Consultant Psychiatrist

Psicon; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Are you an expert in neurodevelopmental conditions, passionate about empowering individuals to embrace their unique minds?

Psicon is a specialist neurodevelopmental service working collaboratively with various NHS trusts to provide autism and ADHD assessments. We are an independent organisation, but most of our work is for the NHS, whom we are proud to support. Psicon is committed to offering the best psychological support and healthcare available. We take an innovative approach to the delivery of our services and ensure that they are of the highest standards in the industry.

Psicon is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist with expertise in autism and ADHD to join our multi-disciplinary team. We are committed to providing the highest quality diagnostic assessments, treatment, and support for Autism, ADHD, and Mental Wellbeing.

About the role:

• Conduct NICE compliant ADHD and autism assessments for adults across our NHS, private medical insurance and self-funded services.
• For those diagnosed with ADHD, determine clinical suitability for pharmacological treatment and create bespoke treatment plans in line with NICE guidelines and company clinical protocols.
• Manage a caseload of patients undergoing titration and shared care.
• Support primary care colleagues through advice, collaboration and training.
• Provide clinical supervision for independent non-medical prescribers, including case reviews and oversight of complex cases.

Working at Psicon

We value our employees as an integral part of our service delivery and believe in recruiting and investing in the best employees. We pride ourselves in providing our employees with the opportunities and resources to achieve their potential. We are keen to provide a vibrant, fun yet challenging working environment for our team who share in our core values of trust, integrity, commitment and kindness and work collaboratively to achieve our company goals of:

• The best possible customer service.
• The most efficient and effective clinical work.
• A thriving and engaged workforce.
• A truly inclusive organisation.

What we are looking for:

• MRCPsych or equivalent qualification.
• CCT in General Adult Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry of Learning Disability, Rehabilitation Psychiatry or Substance Misuse Psychiatry.
• Higher qualifications and/or training in the assessment and management of neurodevelopmental conditions are desirable.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice.
• Experience working in MDTs for patients with complex needs.
• Strong team ethos and the ability to collaborate effectively.
• Shares Psicon's core values of trust, integrity, commitment, and kindness.

Join us in either our Canterbury or Basingstoke locations, working in a collaborative and supportive environment that values innovation and professional growth.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary.
• Hybrid Working.
• Minimum of 3 Days Commitment Required (50% Clinical / 50% Management).
• 32 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), with flexibility to buy or sell up to 4 days.
• Pension.
• Hybrid working model.
• Subsidised medical defence cover.
• Comprehensive revalidation support, including a Responsible Officer and external appraisal funding.

Additional Information / Contacting Us:

• For further information please email [e-mail] or call the Psicon Recruitment Team on 01227 202155 for more information.
• Should you wish to discuss any reasonable adjustments or assistance you might need in the application or interview process, please contact our Recruitment Team and we will do our best to support you.
• Please note, Psicon operate a ‘safer recruitment’ policy and will require candidates to undergo full referencing (covering a 3-year period), an enhanced DBS check, provide evidence of up-to-date mandatory training, the right to live and work in the UK.