Consultant Psychiatrist - Female Acute

NHS; Crewe; On-site; GBP 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A nationwide healthcare provider is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for their facility in Crewe. The role involves providing medical cover in an acute mental health ward, leading care, and contributing to audits. Candidates should be GMC registered with experience in psychiatric settings. The position offers a salary up to £170,000 annually along with excellent professional development opportunities and benefits.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Study leave and budget

Life assurance

Contributory pension scheme

Discount schemes

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Medical Council.
• Experience in mental health settings.
• Ability to conduct mental state examinations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the provision of high-quality care to service users.
• Oversee patient treatment plans with multidisciplinary team.
• Conduct ward rounds, patient reviews, and clinical audits.

Skills

Leadership

Psychiatric assessment

Clinical governance

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Medical degree with GMC registration

Job description

Are you an outstanding Consultant Psychiatrist looking for new challenges, career development and a competitive salary?

We have an excellent full-time opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join us at Cygnet Nield House, located in Crewe, Cheshire.

Main duties of the job

Cygnet Nield House in Crewe is our 29-bed mental health hospital for women. Cygnet Nield House is split into two distinct wards; a female acute service and female personality disorder service

This role is based on Compton Ward, a 15 bed acute service for women. The service provides a safe and stabilising environment for women who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.

About us

Cygnet has been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes.

Our expert care enables thousands of individuals to consistently make a positive difference to their lives.

We maintain a good relationship with our quality regulators and undergo regular inspections, with 85% of our services rated Good or Outstanding. We also operate an internal system of quality care, treatment and positive outcomes.

Job responsibilities

Service Line: FemaleAcute Mental Health

Professionally Accountable to: Medical Director

Managerially Responsible to: Hospital Manager

We are seeking an experienced full-time Consultant Psychiatrist who will work at Cygnet Nield House and provide senior medical cover on Compton Ward

Cygnet Nield House in Crewe is our 29-bed mental health hospital for women with a "Good" overall CQC rating.The hospital is split into two distinct wards; a female acute service & female personality disorder service

This role is based on Compton Ward,a 15 bed acute service for women. The service provides a safe and stabilising environment for women who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.

The post holder will be the Responsible Clinician and will oversee and maintain the care of all 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.

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.

And youll have the opportunity to progress to Medical Director Level through our management schemes.

At Cygnet, youll 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 whilereaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

Main duties and Responsibilities

• Lead on the provision of high quality care to the service users admitted to Compton Ward
• 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
• To communicate effectively through regular contact with patients, relatives, staff, directors, and any other concerned bodies; maintaining appropriate reports.
• Attend and contribute to academic meetings and adhere to the professional standards for CPD as set out by the GMC, the Department of Health and the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Contribute to the Telephone On call rota

Why Cygnet? Well offer you

• Salary up to £170000 per year
• Generous annual leave entitlement that increases with length of service
• 5 days study leave, study budget and in-house CPD/ peer group programme
• Company paid Life Assurance scheme covering 3x salary
• Contributory pension scheme
• Research opportunities to include publishing in The Cygnet Journal (Cygnets co-produced peer review journal) and joining the Cygnet Research & Development Group
• Teaching opportunities including teaching medical students, teaching on the Cygnet CESR programme and Cygnet MRCPsych programme
• Opportunity to lead and participate in QI & Audit initiatives
• Company Funded Cash plan with the ability to claim up to £1000 per annum worth of benefits including free Physiotherapy, Osteopaths, Optical, dental, consultations, scans and free prescriptions
• Gym Discounts across the UK as well as free online fitness classes with ClassPass, Nutritional Programmes and Fitness Consultations
• Discount schemes including Reward Gateway, NHS Discount and Blue Lights Card
• Free meals, on-site parking and EAP support
• Smart Health Toolkit, including 24 hour GP service w

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.

£170,000 a year(Depending on Experience)