Job summary
Looking for a consultant role where you can actually practice holistic, high-quality psychiatry while enjoying an unparalleled quality of life?
Following the retirement of a valued colleague, we are expanding our senior clinical capacity in beautiful North Devon. This is a rare opportunity to clinically lead a friendly, highly cohesive multidisciplinary team with experienced CPN, CAP and Clinical Psychology colleagues, Art Therapist, PSW and Administrators and others.
Here, you aren't just an asset on paper - you are a valued leader. Our clinical model actively protects your time: we utilise a Trust-wide Referral Management Team and local triage, meaning the vast majority of new assessments are completed by the team, leaving you to focus on the most complex formulations and engagement with primary care and other teams.
Based in Barnstaple and Ilfracombe, you will work alongside fully engaged GP leads, commissioned VCFSE services of the Devon Mental Health Alliance, and robust specialist teams such as perinatal, CRHT, and Complex Emotional Needs Service.
We share a single EPR (SystmOne) with local GPs and CAMHS, supported by a digital strategy designed to make care easier, more responsive and better connected.
We champion flexibility and are fully open to discussing compressed hours, part-time requests, or hybrid remote allocations to fit your life.
We offer a comprehensive relocation package to assist with your move.
Main duties of the job
As a senior clinical leader, you will provide medical expertise and strategic guidance across our General Adult CMHT and the Specialist Team for Early Intervention in Psychosis (STEP).
Your day-to-day clinical practice is designed to be varied, modern, and manageable. You will deliver consultations via a balanced mix of in-person outpatient clinics, telephone/video options, weekly MDT meetings, and cross-agency collaboration via online Multi-Agency Team meeting.
Local colleagues meet in regular supportive peer group and your voice and expertise will directly shape our services. You will join our well-attended, in-person quarterly Medical Advisory Committee (MAC), a highly supportive professional space where the consultant body actively influences Trust practice and policy.
As an Approved Clinician and S12 doctor, you will support essential statutory work. As a Deanery Approved Trainer, you will enjoy a rewarding educational environment, supervising resident doctors (CT13, GPVTS and FY) with strong support from our medical education team. You will also have opportunities to teach within our North Devon Postgraduate Psychiatry Teaching programme and regional programmes in Exeter. We actively protect your time for CPD, service development and quality improvement.
Beyond the clinic, our trust is situated in a region offering an unparalleled quality of life, perfect for those who value outdoor pursuits, coastal living, and a balanced lifestyle.
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: 01 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
- Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: C9369-26-0413
- Job locations: West Pilton Health & Wellbeing Clinic, Youings Drive, BARNSTAPLE, Devon, EX31 1QL, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.
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This advert is for Consultant Psychiatrist in Taw Core & Early Intervention Team with Devon Partnership NHS Trust in Exeter, South West, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 to £150,569 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Jun 2026.
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