Consultant Psychiatrist

Elysium Healthcare is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist with expertise in neuropsychiatry to join The Avalon Centre, a 20-bed Neurobehavioral Rehabilitation Service supporting people with acquired brain injuries, neurodegenerative conditions, and complex mental and physical health needs. As a key member of the transdisciplinary team, the successful candidate will provide expert psychiatric leadership and medical oversight, ensuring evidence-based care and compliance with statutory requirements.

The Consultant Psychiatrist will be responsible for leading psychiatric assessment, treatment planning, and risk management, while overseeing 24-hour inpatient care and supervising medical staff. They will also contribute to policy development, service improvement, and strategic planning, as well as playing a vital role in staff training, education, and development across disciplines.

Elysium Healthcare is a leading provider of mental health, neurological, learning disabilities, and autism services in the UK, with over 8,000 employees and a network of over 90 services. The organization is part of the global Ramsay Health Care group, which operates in 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people.

Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist with expertise in neuropsychiatry? If so, join The Avalon Centre—a 20-bed Neurobehavioral Rehabilitation Service supporting people with acquired brain injuries, neurodegenerative conditions such as Huntington’s Disease and dementia, often with co-morbid mental illness and complex physical health needs.

Service users may be detained under the Mental Health Act, supported via Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, or admitted informally, with referrals from rehabilitation centres, psychiatric hospitals, prisons, and courts.

As a key member of the transdisciplinary team, you will provide expert psychiatric leadership and medical oversight, advising on complex clinical issues and ensuring evidence-based care. You will operationally manage services within agreed standards and targets, administer the Mental Health Act, and uphold clinical policy and standards. Your responsibilities include leading psychiatric assessment, treatment planning, and risk management, while ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and governance frameworks.

You will share responsibility with the GP for medical services, oversee 24-hour inpatient care, and supervise medical staff, providing professional and personal support. Acting as part of the Senior Management Team, you will contribute to policy development, service improvement, and strategic planning. Additional duties include preparing reports for Mental Health Review Tribunals and CPA meetings, attending site meetings, and ensuring timely submission of documentation.

You will also play a vital role in staff training, education, and development across disciplines.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Leadership ability
• Essential understanding of current developments in psychiatry and other aspects of mental health
• Substantial knowledge of change management, relevant legislation, contemporary issues in mental health, recruitment and retention issues for doctors, knowledge of, and experience in purchaser/provider contractual issues
• Medically qualified
• MRC Psych or equivalent
• Experience with in specialist area

What You’ll Get

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Competitive annual salary
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
• A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Voluntary benefits
• Medical indemnity cover
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate;
  Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Strea…