Associate Specialist Psychiatrist
Salary: £90, 000 p/annum
Location: Hertfordshire
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Associate Specialist Psychiatrist to join a 30-bed rehabilitation service for men and women.
You will be providing comprehensive medical support across this locked rehab service that specialises in treating people with personality disorder and provides a rehabilitation and recovery role for those people suffering from a mental illness.
Key role and responsibilities for the Associate Specialist Psychiatrist role:
- Provide clinical assessment, review and evaluation of people under care and treatment of the hospital.
- Ensure specific focus on physical health, food and fluids and risk management across the ward.
- Clinical assessment, formulation and treatment
- Ensuring an adequate handover to colleagues including out of hours when on call.
- Seeking collateral history from other professionals and family.
- Completing discharge letters/reports/s62 forms as required in a timely manner.
- Preparing First-tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers' hearing reports under the supervision of the Consultant.
- Depending on your experience, providing oral evidence at First-tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers' hearings under the supervision of the Consultant.
- Contributing to the service development by participating in Clinical Governance activities by conducting audits, research and teaching.
- Work effectively with colleagues to ensure that patients have access to appropriate medical cover at all times.
- Providing prospective cover to other specialty doctors when they are on leave
- There will be an on-call rota you will be asked to be part of.
Minimum requirements for the Associate Specialist Psychiatrist are:
- Full GMC registration
- Experience working in psychiatry within multi-disciplinary teams
- To be in good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- To have had an appraisal/RITA within the last year
- At least 3 years' experience in Psychiatry
- Experience working as a doctor within similar environment
- MRCPsych (desirable)
- Section 12 (2) approval (desirable)
- AC status (desirable)
- A minimum of 4 years in the registrar or staff grade and/or specialty doctor grade and/or in the clinical and/or senior clinical medical officer grades.
- A minimum of 10 years medical work (either a continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification which is (or would at the time have been) acceptable by the GMC for full, limited or temporary (but not provisional) registration.
- The candidate should have substantial and relevant clinical experience.
What we offer for the Associate Specialist Psychiatrist role:
- Competitive annual salary
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
- A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
- Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
- Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
- Free meals while on duty
- Employee Assistance Services
- Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
- Wellbeing support and activities to 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, car leasing without a credit check and much more.
If you are looking for a new opportunity within CAMHS Eating Disorders, please apply today!
