Specialty Doctor

Job Title: Specialty Doctor

Service Line: Male Mental Health Rehabilitation

Professionally Accountable to: Consultant Psychiatrist

Managerially Responsible to: Hospital Manager

Are you an outstanding Specialty or Associate Specialist Doctor looking for your next challenge in psychiatry with a competitive salary?

Join us to advance your career to Consultant level through our prestigious CESR programme.

We are seeking an experienced full-time Specialty Doctor to work at Cygnet Newton House, providing psychiatric care in our mental health rehabilitation service for men in Blackpool.

You will be actively involved as a practicing psychiatrist, supported by a Consultant Psychiatrist and a first-class multidisciplinary team.

Cygnet Newton House is a 21-bed specialist high-support inpatient rehabilitation (level 2) service for men, dedicated to providing a high-quality environment that promotes long-term recovery.

From the moment of admission, the team works to maximize positive outcomes and recovery, focusing on discharge planning to enable individuals to transition to the least restrictive environment suitable for them.

Located just 1 mile from Blackpool centre, the service benefits from proximity to amenities, good public transport links, and regular buses to the beach and other popular locations, with a bus stop right outside.

At Cygnet, our perks extend beyond pension schemes and professional development, including shopping, travel, and leisure discounts, as well as healthcare and financial benefits to support your wellbeing both in and out of work.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects and make a meaningful difference every day.

Main duties and Responsibilities

• Provide routine medical and psychiatric support, including initial clerking and mental state examination of newly admitted patients.
• Assess, investigate, diagnose, and treat inpatients under Consultant supervision.
• Maintain effective communication with ward nursing staff, mental health professionals, and other agencies.
• Participate in weekly ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings, including CPA, Tribunal hearings, and Section 117 meetings.
• Keep comprehensive records of assessments and interventions.
• Prepare discharge summaries per company policies and guidelines.
• Attend mandatory training such as BLS, ILS, Breakaway/PMVA, Moving and Transferring, Infection Control, H&S.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, staff, and other stakeholders, maintaining proper reports.
• Participate in the regional on-call rota as needed.

Why Cygnet? We Offer You:

• Salary up to £80,000 per year
• Generous annual leave, increasing with service length
• 5 days study leave, a study budget, and in-house CPD/peer group programs
• Company-paid Life Assurance (3x salary)
• Contributory pension scheme
• Research opportunities, including publishing in The Cygnet Journal and joining the Research & Development Group
• Company-funded Cash plan with benefits worth up to £1000 annually, including physiotherapy, dental, optical, scans, and prescriptions
• Gym discounts and free online fitness classes, nutritional programs, and fitness consultations
• Discount schemes such as Reward Gateway, NHS Discount, and Blue Lights Card
• Free meals, on-site parking, and EAP support
• Smart Health Toolkit with 24-hour GP service and prescription delivery options
• Electric Car Scheme

Our CESR Programme

This programme helps you develop skills to progress to a Consultant level, with rotations across wards/services for broad subspecialty experience. You will have an educational supervisor to monitor your progress and support your development.