Consultant Psychiatrist within Rehabilitation Psychiatry

Integrated Care System; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading integrated care provider in Plymouth is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to enhance their Rehabilitation Psychiatry services. This role combines community and inpatient responsibilities, offering a unique opportunity for candidate involvement in shaping mental health services, while ensuring continuity of care. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in community psychiatry, possess a GMC registration, and be ready to lead within a multidisciplinary team environment.

Benefits

Protected CPD time

Funding for qualifications

Leadership programs

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Community / Adult Psychiatry essential.
• RCPsych endorsement in Rehabilitation or Addiction Psychiatry.
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register in Psychiatry required.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant input to both community and inpatient settings.
• Join a multidisciplinary team focused on patient-centered care.
• Support continuity of care and manage clinical decision-making.

Skills

Community Psychiatry

Clinical Decision-Making

Leadership

Education

Eligibility for GMC Registration

Higher Academic Qualification (MSc, PhD)

Qualification in Teaching & Learning

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist within Rehabilitation Psychiatry

LivewellSouthwest is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a ConsultantPsychiatrist to join our expanding Rehabilitation Psychiatryservice, based at Mount Gould Hospital in Plymouth.

This new posthas been developed following a service expansion and offers a uniqueopportunity to work across both community and inpatient settings,supporting continuity of care and enabling flexible, patient-centred clinicaldecision-making.

About theRole

The successfulcandidate will provide Consultant input to:

• The Specialist Outreach Recovery Team inthe community
• The Greenfields Female InpatientRehabilitation Unit, a 9-bed open recovery unit

This is a splitinpatient and outpatient role, with:

• 1.5 days per week allocated to inpatientwork
• The remainder supporting community care andprofessional activities

You will join awell-established, multidisciplinary team that includes a Specialty Doctor,a Resident Doctor on the inpatient unit, and a full range of alliedhealth professionals.

To find out more about this exciting opportunity, please contact: Teresa Barrett, Medical Workforce Manager at [e-mail] or 07917 504025.

Interview to take place on 5th September 2025

Main duties of the job

This post has been developed following an expansion to the service. The post provides Consultant Psychiatrist input to the Specialist Outreach Recovery Team in the community & the 9-bed female Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit. The split inpatient & outpatient role supports continuity of care for patients as they move through the recovery pathway & provides clinicians with flexibility in clinical decision making.

The successful applicant will work within an established & continually developing community team supported by a full range of MDT professions including a Specialty Doctor & an inpatient open recovery unit of 9-beds supported by a Resident Doctor.

Step into a role where your leadership will be valued, your ideas welcomed, & your career can truly thrive. Apply today & be part of a future-focused team dedicated to making a lasting impact on mental health services in Plymouth.

An advert can only say so much. We would love to speak to you about this role in more detail. For more information please see our contact details.

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning socialenterprise delivering integrated health and social care services acrossPlymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts ofDevon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sportscentres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we areguided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility,and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability,while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their familiesand carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the rightcare at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helpspeople lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPDtime, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualificationslike the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction andpreceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encouragesapplications from all sections of the community, including those with armedforces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditionsand learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustmentsduring the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in thejob advert.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached supporting document for full Job Description - Consultant Psychiatrist within Rehabilitation Psychiatry

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Eligibility for full registration with GMC with a licence to practice.
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register in Psychiatry at the time of taking up the Post (Specialist Registrars applying in advance must be within six months of their CCT at the point of being interviewed).
• Eligibility for Section 12 and Approved Clinician Approval.
• Extensive experience in Community /Adult Psychiatry essential
• RCPsych endorsement in Rehabilitation or Addiction Psychiatry
• Higher academic Qualification (MSc, PhD or other relevant higher qualifications).
• Specialist areas e.g. Personality disorder, Eating disorders and Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
• Qualification in Teaching & Learning.

Experience

• Knowledge of Mental Health legislation
• Participation in Continual Professional Development
• Ability to offer expert psychiatric opinion on full range of emergency and routine clinical situations
• Experience in community outreach psychiatry, experience in working in a Community/Rehabilitation/In patient Mental Health Team and CPA
• Experience in Rehabilitation Adult Psychiatry is desirable

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.