Specialty Doctor - Female Medium Secure (Part Time)
Cygnet Health Care
The closing date is 21 March 2025
Job summary
- Job Title: Specialty Doctor
- Service Line: Womens Medium Secure
- Professionally Accountable to: Consultant Psychiatrist
- Managerially Responsible to: Hospital Manager
Are you an outstanding Specialty or Associate Specialist Doctor looking for your next challenge in psychiatry and a competitive salary? With us, youll have the opportunity to progress your career to Consultant level through our prestigious CESR programme.
We are seeking an experienced part-time / any 3 days per week Specialty Doctor who will work at Cygnet Bury Dunes and provide psychiatric care on Upper West, our 10 bed medium secure service for women.
You will be fully involved as a practising psychiatrist - while being fully supported by a Consultant Psychiatrist and first-class multidisciplinary team. Upper West, supports both women with a range of complex care needs including personality disorder, mental illness and detachment disorders as well as both hearing and Deaf women.
A highly specialised multi-disciplinary team supports people in Upper West and care and treatment programmes are very much tailored to the individuals needs. DBT is used as a treatment programme within the ward and it is a bilingual community where all staff are trained in British Sign Language.
Main duties of the job
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 on call rota
About us
Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care.
Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.
Date posted
19 February 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£50,000 to £50,000 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
VP7F606B40
Job locations
Bury
BL8 2BS
Employer details
Employer name
Cygnet Health Care
Address
Bury
BL8 2BS