Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disabilities

Are you passionate about Learning Disability and Neurodiversity? This is aunique opportunity to join other dedicated clinicians in transforming care foradults with intellectual disabilities and autistic adults across the Southwest.

At Devon Partnership Trust we have established and well-regarded Community

LD teams across three geographical areas of beautiful Devon. Additionally, wehave built and opened a state of the art new 10 bed Regional LDA Inpatient Unit in 2025 for people with a learning disability and/or autistic people with treatable mental health needs. The new unit has been designed in partnership with clinicians and people with lived experience to ensure a modern,therapeutic environment that supports recovery and wellbeing.

These elements, along with a dedicated central community neurodiversityservice, will deliver measurable improvements in patient experience, outcomes,and continuity of care- reducing out-of-area placements, enhancing the therapeutic environment, and supporting people closer to home.

We are therefore looking for a clinician who can bring strong medical leadership, support the developments across these community and inpatient services,and work collaboratively with senior operational and clinical leaders to ensure high quality, person-centred care.

If you would like to learn more, we would be delighted to arrange an informal conversation, either in person or virtually,before you submit your application.

This combined role spans both community and inpatient care, offering avaried and rewarding clinical leadership position. You will be part of large,skilled multidisciplinary teams and benefit from working with experienced and welcoming consultant and MPAC colleagues across Devon.

You will provide medical leadership within the Specialist Health Community Learning Disability Team for Exeter & East Devon (0.5 WTE) and within the Regional LDA Inpatient Unit (0.5 WTE).

Your responsibilities will include assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, risk management, and acting as Responsible Clinician where appropriate. You will work closely with health and social care partners tosupport admission avoidance, timely discharge, and repatriation. Innovation and service improvement is important to us and we have a dedicated QI team to help engage, teach and support you and your team.

We offer strong links with Exeter University and support multiple clinically relevant trials across all areas of psychiatry. We are building a new bespoke research and teaching facility at our headquarters at Wonford House, Exeter toreflect the activity and recognition we have gained in clinically led research.

We also provide training rotations for both nursing and medical undergraduates and you will be supported and encouraged topursue your interests in either of these research and training areas.

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.

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

• Ability to interpret published research and to apply research findings to clinical practice.
• Aptitude for and practical experience of research.

• Evidence of ability to exercise leadership in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other clinical teams.
• A team player able to inspire and support staff at all levels of training and across professional disciplines.
• A commitment to continuing professional…