Consultant Psychiatrist

As a Consultant, you'll know what it means to lead a team and always strive for better. This is a great opportunity to join an established multidisciplinary team at The Copse and make a real difference to men who have enduring mental health problems.

Main duties of the job

• Liaison and collaborative working with care co-ordinators, commissioners, families and carers, and other services/agencies.
• Mental Health Act implementation and liaison with the Ministry of Justice (if applicable).

About us

You will be working for 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.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Job responsibilities

As a Consultant Psychiatrist, some of your key responsibilities will include management of complex cases, implementation of the Mental Health Act, formulating care plans and treatments for the individual needs of service users, and guiding on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.

As a valued staff member, you will have excellent CPD and professional development opportunities. You will work between 30-37.5 hours a week, in a clinically rewarding environment and receive a highly competitive salary, along with a competitive pension scheme and a number of other benefits.

Key Responsibilities of the Consultant Psychiatrist include:

• Liaison and collaborative working with care co-ordinators, commissioners, families and carers, and other services/agencies.
• Mental Health Act implementation and liaison with the Ministry of Justice (if applicable).
• Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency, and partnership working.
• Clinical leadership of the service with a key role in the clinical governance of the hospital.
• Oversight of the service user care pathway from assessment and admission until discharge.

The hospital runs a two-tier on-call system with first tier on-call provided by associate specialists and agency on-call. The post holder will be required to be part of a second-tier hospital on-call as the duty Responsible Clinician.

The post holder will be expected to provide cover for other medical colleagues during leave and other absences, and this is reciprocated.

Person Specification Experience

• To be successful as an applicant you'll need:
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
• MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• To hold Section 12(2) approval to work in England and Approved clinician status.
• Experience in General Adult or rehabilitation settings and have experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of working within acute inpatient or community settings, ideally inpatient settings, and have experience in risk assessment and risk management.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
• MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

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.