Consultant Psychiatrist - Adult Acute
Reference: PRI93533
Location: Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal, 100 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, SK8 3DG
Priory Group Division: Healthcare
Salary: £ Apply
Hours: 37.5 hours
Vacancy Type: Permanent - Full Time
We have an excellent full time opportunity to work as a Consultant Psychiatrist on Evergreen unit at Priory Cheadle Royal Hospital.
Set within picturesque landscaped gardens in Cheadle, Stockport, Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal offers a range of comprehensive inpatient mental health services for young people and adults. The focus of our service is to help people to live their best life in a safe and supportive environment.
Working as part of a multi-skilled, experienced, motivated and creative Multi-Disciplinary Team, you will support patients who present with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, personality disorder, depression, bipolar disorder and other diagnoses. Evergreen is a 15 bed acute mental health unit for adult male and female patients offering a 24-hour admission service to support local NHS services and PICU wards. The ethos of the acute ward is to provide support in a crisis and offer therapeutic engagement during the in-patient stay.
This is a full time position providing psychiatric care to inpatients on Evergreen, alongside providing the clinical leadership on the unit to ensure safe and effective service delivery.
Your role will include:
Clinical:
* Working as the Consultant and Responsible Clinician as part of the MDT
* Take overall responsibility for patient care and treatment plans in conjunction with the MDT
* Timely assessment of referrals along with the MDT
* Conducting Comprehensive Assessments and Treatment Planning with patients, external stakeholders and carers.
* Chairing MDT/CPA Meetings; Adhering to organisational admission and discharge policy and procedures.
* Timely discharge GP notifications and discharge summaries.
* To contribute to the unit governance through expertise and leadership.
* Prepare and supervise reports for Mental Health Act Review Tribunals & Managers Hearings alongside giving evidence within these meetings.
* Participate in a non-resident second on call out of hour's rota with a frequency of no more than 1:7
Management:
* Offering Clinical Leadership in collaboration with Ward Manager
* Ensuring Ward is compliant with Organisational and Regulatory requirements
* Attending ward governance meetings with ward manager
* Working with organisational quality improvement (QPIs) initiatives
* Attending Monthly governance meetings.
Academic:
* Attending monthly Academic meetings
* Case presentations and teaching
* Participation in audit, research, quality improvement initiatives
Post requirements:
* MBBS or Equivalent Medical Degree and MRCPsych with s12/AC approval
* Full GMC registration with license to practice
* Knowledgeable of the Mental Health Act and Code of Practice, along with the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Code of Practice
* Committed to continued professional development
* Desirable to have had significant experience of inpatient mental health acute units.
* Able to work collaboratively as a part of a multi-disciplinary team
Company and Site Benefits:
* Generous annual leave entitlement with Birthday Leave
* Study leave & support with CPD opportunities
* Supportive consultant peer group
* Opportunity to undertake further learning & development
* Medical indemnity cover
* Free onsite parking
* Subsidised lunches
* Online benefits and cashback rewards
For further information please contact: Apply
About us: As one of the UK's leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world-class organisation willing to invest in your development.
Priory maintains that vaccination remains our very best line of defence against COVID-19 and believes that our colleagues working with vulnerable individuals have a professional duty to be vaccinated. As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your application. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements. We thank you for your understanding.
Disclosure: All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.
Closing Date: 30/08/2024
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