Specialty Doctor - Male PICU

Cygnet; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider is seeking a full-time Specialty Doctor to join their team at Cygnet Hospital Stevenage. In this role, you will provide psychiatric care in a supportive environment, having the opportunity to progress to Consultant level. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £90,000 annually, generous leave, and multiple professional development benefits, including gym discounts and healthcare plans.

Benefits

Salary up to £90,000 per year

Generous annual leave entitlement

Study leave and budget

Company paid Life Assurance

Contributory pension scheme

Research opportunities

Cash plan for health benefits

Gym Discounts

Free meals

Smart Health Toolkit

Qualifications

• Experience in psychiatric care within a clinical setting.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to participate in ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine medical and psychiatric support for newly admitted patients.
• Conduct assessments, investigations, diagnosis and treatment under supervision.
• Maintain effective communication with ward staff and other agencies.
• Participate in ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Maintain full records of medical assessments and interventions.
• Prepare discharge summaries according to company guidelines.
• Attend mandatory training and training sessions.

Skills

Psychiatric care

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Fully GMC registered & MBBS (or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Specialty Doctor
Service Line: Male PICU
Professionally Accountable to: Consultant Psychiatrist
Managerially Responsible to: Hospital Manager

Are you an outstanding Specialty Doctor looking for your next challenge in psychiatry – and a competitive salary?

With us, you’ll have the opportunity to progress your career to Consultant level through our prestigious CESR programme.

We are seeking an experienced full-time Specialty Doctor who will work at Cygnet Hospital Stevenage and provide psychiatric care on Pattison ward, our 12 bed male PICU service.

You will be fully involved as a practising psychiatrist - while being fully supported by a Consultant Psychiatrist and first-class multidisciplinary team.

Pattison ward provides expert, intensive, short-term, individualised care for service users detained under the Mental Health Act. Service users will present with increased risks that require them to be assessed and treated in a PICU environment.

Our team works closely and collaboratively with service users, their families and the referrer to provide a seamless pathway from referral to discharge. Our approach is recovery focused and supported by comprehensive multi-disciplinary teams, contributing to shorter lengths of stay.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.

You’ll also enjoy 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

• Provide routine medical and psychiatric support including initial clerking and mental state examination of newly admitted patients
• Carry out the assessment, appropriate investigation, diagnosis and treatment under Consultant supervision of inpatients of the unit
• Maintain good communication with ward nursing staff, mental health professionals and other agencies as required
• Participate in weekly ward rounds and other multidisciplinary meetings, including CPA, Tribunal hearings & Section 117 meetings
• Maintenance of full records of medical and psychiatric assessments and interventions
• Preparing discharge summaries in line with company policies and guidelines
• Attending all mandatory training e.g. BLS, ILS, Breakaway training/PMVA training, Moving and Transferring, Infection Control, H&S
• Communicating effectively through regular contact with patients, relatives, staff, directors, and any other concerned bodies; maintaining appropriate reports
• Participating in the duty doctor 1:5 on call rota

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• Salary up to £90,000 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
• 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-site parking and EAP support
• Smart Health Toolkit, including 24 hour GP service with the option of prescription delivery to your local pharmacy
• Electric Car Scheme

Our CESR programme

This programme will help you develop the skills you need to progress to Consultant level – and you’ll rotate within wards/services to gain valuable experience across various subspecialties.

You’ll also have an educational supervisor to review your progress and oversee your development – and you’ll receive support with MRCPsych exams.

We are looking for someone who is...

• Fully GMC registered & MBBS (or equivalent) qualification