Overview
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Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist who wants to help shape mental health care for women across different levels of security? Join The Farndon Unit, a friendly, committed and long established Mental Health Service. The hospital is rated good by the CQC and provides care for up to 46 women across 3 low secure wards (26 beds), one level 2 rehabilitation ward (12 beds) and a new psychiatric rehabilitation ward (8 beds) for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders and comorbid mental illness. You will join 2 full-time psychiatrists, an associate specialist and a multidisciplinary team, acting as Responsible Clinician for the 8 inpatients on the rehabilitation ward and up to 8 patients on the existing level 2 rehab service. You will have support from an associate specialist, a full multidisciplinary team, a personal assistant, a CPA Co-ordinator and a MHA Co-ordinator.
You will be part of an environment that specialises in trauma therapy and uses positive behavioural support to empower service users in their recovery, with access to a supportive peer group, CPD prospects, and a range of benefits and career development opportunities.
Responsibilities
* Working effectively with patients and colleagues to ensure the best care and treatment outcomes
* Driving multidisciplinary care and leading and managing the CPA and ICR process of reviews
* Contributing to service development and governance processes via quality improvement work
* Building positive relationships with external stakeholders such as ICBs
* Undertaking psychiatric assessments for women referred to the unit to determine their needs
* Providing oral and written evidence at First-tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers’ hearings
* Delivery of evidence-based treatment approaches in line with NICE guidance
* Medication management
* Co-production of therapeutic treatment plans with service users
* Participation in a 1 in 8 on-call rota covering 2 tiers of support to 8 units across the Midlands and Yorkshire regions; the on-call is remote and mostly involves telephone support and advice
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
* Section 12(2) approval, Approved Clinician status
* Clinical training and UK CCT experience
* Experience of assessment and management of patients in psychiatric rehabilitation settings
* Experience of working with autistic individuals and knowledge of their needs and adjustments
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
What You Will Get
* Competitive Salary
* £5000 car allowance
* 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off
* Free meals and parking
* Wellbeing support and activities for work-life balance
* Access to Wagestream for financial management
* 24 hour GP Service
* Career development and training
* Pension contribution
* Medical indemnity cover
* Life Assurance
* Enhanced Maternity Package
There are additional benefits including retail discounts and special offers.
Where You Will Be Working
Location: Farndon Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 4SW
You will be working at the Farndon Unit, a hospital offering personalised assessment and recovery-based treatment pathways for women with complex care needs. The unit houses 47 beds across five wards for low secure care (Bolero and Cortland Wards), a high-dependency psychiatric rehabilitation unit (Aster Ward), and two acute wards (Ruby Frost and Darcy Ward).
About Your Next Employer
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a network of over 90 services across England and Wales. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network across 10 countries and over 86,000 employees.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment practices for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer. All staff understand it is each person’s responsibility to safeguard service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
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