Job summary

Come and join the UKs 4th largest independent provider in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people -no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone. We are looking for a Specialty Doctor to join the team at the Kings Norton Hospital in Birmingham. The role is based on the Hope Ward - Male Acute Psychiatry. The role is full time with some on-call requirement.

Main duties of the job

Kings Norton Hospital in Birmingham supports adults requiring care and treatment for acute mental health conditions across three wards : Lakeside Ward A 10 bed Acute Mental Health service for women. Manor Ward A 10 bed Acute Mental Health service for men. Hope Ward A 12 bed Acute Mental Health service for men. The service provides high quality intensive treatment in a clinically safe and caring environment. Our Acute Wards are for patients who need to step down from a PICU setting or who have complex, severe or prolonged mental health issues but do not require a PICU setting. Patients are either admitted formally or voluntarily.

About us

Active Care Group are a pioneering national provider of complex care services, delivering pathways and better outcomes for people. We have a collaborative and holistic approach to care underpinned by proven clinical and therapeutic expertise. We specialise in supporting young people and adults with complex needs to make positive progress and lead happier, more independent lives.

Job description

Job responsibilities

What you'll be doing :

• To provide day to day psychiatric and medical management for patients on their respective ward under the supervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist.
• To admit new patients via a full clerking, including full histories, mental state examinations and physical examinations, organising the necessary investigations and following these up to prepare holistic management plans.
• Presentation of cases in MDT ward rounds and following up the treatment plans.
• To liaise with referrers, family and other organisations involved in patient care.
• Participation in clinical and administrative meetings like case discussions and governance meetings is also expected.
• To participate in first medical on-call rota. Extra days attract further remuneration. The on-call rota is non-residential with expectation that the doctor is able to attend the hospital within 1 hours, when required during on call periods. The hospital also has parallel telephone consultant on-call rota and supervision to support first on call doctors.

What you'll have :

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.

What to look forward to :

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential