Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join Devon Partnership NHS Trust at The Brook in Dawlish a purpose-built, state-of-the-art 10-bed regional inpatient unit supporting autistic adults and adults with learning disabilities with acute mental health needs.
We are looking for a Consultant MPAC to provide clinical leadership within a developing specialist service that has been designed with clinicians and people with lived experience. Youll play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred inpatient care, while helping to shape the future of a modern regional service.
This post would suit an MPAC with experience in Learning Disability Psychiatry or General Adult Psychiatry with a strong interest in autism, neurodiversity and complex mental health presentations. Youll work alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team and consultant psychiatry colleagues, with opportunities to contribute to service development, teaching, research and quality improvement.
If you are looking for a role where you can lead, innovate and influence, while enjoying flexible working options and the chance to work in one of the UKs most beautiful coastal counties, we would love to hear from you.
Why work at The Brook, Devon?
- Strong multidisciplinary culture with experienced LD, autism and mental health professionals
- Opportunity to shape a regional specialist service at an early stage of development
- Support for teaching, supervision, quality improvement and research, with links to Exeter University
Main duties of the job
You will join a highly skilled multidisciplinary inpatient team and work closely with well-established community services, alongside experienced and supportive LD&A Consultant and MPAC colleagues across Devon.
This is an opportunity to provide clinical leadership for the Regional LDA Inpatient Unit (1.0 WTE) and help shape the continued development of this specialist service.
You will be part of a regional model of care, with admissions considered through a multidisciplinary panel in partnership with Avon & Wiltshire Partnership Trust, supporting high-quality specialist provision across the wider region.
You will lead on assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and risk management, and act as Responsible Clinician where appropriate. You will also work closely with health and social care partners to support admission avoidance, timely discharge and successful repatriation.
If you enjoy innovation and service development, you will be well supported by our dedicated QI team to test, develop and embed new ideas.
You will also have opportunities to get involved in clinically relevant research through our strong links with the University of Exeter and our nationally recognised, clinically led research programme.
We also support training for nursing and medical undergraduates, and you will be encouraged to develop your interests in teaching, training and research as part of the role.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Details
- Date posted: 29 May 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 8c
- Salary: £79,504 to £91,609 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: C9369-26-0411
- Job locations: Langdon Hospital, The Brook, Langdon, DAWLISH, Devon, EX7 0NS, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role
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