Consultant Psychiatrist - Female Personality Disorders

Cygnet Health Care; East Bridgford; On-site; GBP 165,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist to join their specialized team in a dynamic rehabilitation service. This full-time role offers the opportunity to lead high-quality care for women with personality disorders, ensuring adherence to GMC standards and clinical governance. You will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team, providing essential oversight and support for patient treatment plans. With a strong emphasis on professional development, this role also offers pathways to advance to Medical Director level. Join a forward-thinking organization that values your contributions and supports your career growth while making a meaningful impact on the lives of others.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Study leave and budget

Life Assurance scheme

Contributory pension scheme

Research opportunities

Teaching opportunities

Quality Improvement initiatives

Cash plan for health benefits

Gym Discounts

Discount schemes

Qualifications

• Experienced Consultant Psychiatrist with expertise in mental health assessments.
• Strong background in patient treatment planning and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-quality care for service users at Cygnet Maple House.
• Conduct mental state examinations and manage patient treatment plans.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Patient Treatment Planning

Clinical Auditing

Risk Management

Communication Skills

Education

Medical Degree

Specialist Training in Psychiatry

Tools

Clinical Governance Frameworks

Mental Health Act Guidelines

Job description

Job Title: Consultant Psychiatrist

Service Line: Female personality disorders

Professionally Accountable to: Medical Director

Managerially Responsible to: Hospital Manager

We are seeking an experienced full-time Consultant Psychiatrist who will work at Cygnet Maple House and provide senior medical cover on our 16 bed rehabilitation service for women with personality disorder and complex needs.

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.

Cygnet Maple House is our 16 bed highly specialised service providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for women with personality disorder and complex needs.

We have a substantive multi-disciplinary team (MDT) comprising of a hospital manager, clinical manager, consultant psychiatrist, specialty doctor, psychologist, assistant psychologist, occupational therapist, therapy co-ordinator and nursing and support workers. We work closely with the local community, including dieticians and primary care.

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 you'll have the opportunity to progress to Medical Director Level through our management schemes.

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

• Lead on the provision of high quality care to the service users admitted to Cygnet Maple House
• 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.

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you

• Salary from £165,000 per year (Negotiable)
• 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 (Cygnet's 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 Blu