Job summary
Ready for the recognition and rewards you deserve?
We don't just talk about putting employees first. We know that Priory wouldn't exist without their combined energy, expertise and effort. So we invest heavily in training, provide first-class support, promote collaborative teamwork and give everyone on our team the opportunities and resources to achieve their full potential.
This is an employed post to take consultant responsibility for general psychiatry on our 10 bedded female acute inpatient ward, working with patients coming to the hospital from referrals from the NHS.
Main duties of the job
You will hold a CCST / CCT (or equivalent) in the relevant areas of Psychiatry and will have experience of working in inpatient and outpatient settings with people with significant mental health difficulties. You will have experience at consultant level psychiatry and will have held a consultant position in the NHS.
You will hold a current license to practice and be on the appropriate specialist register.
About us
Priory Hospital Bristol is an elegant 18th century country residence set in beautiful parkland close to the centre of Bristol, less than 5 minutes away from the M32 leading directly onto the M4/M5 motorway. Bristol is part of the Healthcare Division of Priory Group it has 77 beds over seven wards varying from Eating Disorders, Acute Mental Health, Adult Psychiatric Intensive Care, Acquired Brain Injury, Huntingdons and Dementia. Please contact Dr Harland, Medical Director for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an employed post to take consultant responsibility for general psychiatry on our 10 bedded female acute inpatient ward, working with patients coming to the hospital from referrals from the NHS.
The ward has a Multidisciplinary Team including a Speciality Doctor.
You will hold a CCST / CCT (or equivalent) in the relevant areas of Psychiatry and will have experience of working in inpatient and outpatient settings with people with significant mental health difficulties. You will have experience at consultant level psychiatry and will have held a consultant position in the NHS.
You will hold a current license to practice and be on the appropriate specialist register.
Person Specification
1. MRCPsych or equivalent
2. AC approved and S12 approved MHA 1983
3. Previous experience as an NHS consultant
4. Acute inpatient and outpatient experience
5. CCT in General adult psychiatry
6. Experience in working with multi-disciplinary team and being a clinical leader
7. Experience of supervising junior medical staff
8. Experience of working with management team
9. Experience of service change and improvement
10. Experience of involvement in clinical governance and improvement
What wed like to give you:
A competitive salary.
30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing by a further 2 days after 5 years service.)
Opportunities to develop and progress in a wide variety of care settings.
Free Parking on site
Subsidised meals on duty
Enhanced maternity pay
Disclosure check cost coverage
Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training
Online benefits and cashback rewards
Cycle to work scheme
Contributory pension scheme
Refer a friend bonuses
Long service awards
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. - CCT in General adult psychiatry
2. - MRCPsych or equivalent
Experience
Essential
3. - Previous experience as an NHS consultant
4. - Acute inpatient and outpatient experience
5. - Experience in working with multi-disciplinary team and being a clinical leader
6. - Experience of supervising junior medical staff
7. - Experience of working with management team
8. - Experience of service change and improvement
9. - Experience of involvement in clinical governance and improvement