Consultant Psychiatrist / Medical Director Private Addictions Ward

Priory Healthcare; Bristol; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading mental health provider in Bristol is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist/Medical Director for the Private Addictions Ward. This role involves providing strategic leadership while maintaining a clinical caseload. The ideal candidate should have MRCPsych or equivalent qualifications, at least three years of experience at the Consultant level, and a focus on delivering innovative, patient-centered care in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years' experience working at Consultant level.
• Must be listed on the GMC specialist register.
• Experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment and training of medical staff.
• Oversee medical staff appraisals and performance management.
• Provide strategic leadership for clinical governance.

Skills

Leadership

Patient care

Clinical governance

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

MRCPsych or equivalent

CCT or equivalent

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist/Medical Director Private Addictions Ward

Bristol is an ideal place for treating people with complex disorders, including people who may not have responded to previous treatment. We can guarantee that our comprehensive treatment programmes are guided by current evidence‑based research.

Main duties of the job

As a Consultant Psychiatrist Private Addictions/Medical Director, you will be accountable for, but not exclusively limited to, the following areas of responsibility.

• Lead the recruitment, induction, and probation of doctors in line with company policies, ensuring compliance with training requirements, specialist registration, and practising privileges for visiting consultants.
• Oversee medical staff appraisals, revalidation processes, and performance management, taking decisive action on any behavioural or clinical concerns in collaboration with the Hospital Director and HR.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership as part of the Senior Management Team (SMT), ensuring healthcare policy, clinical governance, and best practice standards are effectively implemented and maintained.
• Ensure effective medical cover across all levels, including robust arrangements for out-of-hours and annual leave, to guarantee safe and consistent service delivery.
• Lead on clinical investigations, complaints, and crisis management, working closely with the Group Medical Director and Clinical Director to resolve issues and drive improvements.
• Contribute to continuous learning by overseeing complaints, incidents, benchmarking, and service user feedback, ensuring lessons are embedded across the hospital.
• Maintain your own clinical caseload, complete mandatory training, and represent the hospitals clinical expertise and innovation with commissioners, partners, and stakeholders.

About us

Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 13,000 colleagues and a network of 280 services, we support over 26,000 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.

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.

Job responsibilities

Priory Hospital Bristol is looking to recruit a Consultant Psychiatrist, Private Addictions Ward/Medical Director, to join the team. This is a part‑time role working 4 days per week, or a full‑time opportunity is also available.

Person Specification

Requirements

• We are seeking a highly skilled Consultant Psychiatrist with MRCPsych (or equivalent), Section 12(2) and Approved Clinician status, and CCT (or equivalent), who is listed on the GMC specialist register and recognised in their clinical specialty. The ideal candidate will bring at least three years experience working at Consultant level, with proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams across hospital or community settings. You will have a track record of contributing to service change and improvement at a senior level, supported by strong leadership and influencing skills with a focus on delivering high‑quality, innovative, patient‑centred care. A flexible and positive team‑orientated approach is essential, along with a commitment to values‑based and evidence‑based practice. Leadership and management training, or a willingness to undertake this, will be expected.

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.