Medical Director & Consultant Psychiatrist (367676) Lancashire, England
Salary: GBP0 - GBP176749 per annum
We have an excellent permanent job opportunity for a permanent medical director & Consultant Psychiatrist to work for a private inpatient service based in Lancashire. This is a full-time role covering a 10 bed Old Age LSU & 6 complex care LSU patients, or a mixture of recovery patients.
Salary: £176,749.91 per annum
Position: Medical director & Consultant Psychiatrist
Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week
Setting: 10 bed Old Age LSU & 6 complex care LSU patients, or a mixture of recovery patients.
Location: Lancashire
For this role, we’re looking for someone who is:
* Current GMC registration with license to practice and be on the Specialist Register for any of the following: Forensic Psychiatry, Rehabilitation Psychiatry, General Adult Psychiatry or Older Adult Psychiatry (or be within six months of attaining Specialist Registration)
* Appraisal within the last 12 months
* Section 12 and Approved Clinician approval
* Experience of working in an adult inpatient setting
* Membership of Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent.
Responsibilities of the role:
* Be the named Responsible Clinician for 16 inpatients and hold Approved Clinician Status.
* Work in collaboration with the MDT to monitor day to day progress and review care plans as needed.
* Participate in MDT reviews, complete risk assessments and follow up on agreed actions.
* Liaise with professionals external to the hospital, including robust discharge planning and 117 aftercare arrangements.
* Liaise with the Practice Nurse and visiting GP in delivering physical health care and emergency treatment to patients who may have complex needs.
* Participate in morning MDT handovers.
* Undertake pre-admission assessments.
* Contribute to the development and evaluation of services in collaboration with members of the Senior Management Team.
* Provide line management and professional accountability for other medical colleagues on site.
* Work closely with the Hospital Director and site SMT to ensure the service is clinically safe, well led, effective and compliant with all CQC / NHS regulatory requirements.
* Lead on / support / advise on any serious medical incident investigations / root cause analysis investigations etc.
* Provide clear leadership on clinical standards for the Hospital and to take specific responsibility for specific quality measures, at the minimum: prescribing errors, compliance with the Mental Health Act / Mental Capacity Act, quality of the MDT meetings, risk assessments and risk management strategies.
* You will be asked to attend Service Line Network meetings, Clinical Governance and other clinical forums in relation to the role.
What benefits are on offer?
* 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays increasing with service.
* Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra day’s annual leave.
* Contributory pension scheme.
* Private Medical Insurance for you and your family.
* Life Assurance.
* Medical Indemnity as part of the Group Corporate Scheme (MPS).
* Enhanced maternity benefits.
* Clinical supervision and support in professional development and CPD.
* Free on-site parking.
* Free meals on duty.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* Flexible benefits (including preferential rates and access to schemes such as gym membership, IT, healthcare cash plan, shopping discounts).
* The successful candidate will be joining a multi-award-winning team.
Interested? Simply apply above today to enjoy these excellent career prospects and reap the rewards of making a real difference to others, every day.
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