Consultant Neuropsychiatrist & Medical Director

Cygnet Health Care; Widnes; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a dedicated Consultant Neuropsychiatrist & Medical Director to lead a specialized rehabilitation service. This full-time role combines clinical excellence with leadership, overseeing patient care for individuals with acquired brain injuries and neurological conditions. The successful candidate will work alongside a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality treatment and compliance with medical standards. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of patients while enjoying professional development and a supportive work environment. If you're passionate about making a difference in mental health care, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Shopping Discounts

Travel Discounts

Leisure Discounts

Healthcare Benefits

Financial Benefits

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in neuropsychiatry and medical leadership.
• Strong understanding of mental health legislation and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical practice and ensure optimal outcomes for patients.
• Supervise medical staff and ensure compliance with healthcare standards.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Psychiatric Assessment

Risk Management

Team Collaboration

Patient Treatment Planning

Education

Medical Degree

Specialist Training in Psychiatry

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

Job Title: Consultant Neuropsychiatrist & Medical Director

Service line: Male Neuropsychiatric Rehabilitation

Professionally Accountable to: Regional Medical Director

Managerially Responsible to: Hospital Manager

We are seeking an experienced full-time Consultant Neuropsychiatrist & Medical Director who will work at Cygnet Paddocks and provide a dedicated care pathway for men affected by acquired brain injury (ABI) or neurological conditions, where behaviours that challenge are the overarching impairment to recovery and rehabilitation.

The post holder will be the Responsible Clinician and will oversee and maintain the care of ward inpatients as required and will also have responsibility for auditing the medical services rendered at the ward and ensuring their good quality in accordance to GMC standards of good medical practice and other relevant professional guidelines.

Apart from being the Responsible Clinician, you will also be the Medical Director at Cygnet Paddocks, our 28 bed specialist Neuropsychiatric rehabilitation service for men.

This is a full-time position with 0.2 WTE as Medical Director and 0.8 WTE as Consultant Psychiatrist.

The individually designed wards replicate the well-established rehabilitation and treatment pathways already successfully offered by Cygnet in other Neuropsychiatric Rehabilitation services; facilitating a clear and distinctive care and treatment pathway led by an all-encompassing in-house clinical and medical team.

In this role, your expertise will be the driving force for life-changing treatment fully supported by a Specialty Doctor and first-class multidisciplinary team including qualified nurses, psychologist and occupational therapist.

At Cygnet, you'll enjoy excellent professional development, shopping, travel and leisure discounts - as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits - to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others - every day.

Main duties and Responsibilities

As a Medical Director you will:

• Ensure optimal clinical outcomes for the people in our care
• Lead on all aspects of clinical practice & serve as an example of operational excellence
• Provide leadership for medical staff on both professional and managerial issues whilst monitoring their performance
• Supervise all consultants and ensure consultants are supervising SDs and ASs
• Provide expert knowledge & support within the service & to the wider team
• Ensure quality & compliance with internal & external standards & regulations
• Work with colleagues to provide integrated, whole person treatment & care
• Coach, mentor & train colleagues
• Ensure regular communication and meetings with medical staff
• Assist in recruitment and retention of medical staff to provide a high quality clinical service
• Ensure that medical staff are involved in hospital clinical governance
• Work in conjunction with hospital managers to lead on the successful implementation of CQC outcomes for 4, 7 and 9
• Chair medical advisory committee meetings and attend Cygnet Medical Directors meetings
• Liaise with Responsible Officer and Regional Medical Director in respect of concerns about fitness to practice issues for medical staff

As a Consultant Psychiatrist you will:

• Lead on the provision of high quality care to the service users admitted to Cygnet Paddocks
• Act as a positive role model, maintaining and demonstrating a positive attitude towards patients, their families, visitors and other staff.
• Take overall responsibility for patient treatment plans in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team
• Assess referrals & undertake mental state examinations of service users
• Undertake appropriate investigations, diagnosis & treatment
• Conduct ward rounds, patient reviews & clinical audits
• Lead the implementation of risk assessment, risk management & embed clinical governance within the service
• Supervise reports for Mental Health Act tribunals & managers' hearings & attend hearings
• Liaise with the Ministry of Justice for transfer of patients and approval of leave as required
• Good maintenance of patient records
• To ensure and maintain regular communications with the Site Medical Director and Hospital Manager