Client Name: NHS Lanarkshire
Role: Adult Psychiatry Middle Grade Doctor
Shifts: 25/11/24 - 31/03/25
Location: Houldsworth Centre
Benefits:
* First sight of shifts across multiple NHS trusts
* Competitive pay rates
* A dedicated placement officer
* Free CPD courses and career support with Medacs Academy
* Hundreds of new shifts available every day
* Long term jobs and short shifts available
* Lucrative referral scheme
* Revalidation support
* 24/7/365 support - we're here when you need us
We are thrilled to present an exciting opening for an ambitious Adult Psychiatry Middle Grade Doctor looking for the perfect placement for progression to consultancy.
Positions at the prestigious NHS Lanarkshire are extensively sought after thanks to their dedication to providing the very best candidates with unrivalled opportunities for clinical practice, academia, and research.
As Adult Psychiatry Middle Grade Doctor, your skills, knowledge, and experience are critical to the successful provision of psychiatry services at Houldsworth Centre. Here you have extensive opportunities to develop good collaborative therapeutic alliances with patients and their families.
Working flexible shifts at Houldsworth Centre, you will enjoy close working relationships with your fellow healthcare professionals. Together, you will seek to establish a common understanding of the problems the patient is experiencing, take a lead role in establishing the patient's strategic management plan, and utilise your therapeutic skills to develop a constructive pathway to recovery.
The Houldsworth Centre takes their contribution to medical development and advancement seriously, emphasising excellence across the domains that matter the most to the wellbeing of patients. As a result, you will have access to some of the most advanced medical facilities in the country and unparalleled opportunities to immerse yourself in specialism and training.
Development and opportunities
As a dedicated Middle Grade Doctor, you will impart complex knowledge and champion skill enhancement throughout the department. You will have access to various development and support packages to ensure your knowledge and skills are continuously refined and challenged.
General key skills
In addition to your qualifications, as an Adult Psychiatry Middle Grade Doctor, you will have:
* Quick thinking abilities
* Patience and the ability to teach, coach and mentor
* Excellent attention to detail
* A systematic approach to tasks and delegation
* Excellent timekeeping
* A pro-active approach to research and academia
* Empathy and understanding
* A flexible attitude
* A dedication to improving and developing knowledge and skills
* Active listening skills
Main Duties/Responsibilities
As an Adult Psychiatry Middle Grade Doctor with NHS Lanarkshire you will:
* Carry out new referral assessments, deliver therapy, refer to psychology colleagues for relevant interventions, and follow-up patients for medication reviews.
* Formulate care and treatment plans, prescribe various types of treatment, and provide guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.
* Actively support patients and their families, communicating clinical information to explain a diagnosis and treatment options using various methods to ensure practical understanding.
* Communicate with patients and the wider multidisciplinary team on shared patient decision making.
* Work in and where appropriate, lead a multidisciplinary team.
* Assess and prioritise patient/client requirements, delegating effectively to others.
* Recognise, review, and report a patient's condition and any changes to the patient and the multidisciplinary team.
* Performing basic administrative and clerical tasks, such as keeping records of test results, writing prescriptions, providing information to patients, and monitoring treatment plans.
* Help teach and train other junior doctors, medical students, and other multidisciplinary team members.
Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications
Essential
* MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) or equivalent.
* 6 months recent NHS experience within the last 3 years.
A business with a future
If you are ready to take up a position in a hospital that prides itself on the opportunities provided to staff and the care provided to patients, apply today, and enjoy access to hundreds of shifts, a dedicated Placement Officer and revalidation support.