Overview

Job Description
Currently we have an excellent opportunity for a Lead Consultant Psychiatrist to join a brand-new acute inpatient mental health service. This is a key leadership role supporting adults during crisis and acute episodes, with a focus on recovery, trauma-informed care, and safe, person-centred treatment. You’ll work closely with the senior leadership team to shape clinical culture, governance, and service delivery from the ground up.

Salary: Up to £165k dependant on experience
Position: Lead Consultant Psychiatrist
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Setting: Acute inpatient – mixed-gender, trauma-informed service
Location: Clacton On Sea, Essex

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary medical team
• Develop trauma-informed, recovery-focused care pathways
• Lead and supervise medical staff and contribute to appraisal proces...