Do you want to work in a friendly, committed and established Learning Disability and Autism service where your knowledge and skills will be valued? Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist with experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities and Autism?
This permanent Consultant Psychiatrist (37.5 hours per week) position will see you join this experienced inpatient service for people aged between 18 and 65 years old.
Our client provides a specialist service for men and women with complex needs who may have a primary diagnosis of learning disability, mental health issue or personality disorder. They are able to support people with complex conditions, needs and risks who display behaviours of concern and pose challenges for services, including those with highly complex and severe challenging behaviours
The environment is a unique element of this service. We provide care in a range of small, shared gender-specific or single person apartments. This allows the treatment and rehabilitation programme to be delivered in a domestic environment which replicates community living more closely than a ward environment. These settings also allow bespoke care to be delivered for the individual and risks and behaviours to be more effectively managed.
You will work alongside an established Multi-Professional Team delivering individualised approaches to the care and treatment of people admitted to the hospital and their families. You have instant access to a large and supportive peer group of like-minded professionals to engage and network with.
There is an on-call element to this role (currently 1 in 4).
On offer:
- Competitive salary
- The equivalent of 30 days annual leave (pro-rata) - plus your birthday off!
- Free meals
- Wellbeing support and activities
- Career development and training
- Pension contribution
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Maternity Package
There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check, holiday financing and much more.
will have the opportunity for regular career development to ensure you're on the cutting edge and at the top of your game. You'll have access to excellent CPD, plus access to a large peer group of enthusiastic and high-calibre consultants.
About your next employer:
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 70 services across England and Wales, providing four services including: Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is an opportunity for you to grow and move.
Our client follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each persons individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.
