Medical Lead - Consultant Psychiatrist

Austin Fraser; Borehamwood; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Borehamwood seeks a Medical Lead - Consultant Psychiatrist to oversee acute mental health services. The role involves supporting clinical governance and managing a dedicated team, with responsibilities including multidisciplinary ward rounds and strategic reviews. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in psychiatry, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to patient care. The position offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

£8,400 car allowance

£10,000 signing on fee

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support and activities

24 hour GP Service

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Medical indemnity cover

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• Be medically qualified, MRC Psych or equivalent.
• Essential understanding of current developments in psychiatry.
• Substantial knowledge of change management and relevant legislation.

Responsibilities

• Taking clinical responsibility for patients, including multidisciplinary ward rounds.
• Fulfilling the role of Responsible Clinician to patients detained under the Mental Health Act.
• Offering a psychiatric perspective to the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Medically qualified, MRC Psych or equivalent

Innovative and imaginative

Understanding of current developments in psychiatry

Knowledge of change management and relevant legislation

Previous Consultant experience

Education

Medical degree

Job description

Are you an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist looking to move forward in your career? A senior leadership role that is both challenging and immensely rewarding could be the ideal role for you.

You have the opportunity to become the Medical Lead for our Acute mental health services at Barnet Lane Clinic. Barnet Lane clinic is a rehabilitation service for women where you will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that clients receive a holistic and person-centric care and treatment programme based on the recovery model.

You will be key in supporting clinical governance and service delivery across the site. Additionally, you’ll play a crucial role in providing medical management for the dedicated doctors working in at Barnet Lane Clinic. At the service you will collaborate with Associate Specialists and a diverse, talented multidisciplinary team.

You will be based on the acute ward but will support in the rehab ward when needed.

As a valued staff member, you will have excellent CPD and professional development opportunities. You will work 37.5 hours a week, in a clinically rewarding environment and receive a highly competitive salary, along with a competitive pension scheme and a number of other benefits.

As the Medical Lead- Consultant Psychiatrist, your responsibilities will include:

• Taking clinical responsibility for patients, including multidisciplinary ward rounds, risk reviews, strategic reviews and the development of a therapeutic milieu.
• Fulfilling the role of Responsible Clinician to patients detained under the Mental Health Act (1983).
• Supervising the process of referral and admission including contributing to preadmission assessments of young people with other team members.
• Offering a psychiatric perspective to the multidisciplinary team in relation to the assessment, formulation and treatment of young people.
• Contributing to management meetings and clinical governance meetings for the services provided at the hospital, and contributing to the development of service strategy.
• Contributing to in-house training programmes within the services and offering supervision to other members of the multi-disciplinary team, particularly junior medical staff.
• Maintaining CPD and re-validation requirements, as determined by the Royal College of Psychiatrists or other relevant statutory bodies.
• Providing on call cover in line with requirements for the service

To be successful in this role, you'll need to:

• Be medically qualified, MRC Psych or equivalent
• Be innovative and imaginative with the ability to initiate corporate decisions
• Have essential understanding of current developments in psychiatry and other aspects of mental health
• Have substantial knowledge of change management, relevant legislation, contemporary issues in mental health, knowledge of and experience in purchaser/provider contractual issues
• Have previous Consultant experience

What you will get:

• Competitive Salary
• £8,400 car allowance
• £10,000 signing on fee
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• 24 hour GP Service to ensure you are the best you can be
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Medical indemnity cover
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people 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.