Specialty Doctor - Female Acute Psychiatry

Job description

Job responsibilities

What you'll be doing:

• To provide day to day psychiatric and medical management for patients on their respective ward under the supervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist.
• To admit new patients via a full clerking, including full histories, mental state examinations and physical examinations, organising the necessary investigations and following these up to prepare holistic management plans.
• Presentation of cases in MDT ward rounds and following up the treatment plans.
• To liaise with referrers, family and other organisations involved in patient care.
• Participation in clinical and administrative meetings like case discussions and governance meetings is also expected.
• To participate in 1:5 first on-call rota. Extra days attract further remuneration. Further information available on request. The on-call rota is non-residential, but may be busy due to emergency out of hours admissions. It will be expected that the doctor is able to arrive at the premises within 1 hour when required during after-hours. There is a parallel telephone consultant on-call rota and supervision to back up first on call doctors. 

What you'll have:

• Fully GMC registered & MBBS (or equivalent) qualified
• Recent experience in psychiatry
• Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Knowledgeable of mental health legislation & the Codes of Practice
• A first-rate communicator who can interview, assess & treat patients & write clear, comprehensive medical notes
• Committed to continued professional development

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline &  App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
• ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC Registration

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Active Care Group

Address

Kings Norton Hospital

Birmingham

West Midlands

B30 3LN

Employer's website

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