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Consultant Psychiatrist, Weston-super-Mare
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Location:
Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom
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Other
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Yes
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Job Reference:
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Posted:
02.06.2025
Expiry Date:
17.07.2025
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Job Description:
Introduction
As a Consultant, you’ll know what it means to lead a team. To always strive for better. This is a great opportunity to join an established multidisciplinary team at The Copse and make a real difference to men who have enduring mental health problems.
As a Consultant Psychiatrist some of your key responsibilities will include management of complex cases, implementation of the mental health act, formulating care plans and treatments for individual needs of service users, and guiding on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.
As a valued staff member, you will have excellent CPD and professional development opportunities. You will work between 30- 37.5 hours a week, in a clinically rewarding environment and receive a highly competitive salary, along with a competitive pension scheme and a number of other benefits.
Key Responsibilities of the Consultant Psychiatrist include:
* Liaison and collaborative working with care co-ordinators, commissioners, families and carers and other services/agencies
* Mental Health Act implementation and liaison with Ministry of Justice (if applicable)
* Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working
* Clinical leadership of the service with a key role in the clinical governance of the hospital
* Oversight of the service user care pathway from assessment and admission until discharge.
* The hospital runs a two-tier on-call system with first tier on-call provided by associate specialists and agency on-call. The post holder will be required to be part of a second-tier hospital on-call as the duty Responsible Clinician.
The post holder will be expected to provide cover for other medical colleagues during leave and other absences and this is reciprocated.
To be successful as an applicant you’ll need:
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
* Full GMC registration with licence to practice
* MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
* To hold Section 12(2) approval to work in England and Approved clinician status.
* Experience in General Adult or rehabilitation settings and have experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
* Experience of working within acute inpatient or community settings, ideally inpatient settings and have experience in risk assessment and risk management.
Where you will be working:
Somerset,BS24 9EX
You will be working at The Copse, providing inpatient rehabilitation for men with mental health conditions who require active rehabilitation in order to progress into future community placements.
Working as part of a team, you will support service users to maintain links with family and friends, gain opportunities and prepare for community living. Service Users typically come from other hospital placements, or directly from the community.
What you will get
* Competitive annual salary
* 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
* A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
* Life Assurancefor added peace of mind.
* Enhanced Maternity Packageso you can truly enjoy this special time.
* Free meals while on duty
* Employee Assistance Services
* Career development and trainingto help you achieve your career goals.
* Wellbeing support and activitiesto 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.
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