Consultant Psychiatrist - Male Acute

Cygnet; Bury; On-site; GBP 144,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized healthcare provider is seeking a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist for their Male Acute service in Bury. This role involves leading high-quality patient care, conducting assessments, supervising a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring compliance with GMC standards. The position offers a salary of up to £170,000 per year, generous leave, and opportunities for professional development, making it a rewarding career choice.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Study leave and budget

Life Assurance scheme

Contributory pension scheme

Free meals on duty

Gym Discounts and online fitness classes

Qualifications

• Must have GMC registration.
• Experience in psychiatric treatment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-quality care for service users.
• Oversee and maintain inpatient care.
• Conduct ward rounds and clinical audits.
• Liaise with patients, families, and staff.

Skills

Leadership

Mental health assessment

Clinical governance

Communication

Education

Medical Degree

Specialist Psychiatrist Training

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Consultant Psychiatrist

Service Line: Male Acute

Professionally Accountable to: Medical Director

Managerially Responsible to: Hospital Manager

We are seeking an experienced full-time Consultant Psychiatrist who will work at Cynet Hospital Bury Dunes and provide senior medical cover on our specialist Male Acute ward

White House is Cygnet Bury Dunes’s 18 bed male acute service. The service provides a safe and stabilising environment for men who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.

The ethos of our service is about assessing and treating people in the least restrictive environment and planning for discharge in a robust and timely fashion. With a focus on stabilisation, we support individuals to manage their mental health, reinforce daily living skills and prepare for independent life back in the community.

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 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 White House 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? We’ll offer you…

• Salary up to £170,000 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 (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 Blue Lights Card
• Free meals on duty