Consultant Psychiatrist - Adult Acute

Reference

PRI97952

Location

Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal, 100 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, SK8 3DG

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

180,000

Hours

37.5 hours

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert Location Description

We have an excellent full time opportunity to work as a  Consultant Psychiatrist  on Evergreen unit at  Priory Cheadle Royal Hospital.

Set within picturesque landscaped gardens in Cheadle, Stockport, Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal offers a range of comprehensive inpatient mental health services for young people and adults. The focus of our service is to help people to live their best life in a safe and supportive environment.

Working as part of a multi-skilled, experienced, motivated and creative Multi-Disciplinary Team, you

Evergreen is a 15 bed acute mental health unit for adult male and female patients offering a 24-hour admission service to support local NHS services and PICU wards. The ethos of the acute ward is to provide support in a crisis and offer therapeutic engagement during the in-patient stay. Evergreen ward is situated within the grounds of Cheadle Royal Hospital supporting patients who present with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, personality disorder, depression, bipolar disorder and other diagnoses. For some patients, Evergreen ward will be their first admission to a mental health ward and the MDT will support them to overcome crisis and become well enough to be discharged into the community, whether this be home or to support living. The MDT consists of a Responsible Clinician (RC), Specialty Doctor, Ward Manager, Occupational Therapist, the Nursing Team and Psychology team and the goal of the MDT is to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of patients who come to Evergreen ward.

This is a full time position providing psychiatric care to inpatients on Evergreen, alongside providing the clinical leadership on the unit to ensure safe and effective service delivery.

The post is supported by a full time Specialty Doctor or Advanced Practitioner and the post holder will be working within a full Multidisciplinary Team.

Job Advert Role Description

Your role will include :

Clinical :

• Working as the Consultant and Responsible Clinician as part of the MDT
• Take overall responsibility for patient care and treatment plans in conjunction with the MDT
• Timely assessment of referrals along with the MDT
• Conducting Comprehensive Assessments and Treatment Planning with patients, external stake holders and carers.
• Chairing MDT / CPA Meetings; Adhering to organisational admission and discharge policy and procedures.
• Timely discharge GP notifications and discharge summaries.
• To contribute to the unit governance through expertise and leadership.
• Prepare and supervise reports for Mental Health Act Review Tribunals & Managers Hearings alongside giving evidence within these meetings.
• Participate in a non-resident second on call out of hour’s rota with a frequency of no more than 1 : 7

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Company and Site Benefits

Closing Date

31 / 12 / 2024