Specialty Doctor - Adult Psychiatry

Active Care Group; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a Specialty Doctor in Adult Psychiatry in London. This role involves clinical responsibilities in a multidisciplinary team, providing care for patients with severe mental health conditions. The candidate will play a key role in assessments, treatment plans, and clinical governance while also enjoying benefits like the Active Learning Hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Benefits

Birthday off

Active Learning Hub

Active Reward App discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Medicash Health Plan

Active Awards programme

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Relevant clinical experience in adult acute settings.
• Good leadership and organizational skills
• Confidence in engaging with stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Support multidisciplinary team assessments for admissions.
• Manage patient care and treatment plans.
• Conduct physical health assessments for new patients.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical

Organizational

Patient-centered care

Education

MRCPsych

Section 12 Approval

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Specialty Doctor - Adult Psychiatry, London

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Client:

Active Care Group

Location:

London, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

18.06.2025

Expiry Date:

02.08.2025

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Job Description:

Come and join one of the UK’slargest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people -no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Speciality Doctor to join our caring and supportive team at Holybourne Hospital in Roehampton, an Adult Mental Health service for people of all genders with severe and complex mental health conditions.

Across four wards we support people over the age of 18 who may be admitted to us informally or may be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007). We can also admit patients who require detoxification from alcohol or drugs or patients who are under a revoked Community Treatment Order (CTO).

What you'll be doing:

Clinical

• Supporting the multidisciplinary team that undertakes screening assessments for admissions to the service.
• Supporting the multidisciplinary team in the care and treatment of our patients, including weekly ward round review, risks assessment and ongoing treatment plans
• Lead on the physical health assessment of newly admitted patients and liaise with primary and secondary care services as required.
• Attend family meetings, case review meetings and discharge planning meetings as required
• Ensure clinical documentation is robust and up to date, including the completion of timely discharge and transfer summaries.
• Practise evidence-based care through national standards and guidelines
• Engage in supervision with designated Consultant colleagues
• Prepare for and participate in external reviews (CQC and Quality Network reviews)
• Participation in on-call rota

Management

• Attendance and contribution to the hospital wide Clinical Governance Group (monthly)
• Attendance, and contribution to, the group wide Mental Health Clinical Governance Group (quarterly).
• Participate in service development, through research, innovation and local audit.
• Continue strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, particularly our partners in the NHS (as all beds are ICB funded)
• Engagement in National Networks
• Ongoing personal development through CPD and annual appraisal (and adhering to the GMC’s “Good Medical Practice”
• Regular review of prescribing practices in conjunction with Ashton’s E-Prescribing reports and engagement with Ashton’s site based pharmacist.

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications

• MRCPsych (Desirable, but not required)
• Section 12 Approved (Desirable but not required)
• Working within an inpatient adult acute settings (Required)
• Evidenced based practice
• Confidence in engaging internal and external stakeholders
• Patient centred, outcomes-based care

Experience

• Relevant clinical experience
• Good Leadership skills
• Independent and self-motivated
• Good understanding of the relevant regulatory framework, regulations and legislation
• Strong person focused attitude
• Excellent analytical skills
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise as appropriate
• The ability to influence and advise at all levels
• Strong commercial acumen
• Ability to engage with external stakeholders

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

• Requirement for hours per week (full time)
• Part time Consultant support
• Site based clinical governance and Medical Advisory Committee Meeting
• Opportunity to develop leadership skills through the existing Group wide committee meetings ( Research and Development and Drugs and Therapeutics Committee)
• Participation in first tier on-call rota

What to look forward to:

• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
• ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group