Job Description

Do you want to work in a friendly, committed, and brand-new service where your knowledge, experience and skills will be valued? If so, join St Neots Neurological Centre as an Associate Specialist, where you will be providing treatment to men and women who an acquired or traumatic brain injury or other neurological conditions.
With the support of a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will provide psychiatric and external assessments. You will support the consultant in the assessment of service users referred to the service and will work with the MDT to ensure delivery of the Care Programme.
As an Associate Specialist, you will ensure the high quality first-line medical care of our inpatients, liaise effectively with external professionals and carers, provide written and oral evidence for Hospital Managersxe2x80x99 and Tribunal hearings, work towards safe discharges including preparing discharge summaries, reports and other necessary documentation and be a valued and effective member of the multidisciplinary team at St Neots.
You will also ensure an adequate handover to colleagues including out of hours, seek collateral history from other professionals and family, and complete discharge letters/reports/s62 forms as required.
You will be part of a group of Consultant Psychiatrists, who share the on-call rota.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact our recruiter Mohammad on mohammad.rauf@elysiumhealthcare.co.uk who will arrange a call with the Medical Director.
Other Responsibilities include:
xc2xb7 Preparing First-tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers' hearing reports under the supervision of Consultant.
xc2xb7 Provide medical reports and attend CPA meetings to review care of patients with NHS England case managers and community care co-ordinators
xc2xb7 Providing oral evidence at First-tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers' hearings under the supervision of the Consultant (Depending on your experience).
xc2xb7 Contributing to the service development by participating in Clinical Governance activities by conducting audits, research and teaching if required.
xc2xb7 Work effectively with colleagues to ensure that patients are able to access appropriate medical cover at all times, and participate in the on-call rota.
xc2xb7 Participate in learning activities and supervision
xc2xb7 Deliver staff training
xc2xb7 Share responsibility for taking bloods and ECGs as necessary.
xc2xb7 Providing prospective cover to other specialty doctors when they are on leave.
xc2xb7 Liaising with GP and practice nurse regarding physical healthcare of patients.
xc2xb7 Emergency treatment with patients with complex care.
xc2xb7 Undertaking psychiatric and external assessments for clients referred to the unit to determine the appropriate level of care to be provided, under the direction and supervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist, and work with the MDT to ensure delivery of the Care Programme.
xc2xb7 Arranging appropriate clinical tests and investigations and take responsibility for chasing up results and acting on them in a timely manner.
xc2xb7 Any other duties considered to be commensurate with the level of the post.To be successful in this role, you'll need:
xc2xb7 Full GMC registration
xc2xb7 Experience working in psychiatry within multi-disciplinary teams
xc2xb7 To be linked in with an appraisal/RITA process within the last year
xc2xb7 Experience in Psychiatry
xc2xb7 Experience working as a doctor within similar environment
xc2xb7 MRCPsych (desirable)
What you will get:
xc2xb7 Competitive annual salary
xc2xb7 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
xc2xb7 A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
xc2xb7 Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
xc2xb7 Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
xc2xb7 Free meals while on duty
xc2xb7 Employee Assistance Services
xc2xb7 Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
xc2xb7 Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
xc2xb7 Voluntary benefits
xc2xb7 Medical indemnity cover
There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.
About your next employer
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each personxe2x80x99s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.CompanyLearn more about this companyVisit this company's hub to learn about their values, culture, and latest jobs.Share this jobSave jobClick to add the job to your shortlistYou need to or to save a job.Learn more about this companyVisit this company's hub to learn about their values, culture, and latest jobs.Get job alertsCreate a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.JobseekersBMJ CareersExplore BMJCookie Settingsxc2xa9 2014 - 2025 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. Powered by Madgex Job Board SoftwareCloseBefore you apply -
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