We have an excellent full-time opportunity to work as a Consultant Psychiatrist on the Evergreen unit at Priory Cheadle Royal Hospital.
Main Duties of the JobThis is a full-time position providing psychiatric care to inpatients on Evergreen, alongside providing clinical leadership on the unit to ensure safe and effective service delivery.
About UsSet within picturesque landscaped gardens in Cheadle, Stockport, Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal offers a range of comprehensive inpatient mental health services for young people and adults.
The focus of our service is to help people live their best life in a safe and supportive environment.
Job ResponsibilitiesEvergreen is a 15-bed acute mental health unit for adult male and female patients offering a 24-hour admission service to support local NHS services and PICU wards.
The ethos of the acute ward is to provide support in a crisis and offer therapeutic engagement during the inpatient stay.
Evergreen ward is situated within the grounds of Cheadle Royal Hospital supporting patients who present with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, personality disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, and other diagnoses.
For some patients, Evergreen ward will be their first admission to a mental health ward, and the MDT will support them to overcome crisis and become well enough to be discharged into the community, whether this be home or to supported living.
The MDT consists of a Responsible Clinician (RC), Specialty Doctor, Ward Manager, Occupational Therapist, Nursing Team, and Psychology Team, and the goal of the MDT is to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of patients who come to Evergreen ward.
Person SpecificationQualificationsMBBS or Equivalent Medical Degree and MRCPsych with s12/AC approvalFull GMC registration with a license to practiceKnowledgeable of the Mental Health Act and Code of Practice, along with the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Code of PracticeCommitted to continued professional developmentDesirable to have had significant experience in inpatient mental health acute unitsAble to work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary teamDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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