At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver high-quality psychiatric care and support patient recovery with tailored treatment plans.
- Company: Join Priory, the UK's leading provider of mental health and social care.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and a supportive team environment.
- Other info: Work within a diverse multidisciplinary team and enjoy excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while developing your clinical skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in Psychiatry and strong communication skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 75000 - 85000 £ per year.
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.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver high-quality psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients with complex mental health needs, ensuring safe, evidence-based and person-centred care.
- Take clinical responsibility for a defined caseload, leading the development, implementation and review of individualised treatment plans.
- Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team (MDT), contributing to ward rounds, case reviews and discharge planning to support positive patient outcomes.
- Undertake comprehensive risk assessments and maintain accurate, timely clinical records in line with professional, legal and organisational standards.
- Provide clinical leadership, supervision and guidance to junior medical staff and contribute to teaching, quality improvement and clinical governance activities.
- Ensure compliance with GMC standards, the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act and Priory policies, while supporting continuous service development and excellence in patient care.
About us
Priory is the UK's 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 children's mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader-Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process.
Person Specification Requirements Essential
- The successful candidate will have experience working in Psychiatry and demonstrate strong clinical assessment, diagnostic and decision-making skills, with the ability to deliver safe, evidence-based and patient-centred care.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, along with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and maintain accurate clinical documentation.
- A sound understanding of relevant mental health legislation, professional standards and clinical governance is required.
- Section 12 (S12) approval and/or Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych) would be advantageous but are not essential for the role.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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