General Adults Consultant Psychiatrist

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Consultant Psychiatrist in a brand-new acute Mental Health service that's opening in Summer 2024. You will be an integral part of shaping the care pathways and building the culture alongside the senior leadership team. The role involves providing treatment for women and men who may have suffered trauma and are affected by mental disorders.

Main duties of the job

As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will take on RC responsibility for Dunnock View (subject to final CQC registration). The RC will have the support of a non-consultant grade doctor as well as Lead Consultant Psychiatrist. You will play an active role in supporting clinical governance processes and contribute towards the successful development of the service. Your responsibilities will include ensuring that people admitted are assessed, treated, and discharged safely, medication management, quality assurance, complaints and co-production, delivery of NICE guidance, and leading and managing the CPA and ICR process to ensure full compliance with quality standards. You will also be required to take part in the On Call Consultant rota.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is 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.

Job responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensure that people admitted are assessed, treated, and discharged safely
• Medication management
• Quality assurance, complaints and co-production
• Delivery of NICE guidance
• Lead and manage the CPA and ICR process to ensure full compliance with quality standards

You will also be required to take part in the On Call Consultant rota.

To be successful in this role, you'll need to:

• 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

What you will get:

• Competitive annual salary
• 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

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

Person Specification Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you'll need to be medically qualified, MRC Psych or equivalent, and have previous Consultant experience. You should also be innovative and imaginative with the ability to initiate corporate decisions, have an essential understanding of current developments in psychiatry and other aspects of mental health, and have substantial knowledge of change management, relevant legislation, contemporary issues in mental health, and knowledge of and experience in purchaser/provider contractual issues.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Depending on experience, salary expectations will be discussed at interview stage.