# Bank On Call Doctor (Psychiatry)

**Company**: Cygnet Health Care
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Salary**: £350 a day
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking an outstanding Psychiatrist to join our team as a Bank On Call Doctor (Psychiatry) at Cygnet Hospital Beckton. As a Bank On Call Doctor, you will provide on-call cover to our well-established Psychiatry Teams, working across weeknights, weekends, and bank holidays.

The successful candidate will be required to:

- Ensure that the ward is aware of contact arrangements and can make immediate contact in case of an admission or clinical emergency

- Respond immediately to contact from the ward and be available to travel to the hospital

- Attend the hospital to assess, physically examine, and initiate immediate management of every admission

- Maintain high professional standards and keep accurate clinical records

- Report clinically to the responsible clinician for individual patients and the Medical Director

- Prescribe and review medication under the supervision of the relevant Consultant Psychiatrist

- Undertake clinical audits and maintain standards of care

- Maintain good communication with the multi-disciplinary team and nursing staff

In return, we offer:

- Competitive rates: £350 per day (weekdays), £450 per day (weekends)

- Free parking

- Paid for Private Indemnity covered by Cygnet

- Paid DBS

- Appraisal and peer supervision

- Access to the NHS Discount Scheme

To be considered for this role, you must be:

- Fully GMC registered and MBBS (or equivalent) qualified

- Experienced within a mental health setting

- Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team

- Knowledgeable of mental health legislation and codes of practice

## Skills

### Required
- Psychiatry
- Mental Health Legislation
- Clinical Audits
- Medication Management

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