About this role
Job summary
As Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical Director, you will provide both clinical and strategic leadership across the hospital. Your responsibilities will include:
Leading the recruitment, induction, and ongoing development of medical staffOverseeing appraisals, revalidation, and performance management processesEnsuring compliance with clinical governance, healthcare policy, and best practice standardsContributing to strategic decision-making as part of the Senior Management TeamMaintaining effective medical cover, including out-of-hours and leave arrangementsLeading on investigations, complaints, and incident managementDriving continuous improvement through learning from incidents, feedback, and outcomesManaging your own clinical caseload and maintaining high standards of careRepresenting the hospital with external stakeholders, commissioners, and partnersFor more information, you can contact the Hospital Director at [email protected]
Main duties of the job
Based in Bristol, this role offers the opportunity to work within a well-established service specialising in the treatment of complex mental health and addiction disorders. Our programmes are grounded in evidence-based practice and focused on delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.
About us
Priory is the UKs 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 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.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Priory Hospital Bristol is seeking a highly skilled Consultant Psychiatrist/Medical Director to join our team in a dual role across our Private Addictions Ward
This is a full-time position (5 days per week), with flexibility to work one day remotely (Tuesday or Wednesday). A competitive stipend is offered in recognition of the Medical Director responsibilities.
Person Specification
Requirements Essential
We are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist with strong clinical expertise and proven leadership capability. You will have: MRCPsych (or equivalent) CCT (or equivalent) and inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician status A minimum of 3 years experience at Consultant level Demonstrable experience leading multidisciplinary teams
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Priory Healthcare
Address Heath House Lane
Stapleton
Bristol
BS16 1EQ
Employer's website https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)