Job responsibilities
Join the 'Outstanding' team at The Chimney's Clinic, as rated by the CQC. As a Consultant Psychiatrist you would join a passionate team who are keen to continue to drive and deliver the highest quality of care for the patient they support. Being part of and maintaining a supportive learning environment for staff members
This role offers an outstanding opportunity to be part of a highly collaborative and supportive team, with dedicated assistance from both a Medical Secretary and a Specialist Doctor to facilitate efficient and seamless daily operations.
As a Consultant Psychiatrist , you will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that clients receive a holistic and person-centric care and treatment programme based on the recovery model. You will also be expected to support providing high quality clinical care for using the services of the hospital.
You will have the opportunity to regular career development to ensure you’re on to keep your practise relevant . You’ll have access to excellent CPD, plus access to a large peer group of enthusiastic and high-calibre consultants.
As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will be:
- Taking clinical responsibility for patients, including multidisciplinary ward rounds, risk reviews, strategic reviews and the development of a therapeutic milieu.
- Fulfilling the role of Responsible Clinician to patients detained under the Mental Health Act (1983).
- Offering a psychiatric perspective to the multidisciplinary team in relation to the assessment, formulation and treatment of patients.
- Contributing to management meetings and clinical governance meetings for the services provided at the hospital, and contributing to the development of service strategy.
- Contributing to in-house training programmes within the services and offering supervision to other members of the multi-disciplinary team, particularly junior medical staff.
- Maintaining CPD and re-validation requirements, as determined by the Royal College of Psychiatrists or other relevant statutory bodies.
- Being part of an on call RC rota
To be successful in this role, you will:
- 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 in a management role
What you will get:
- Competitive annual salary
- £5000 car allowance
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
- A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
- Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
- Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
- Free meals while on duty
- Employee Assistance Services
- Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
- Voluntary benefits
- Medical indemnity cover, which may include on call for The Chimneys and other sites in Elysium
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.
