Description
Priory Hospital Middleton St George in Darlington is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join their established clinical team.
The successful candidate will provide clinical responsibility and take overall responsibility for assessing, treating, and caring for patients.
Key responsibilities include:
- Taking clinical responsibility for patients, including multidisciplinary ward rounds, risk reviews, strategic reviews, and the development of a therapeutic milieu.
- Acting as the Responsible Clinician to patients detained under the Mental Health Act (1983).
- Supervising the process of referral and admission, including contributing to pre-admission assessments.
- Contributing to clinical governance, service development, and strategic planning.
- Supervising and supporting junior medical staff and contributing to teaching and training.
The ideal candidate will hold MRCPsych (or an equivalent qualification), a CCT (or equivalent), and be included on the GMC Specialist Register. They will also have Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician status.
Benefits include:
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Birthday holiday - an extra day's annual leave
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexible benefits, including reduced rates and access to new schemes, such as gym membership, IT technology, and private healthcare
- Access to development opportunities
- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through the Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
- Leadership and management development
- Long service award
- Refer a friend bonuses