Adult Consultant Psychiatrist

Elysium Healthcare; Farndon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Farndon, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
NG24

Pay: Competitive annual salary plus £8,400 car allowance

Job level: Other Qualified Professional

Hours: Full time

Type: Bank

Posted: 7 Feb 2025

Closes: 9 Mar 2025

Job Description

Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist who wants to help shape mental health care for women across different levels of security? Join The Farndon Unit, a friendly, committed and long-established Mental Health Service.

Working 37.5 hours a week, you will join an established multidisciplinary team, including 2 other psychiatrists, 2 associate specialists, nursing, OT, psychology, and social work.

You will act as a Responsible Clinician for 18 inpatients across the level 2 rehab and acute wards. You will need a CCT in General Adult or Forensic Psychiatry or equivalent qualification and experience of working with and leading multidisciplinary teams. You will be part of an environment that specializes in providing trauma-informed and compassion-focused care and that utilizes positive behavioral support to empower and assist service users in their recovery.

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

You will have the opportunity for career development and you will have access to excellent CPD opportunities, a peer group of enthusiastic and high-caliber doctors, and study leave funding to support your continuing education and training in line with your goals.

For further details or an informal chat, please contact Dr. Natasha Gopee, Medical Lead, or Vicky Gibson, Hospital Director.

To be successful as an applicant you'll need:

1. MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
2. Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
3. MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
4. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
5. To hold Section 12(2) approval to work in England and Approved clinician status
6. Experience in General Adult settings and have experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
7. Experience of working within acute inpatient or community settings, ideally inpatient settings and have experience in risk assessment and risk management

What you will get:

• Competitive annual salary
• £8,400 car allowance
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
• A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) with a 10% pension contribution
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind
• Enhanced Maternity Package
• Free meals while on duty
• Employee Assistance Services
• Career development and training
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Voluntary benefits
• Medical indemnity cover
• Flexibility to work in clinically led environments

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

Where you will be working:

Location: Farndon Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 4SW

You will be working at the Farndon Unit, a hospital which offers personalized assessment and recovery-based treatment pathways for women with complex care needs.

The Farndon Unit provides care for women with a range of mental health conditions. You will be working alongside a multidisciplinary team offering personalized assessment and recovery-based treatment pathways, including a trauma-specific pathway, for women with complex care needs.

The unit houses 47 beds across five wards catering for female patients with low secure care, a high-dependency psychiatric rehabilitation unit, and two acute wards.

About your next employer

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. 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.