Consultant Psychiatrist- Part Time

NHS; Tendring; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Tendring is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join a new acute mental health service. You will be responsible for shaping care pathways and ensuring quality treatment for patients affected by mental disorders. Qualifications include a medical degree (MRC Psychiatry) and previous consultant experience. The position offers a competitive salary along with various benefits including a car allowance, generous leave, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

£5000 car allowance

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Group Personal Pension Plan

Life Assurance

Free meals while on duty

Qualifications

• Medically qualified with MRC Psychiatry or equivalent.
• Ability to initiate corporate decisions.
• Understanding current developments in psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Assume RC duties for Dunnock View.
• Support clinical governance and service development.
• Ensure safe assessment and discharge of patients.

Skills

Innovation

Change management knowledge

Understanding of mental health developments

Education

Medical qualification (MRC Psychiatry or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a brand-new acute Mental Health service as a Consultant Psychiatrist. You will help shape care pathways and build the culture alongside the senior leadership team. The role involves providing treatment for women and men who may have suffered trauma and are affected by mental disorders, with responsibilities including patient assessment, treatment, discharge, medication management, quality assurance, and leading the CPA and ICR process.

Main duties

As the Consultant Psychiatrist, you will assume Responsible Clinician (RC) duties for Dunnock View, with the support of non-consultant grade doctors and the Lead Consultant Psychiatrist. You will support clinical governance processes and contribute to the development of the service. Responsibilities include ensuring patients admitted are assessed, treated, and discharged safely, medication management, quality assurance, handling complaints and co-production, delivering NICE guidance, and leading and managing the CPA and ICR process to ensure full quality standards. You will also participate in the On Call Consultant rota.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a network of more than 90 services across England and Wales, covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, and Children & Education. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network spanning 10 countries and over 86,000 employees.

Job responsibilities

Join a brand-new acute Mental Health service and be an integral part of shaping care pathways and building the culture alongside the senior leadership team. If you are a Consultant Psychiatrist with experience of working with people in inpatient settings who may be treated under the Mental Health Act and are interested in providing treatment for women and men who may have suffered trauma and are affected by mental disorders, join the new team at Dunnock View. This role includes:

• Assuming RC duties for Dunnock View with support from the team
• Supporting clinical governance and service development
• Ensuring safe assessment, treatment, and discharge of admitted people
• Medication management
• Quality assurance, complaints handling, and co-production
• Delivery of NICE guidance
• Leading and managing CPA and ICR to ensure quality standards
• On-call availability as part of the consultant rota

Qualifications

To be successful, you will need to be medically qualified (MRC Psychiatry or equivalent) with:

• Innovation and the ability to initiate corporate decisions
• Understanding of current developments in psychiatry and mental health
• Knowledge of change management, relevant legislation, contemporary issues in mental health, and purchaser/provider contractual issues
• Previous Consultant experience

What you will get

• Competitive annual salary
• £5000 car allowance
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off
• Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package
• Free meals while on duty
• Employee Assistance Services
• Career development and training
• Wellbeing support and activities for work-life balance
• Voluntary benefits and medical indemnity cover

There are additional benefits including retail discounts and other offers.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a network of more than 90 services across England and Wales. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network spanning 10 countries and over 86,000 employees globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Medical qualification (MRC Psychiatry or equivalent)
• Innovative with ability to initiate corporate decisions
• Understanding of current developments in psychiatry and mental health
• Knowledge of change management, relevant legislation, contemporary issues in mental health, and purchaser/provider contractual issues
• Previous Consultant experience

Disclosure and DBS

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to be submitted to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary expectations will be discussed at interview stage depending on experience.