Specialty Doctor - Male Acute

Cygnet Health Care; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000

Job description

Job Title: Specialty Doctor

Service Line: Male Acute

Professionally Accountable to: Consultant Psychiatrist

Managerially Responsible to: Hospital Manager

Are you an outstanding Specialty or Associate Specialist Doctor looking for your next challenge in psychiatry - and a competitive salary?

With us, you'll have the opportunity to progress your career to Consultant level through our prestigious CESR programme.

We are seeking an experienced full-time Specialty Doctor who will work at Cygnet Churchill and provide psychiatric care on Juniper Court, our 17 bed male mental health acute service.

You will be fully involved as a practising psychiatrist - while being fully supported by a Consultant Psychiatrist and first-class multidisciplinary team.

Juniper Court provides a safe and stabilising environment for men who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.

The ethos of our service is about assessing and treating service users in the least restrictive environment and planning for discharge in a robust and timely fashion. With a focus on stabilisation, we will support service users to manage their mental health, reinforce daily living skills and prepare for independent life back in the community.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.

You'll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts - as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits - to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others - every day.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide routine medical and psychiatric support including initial clerking and mental state examination of newly admitted patients.
• Carry out the assessment, appropriate investigation, diagnosis and treatment under Consultant supervision of inpatients of the unit.
• Maintain good communication with ward nursing staff, mental health professionals and other agencies as required.
• Participate in weekly ward rounds and other multidisciplinary meetings, including CPA, Tribunal hearings & Section 117 meetings.
• Maintain full records of medical and psychiatric assessments and interventions.
• Prepare discharge summaries in line with company policies and guidelines.
• Attend all mandatory training e.g. BLS, ILS, Breakaway training/PMVA training, Moving and Transferring, Infection Control, H&S.
• Communicate effectively through regular contact with patients, relatives, staff, directors, and any other concerned bodies; maintaining appropriate reports.
• Participate in the duty doctor 1:5 on-call rota (5 weekdays on-call {5pm - 9am} and 2 weekend days on-call {9am - 9am}, over 5 weeks' period).

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you

• Salary up to £90,000 per year.
• Generous annual leave entitlement that increases with length of service.
• 5 days study leave, study budget and in-house CPD/ peer group programme.
• Company paid Life Assurance scheme covering 3x salary.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Research opportunities to include publishing in The Cygnet Journal (Cygnet's co-produced peer review journal) and joining the Cygnet Research & Development Group.
• Company Funded Cash plan with the ability to claim up to £1000 per annum worth of benefits including free Physiotherapy, Osteopaths, Optical, dental, consultations, scans and free prescriptions.
• Gym Discounts across the UK as well as free online fitness classes with ClassPass, Nutritional Programmes and Fitness Consultations.
• Discount schemes including Reward Gateway, NHS Discount and Blue Lights Card.
• Free meals, on-site parking and EAP support.
• Smart Health Toolkit, including 24 hour GP service with the option of prescription delivery to your local pharmacy.
• Electric Car Scheme.

Our CESR programme

This programme will help you develop the skills you need to progress to Consultant level - and you'll rotate within wards/services to gain valuable experience across various subspecialties.

You'll also have an educational supervisor to review your progress and oversee your development - and you'll receive support with MRCPsych exams.