Acute Consultant Psychiatrist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Join the team at Farmfield Drive in Charlwood as a full time Consultant Psychiatrist. We are looking for a dynamic and innovative consultant psychiatrist to provide medical leadership, and to function as an active member of the multi-disciplinary team. 

As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will take on RC responsibility for 15 patients on Brockham ward. The RC will have the support of a non-consultant grade doctor as well as secretarial support.

Farmfield Hospital is made up of a 51-bed secure unit with both MSU and LSU wards for male patients as well as one 15 bed male non-secure acute ward (Brockham) and one 14 bed male non-secure acute ward (Faygate). The hospital is purpose built and run by the highly experience Elysium Healthcare group. The hospital has excellent transport links to London and Brighton.

Working with an established multi-professional team, you will deliver individualised care have access to a large and supportive peer group of like-minded professionals.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensure that people admitted are assessed, treated, and discharged safely
• Medication management
• Quality assurance, complaints and co-production
• Delivery of NICE guidance
• Lead and manage the CPA and ICR process to ensure full compliance with quality standards

What you will get:

• Competitive annual salary
• £8,400 car allowance
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
• A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
• Free meals while on duty
• Employee Assistance Services
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Voluntary benefits
• Medical indemnity cover

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• The successful candidate must be a fully qualified Consultant Psychiatrist, registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and hold a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Psychiatry or equivalent.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Elysium Healthcare

Address

Elysium Healthcare

Charlwood

RH6 0BN

Employer's website

https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)