Consultant Psychiatrist - HMP ChelmsfordNHS

Chelmsford, CM2 6JT Permanent £120,000 to £130,000

Posted 5 August 2026 Closing date 19 August 2026

Chelmsford Rail Station (0.7 miles away) Chelmsford City Centre Bus Station (0.7 miles away)

Job summary

Package Description: As a Psychiatrist you will be part of our valued team in our HMP Chelmsford Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:£120,000 - £130,000 per annum (depending on experience) plus group pension, 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays, Company Policy Sick pay, Enhanced Maternity Package, Life Assurance, Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you, Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates, Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling, Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise, An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas ...

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Psychiatrist to join our dedicated Mental Health Team at HMP Chelmsford, a Category B local prison and Young Offender Institution for adult males aged 18+. In this role, you will work collaboratively within a wellestablished multidisciplinary team, providing assessment, treatment, and ongoing management for patients with both stable and acute mental health needs. You will deliver highquality, patientcentred care within a secure and supportive prison environment. Based on site at HMP Chelmsford, youll carry out comprehensive psychiatric and medical assessments, treating individuals with both stable and acute mental health needs and managing complex cases. Youll take the lead on safe and effective prescribing, contribute to key clinical decisions through MDT discussions, and ensure care is evidencebased and aligned with NICE guidance. Alongside your clinical work, youll play an influential role in service development and clinical leadership, supporting senior clinicians, shaping service direction, and driving continuous improvement. This is a real opportunity to shape mental health provision.

Job description

Package Description: As a Psychiatrist you will be part of our valued team in our HMP Chelmsford Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

£120,000 - £130,000 per annum (depending on experience) plus group pension
25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
Company Policy Sick pay
Enhanced Maternity Package
Life Assurance
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Job Introduction

Make a genuine difference where your expertise has the greatest impact.

In this role, you will work collaboratively within a wellestablished multidisciplinary team, providing assessment, treatment, and ongoing management for patients with both stable and acute mental health needs. You will play a vital part in delivering highquality, patientcentred care within a unique and highly rewarding clinical environment, while also contributing to service development and clinical leadership.

This is a real opportunity to shape mental health provision, work as part of a strong and supportive multidisciplinary team, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable individuals within the criminal justice system.

Working pattern

Part-time hours available

Shifts are 9:00am 6:00pm
Based onsite at HMP Chelmsford

Main Responsibilities

As a Mental Health Psychiatrist, you will deliver highquality, patientcentred care within a secure and supportive prison environment. Based on site at HMP Chelmsford, youll carry out comprehensive psychiatric and medical assessments, treating individuals with both stable and acute mental health needs and managing complex cases where mental and physical health intersect.

Youll take the lead on safe and effective prescribing, contribute to key clinical decisions through MDT discussions, and ensure care is evidencebased and aligned with NICE guidance. Alongside your clinical work, youll play an influential role in service development and clinical leadership, supporting senior clinicians, shaping service direction, and driving continuous improvement.

Collaboration is central to this role. Youll work closely with a skilled multidisciplinary team, prison staff, and external partners to deliver coordinated, safe, and compassionate care, making a meaningful difference to a vulnerable and often underserved population.

Ideal Candidate

We're looking for a compassionate, confident, and skilled psychiatrist who can work autonomously while also thriving as part of a team. Youre adaptable, resilient, and driven by a commitment to delivering excellent care.

Essential qualifications & experience

GMCregistered medical professional
On the Specialist Register in General Adult Psychiatry or Forensic Psychiatry
Approved Clinician (AC) status
Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983
Strong understanding of multidisciplinary and multiagency working
Uptodate knowledge in adult psychiatry and personality disorder
Awareness of current mental health policy, legislation, and service provision

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company youll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job well need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

About us

HCRG Care Group is one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, established in 2006. They work with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. They deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, and musculoskeletal (MSK) services, as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. HCRG Care Group supports communities of many millions across England and directly helps more than half a million people each year. The organisation is guided by simple values: they care, they think, they do. They are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people. They also promote safeguarding and safer working practices and anyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process.

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