# Consultant Psychiatrist - Acute Inpatient, North Somerset > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-acute-inpatient-north-somerset/d88c7e71-3ad3-4c60-a79c-bfb9bc29bf3d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-acute-inpatient-north-somerset/d88c7e71-3ad3-4c60-a79c-bfb9bc29bf3d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust - **Location:** Long Fox Unit - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-19T23:01:46.214Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/WestonsuperMare/Avon_Wiltshire_Mental_Health_Partnership_NHS_Trust/General_Adult_Psychiatry/General_Adult_Psychiatry-v8240564 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8240564?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.awp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you looking for your next role as a dynamic clinical leader in Acute Inpatient Psychiatry? Join a dynamic and supportive medical community as the Inpatient Consultant on Juniper Ward — an 18-bed mixed-gender unit within the Long Fox Unit at Weston General Hospital. You’ll provide clinical leadership to a dedicated multi-disciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care and fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. Professional Development North Somerset Mental Health is proud of its inclusive and forward-thinking ethos. We actively support consultants in shaping services and driving improvements. You’ll be encouraged to: - Take on leadership and management roles - Pursue career development opportunities - Contribute to service transformation initiatives This is more than a clinical post — it’s a chance to lead, grow, and make a lasting impact. ### Main duties of the job As the ward consultant you will deliver direct interventions and weekly review to inpatients including those patients who require use of the Mental Health Act who are difficult to engage. This will include on-going assessment, diagnoses (including review and clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs. You will lead the ward rounds and will provide advice and support to members of the ward team including junior medical staff. You will be responsible for MHA related work, including reports and attendance at tribunals. You will be an integral part of psychoeducation, crisis, relapse prevention and care planning for inpatients and will liaise with other parts of the service, including community MH teams; GPs and non NHS organisations wherever applicable. You will liaise with the Intensive and recovery services as appropriate to facilitate the smooth handover of clients between services. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Teaching **Essential** - Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching. - Understand principles of teaching. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of assessing and treating patients in and Inpatient setting. ### Management **Essential** - Evidence of management/leadership skills training. ### Eligibility **Essential** - Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment - Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of gaining CCT - Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment - Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment **Desirable** - CCT in General Adult Psychiatry ### Qualifications **Essential** - MB BS or equivalent medical qualification **Desirable** - Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualifications - MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. ### Clinical Skills **Essential** - Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in Adults of working age and to deal with crisis situations. ### Personal Skills **Essential** - To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team. - Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work - Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff. - Excellent written and oral communication skills ### Research and Audit **Essential** - Experience or involvement in a research project and publication. - Experience of carrying out an audit project. ## Documents - [financial support & discounts (pdf, 919.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2794) - [value of the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 279.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2795) - [inclusive top 50 uk employers list (pdf, 78.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2439) - [rvn111-bnssg-dh - juniper consultant jd approved-swd sev-co-sth-2026-03603-v2 (pdf, 816.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10551397) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.