.
Enhanced maternity pay and contributory pension scheme.
Flexible benefits including gym membership, IT equipment, and healthcare cash plan.
Access to training, professional development, and leadership opportunities.
Support for professional qualifications and CPD.
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