Consultant Psychiatrist

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Worksop; On-site; GBP 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join their team at Dunnock View. The role involves managing patient assessments and treatments, ensuring safety in care delivery, and participating in clinical governance. Ideal candidates will have a medical qualification and substantial experience in psychiatric services. This position offers competitive compensation and a variety of employee benefits, including generous annual leave and a focus on career development.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

£5000 car allowance

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Group Personal Pension Plan

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Free meals while on duty

Employee Assistance Services

Career development and training

Wellbeing support and activities

Medical indemnity cover

Qualifications

• Proven ability to ensure safe assessment, treatment, and discharge of patients.
• Experienced in medication management and quality assurance processes.
• Knowledgeable about NICE guidance and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat individuals in an acute mental health setting.
• Contribute to clinical governance and service development.
• Participate in on-call Consultant rota.

Skills

Innovative thinking

Understanding of current developments in psychiatry

Previous Consultant experience

Education

Medically qualified, MRC Psych or equivalent

Job description

Introduction

Do you want to work in a brand-new acute Mental Health service, where you will be an integral part of shaping the care pathways and being part of building the culture alongside the senior leadership team?

If you are a Consultant Psychiatrist with experience of working with people in inpatient settings who may be treated under the Mental Health Act and are interested in providing treatment for women and men who may have suffered trauma and are affected by mental disorders then join the new team at Dunnock View.

As the Consultant Psychiatrist, you will assume Responsible Clinician (RC) duties for Dunnock View, with the support of non-consultant grade doctors and the Lead Consultant Psychiatrist.

You will play an active role in supporting clinical governance processes and contribute towards the successful development of the service.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that people admitted are assessed, treated, and discharged safely
• Medication management
• Quality assurance, complaints and co-production
• Delivery of NICE guidance
• Lead and manage the CPA and ICR process to ensure full compliance with quality standards

You will also be required to take part in the On Call Consultant rota.

Qualifications

• Be medically qualified, MRC Psych or equivalent
• Be innovative and imaginative with the ability to initiate corporate decisions
• Have essential understanding of current developments in psychiatry and other aspects of mental health
• Have substantial knowledge of change management, relevant legislation, contemporary issues in mental health, knowledge of and experience in purchaser/provider contractual issues
• Have previous Consultant experience

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary
• £5000 car allowance (pro-rated)
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
• A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
• Life Assurancefor added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Packageso you can truly enjoy this special time.
• Free meals while on duty
• Employee Assistance Services
• Career development and trainingto help you achieve your career goals.
• Wellbeing support and activitiesto help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Voluntary benefits
• Medical indemnity cover

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.