Adult Consultant Psychiatrist

NHS; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Newark, Nottinghamshire is seeking an Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join their multidisciplinary team at the Farndon Unit. The role includes driving treatment outcomes, conducting assessments, and managing patient care. Candidates should have an MBBS, full GMC registration, and experience in psychiatric rehabilitation. The position offers a competitive salary, car allowance, and excellent benefits including 30 days leave and wellbeing support.

Benefits

£5,000 car allowance

30 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and birthday off

Free meals and parking

24-hour GP service

Career development and training

Qualifications

• Must have experience of assessment and management of patients in psychiatric rehabilitation settings.
• Clinical training required for gaining UK CCT.

Responsibilities

• Ensure best care and treatment outcomes for patients.
• Manage and lead the CPA and ICR process.
• Conduct psychiatric assessments for women referred to the unit.

Skills

Clinical training and experience in psychiatric rehabilitation

Experience with autistic individuals

Independent clinical responsibility

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Full GMC registration with licence to practice

MRCPsych or equivalent

Section 12(2) approval

Job description

Overview

This position as an Adult Consultant Psychiatrist at The Farndon Unit, a hospital operated by Elysium Healthcare, offers the opportunity to shape mental health care for women across different levels of security. You will join an established multidisciplinary team and act as a Responsible Clinician for patients on the newly developed rehabilitation ward and existing level 2 rehab service.

Job responsibilities

• Working effectively with patients and colleagues to ensure the best care and treatment outcomes
• Driving multidisciplinary care and leading and managing the CPA and ICR process of reviews
• Contributing to service development and governance processes e.g. via quality improvement work
• Building positive relationships with external stakeholders such as ICBs
• Undertaking psychiatric assessments for women referred to the unit to determine the best fit for their needs
• Providing oral and written evidence at First-tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers’ hearings
• Delivery of evidence-based treatment approaches in line with NICE guidance
• Medication management
• Co-production of therapeutic treatment plans with service users
• Participation in the on-call rota that covers 2 tiers of support to 8 units across the Midlands and Yorkshire regions (remote, mainly telephone support and advice)

To be successful as an applicant you’ll need

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Full GMC registration with licence to practice
• MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Section 12(2) approval, Approved Clinician status
• Clinical training and experience required for gaining UK CCT
• Experience of assessment and management of patients in psychiatric rehabilitation settings
• Experience of working with autistic individuals and knowledge of their needs and adjustments required in hospital care
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients

What you will get

• Competitive Salary
• £5,000 car allowance
• 30 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help maintain work-life balance
• Access to Wagestream to help manage finances
• 24-hour GP service
• Career development and training to help achieve career goals
• Pension contribution
• Medical indemnity cover
• Life assurance
• Enhanced maternity packages

Where you will be working

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

You will be working at the Farndon Unit, a hospital offering personalised assessment and recovery-based treatment pathways for women with complex care needs. The unit houses 47 beds across five wards, including 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 network of over 90 services across England and Wales. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network across 10 countries and more than 86,000 employees.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment practices and is a Disability Confident employer. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Notes: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act; a Disclosure will be sought as part of the recruitment process.