Consultant Psychiatrist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Location: Priory Hospital Solihull, Showell Lane, Meriden, Warwickshire, CV7 7HZ

Priory Group Division: Healthcare

Vacancy Type: Part Time

Salary: £75000.00

Hours: 22.5

At Priory Group we dont just talk about putting employees first.

We know that Priory wouldnt exist without their combined energy, expertise and effort, so we invest heavily in training, provide first-class support, promote collaborative teamwork and give everyone on our team the opportunities and resources to achieve their full potential.

As one of the UKs leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development.

Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

About us:

Priory Hospital Solihull is a stand-alone, adult psychiatric unit in beautiful grounds in the picturesque village of Meriden. Situated on the outskirts of Solihull and Coventry, we provide Rehabilitation & Recovery services to 31 in-patients over three wards:

10 bedded Female HDU/Complex Care

10 bedded Male HDU/Complex Care

11 bedded Male Community Facing

All patients have a primary diagnosis of a Serious Mental Illness, with additional complexities such as physical health conditions, substance misuse, and secondary mental health issues.

Priory Hospital Solihull enjoys a stable and established MDT which includes OT, psychology and RMN's. The hospital offers a range of treatments and interventions, with a strong focus on patient collaboration in decision making and working with people in the least restrictive way.

Priory Groups focus on quality improvement, combined with Priory Hospital Solihulls focus on delivering patient-centred care allow us to continuously evaluate and enhance our performance.

Our approach:

The treatment programmes at Priory Hospital Solihull aim to optimise patients independence.

We support our patients recovery by assessing their abilities and needs, and developing psychological, emotional, social and occupational skills, alongside treating and minimising risk behaviours.

All interventions aim to help the patient to maximise independence, understand the effect their experiences have on themselves and others, to help them to manage the impact of internal and external triggers on their behaviour, and ultimately to provide hope for a fulfilling future.

These interventions include individual and group Psychological therapies, such as Substance Misuse, Relapse Prevention and Well-Being, and Occupational Therapy, such as Cooking Skills, Budgeting and Life Skills

Our approach to care explicitly acknowledges patients as individuals, each with their own unique skills and needs. Supporting patients to identifying meaningful and achievable goals is essential for successful engagement and treatment.

The Role:

We have a vacancy for a part-time Consultant Psychiatrist to complement our existing medical work force.

Working alongside our established full-time Consultant Psychiatrist, you would lead a multidisciplinary team of professionals from nursing, psychology, and occupational therapy and a Junior Doctor, who will form part of the MDT.

There is strong governance structure within the region, and the successful applicant will be expected to take an active role in service and quality development activities and to participate in governance meetings and Service Line meetings, as necessary.

Priory Hospital Solihull operates a non-residential medical on call rota and the post holder is expected to participate on the on-call rota.

Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of interview or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR).

Candidates must have a higher medical qualification (MRCPsych or equivalent) and must have maintained Section 12, Approved Clinician and Responsible Clinician status.

Due to limits on sponsorship allocations we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles; this remains under review.

Wed like to offer you:

Opportunities for career development within the Priory Healthcare network

Competitive salary

30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rota)

Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Private MedicaI Insurance for you and your family

Life Assurance

Medical indemnity cover

Disclosure check cost coverage

Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training

CPD support

Free on-site parking

Subsidised meals on duty (only £1 per meal)

Cycle to work scheme

Priory Online Benefits and Cashback rewards

For informal enquiries, please contact either Dr Jeremy Rampling, RC and Clinical Lead, or Chris Spence, Hospital Director, on 01676 525050 to discuss this exciting opportunity further.

This is a part time role with a maximum case load of 11 patients. The role is currently supported by our full time Consultant, with support from a junior medic. The MDT consists of medics, qualified nursing staff, healthcare assistants, psychologist (and assistant) and occupational therapist (and assistants)

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priorywill cover the cost of a DBS check.

Priory maintains that vaccination remains our very best line of defence against COVID-19 and believes that our colleagues working with vulnerable individuals have a professional duty to be vaccinated. As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your application.Your vaccination statuswill not affect any offer of employmentand will be held in line with GDPR requirements. We thank you for your understanding.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Consultant Psychiatrist

Experience

Essential

• Consultant Psychiatrist

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

Priory Hospital Solihull

Showell Lane

Meriden

CV77HZ

Employer's website

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