Consultant Psychiatrist - Acute

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will fulfil the role of Responsible Clinician to patients supervising the process of referral and admission including contribution to the pre-admission assessments. The role is a pivotal element of an established multi-disciplinary team aiming to ensure that patients receive a person-centric care and treatment programme. If you are passionate about delivering first class acute psychiatric care we would love to hear from you.

To join us, you must hold a CCST/CCT or equivalent in the relevant areas of psychiatry and have experience of working in inpatient settings with people with significant mental health difficulties. You will have experience at consultant level within the NHS.

You will be an excellent team player keen to participate in a multi disciplinary approach to assessment with a keen interest in developing services within a forward thinking transitional environment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• You will continue to hold a registration with the GMC including being on the special register for psychiatry.

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

Priory Healthcare

Address

The Priory Hospital

Rosemary Lane

Bartle

Preston

PR4 0HB

Employer's website

https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)