Job summary
We are looking for a Trust Grade Doctor with excellent personal values and commitment to patient care. You will be part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team at Cofton ward, helping patients progress in their care pathway towards the community. This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to join a friendly, supportive and experienced team. The post holder will work directly with an experienced Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist.
The role will appeal to individuals who wish to have a challenging but satisfying workload and to be part of an established, highly regarded service.
You will be supported in developing excellent relational security skills and risk assessment and management of patients, majority of whom have come in contact with the criminal justice system due to their mental health difficulties. Opportunities will be there to get trained in structured professional judgement tools like HCR-20 and DUNDRUM. You will be part of an excellent medical peer group who are very supportive. Close supervision and help will always be available. You will be supported to engage in CPD, audit and QI projects. You will also be supported to engage in projects that are in alignment with the directorates vision and needs.
This is a fixed-term role for 12 months.
Main duties of the job
Your primary duties will include responding to the mental and physical health needs of 15 inpatients in a medium secure ward. You will have very close supervision available from a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and will also be supported by the site GP for the management of more complex physical health conditions.
You will be expected to do regular mental state examinations of patients under your care and provide reports and feedback for 4 weekly care review meetings for each patient and also their 6 monthly CPA meetings.
You will be expected to take part in a daytime frontline rota to cover emergency physical and mental health situations on wards where the middle-grade clinician is on leave. You will be expected to take part in weekly doctors meeting and academic meetings. You will have opportunity to take part in teaching undergraduate students on placement at Langdon hospital.
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: 08 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
- Salary: £54,499 a year
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 12 months
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: C9369-26-0434
- Job locations: Cofton Ward, Dewnans Centre, Langdon Hospital, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 0NR, 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 Locum Trust Grade Doctor in Forensic Psychiatry with Devon Partnership NHS Trust in Exeter, South West, England. It is listed as a Junior Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £54,499 a year. The contract type is Fixed-Term. The application deadline is 21 Jun 2026.
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