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SalaryDo you want to work in a friendly, committed, and established service where your knowledge, experience and skills will be valued? Join the team at Pinhoe View Hospital, situated in Exeter, a bright and developing city in the south-west of England. It is ideally placed for rural living with proximity to the coast and several areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Pinhoe View has two 16 bedded acute general adult psychiatry wards- one male ward and one female ward. Patients maybe informal or detained under the Mental health act. The medical team consists of two consultant psychiatrists and two Associate Specialist doctors. You will work alongside a Consultant Psychiatrist as part of a multidisciplinary team (Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Psychology and Social Work) to provide care and treatment across one ward. You will be able to join a dynamic peer group with several other Associate Specialists and Consultant colleagues within the region as well as a national SAS doctor peer group to support your individual and career development.
There is a requirement to be on the first tier on-call for one weekday night per week.
Your Responsibilities:
- Assessments and admissions of new patients to the service.
- Obtaining collateral histories from other professionals and family.
- Formulating a diagnosis in conjunction with the MDT.
- Completing physical health assessments and working closely with our GP's and Physical Health Nurse to improve the physical wellbeing of patients
- Completing discharge letters/reports/ SOAD forms.
- Support the adequate working of the Care Programme Approach and Care and treatment plans for service users.
- Work closely with our Pharmacist to ensure safe, effective, evidence based prescribing.
- Liaise with external professionals and work collaboratively with commissioners and external care teams to aid seamless transitions to the community.
- Contributing to the service development by participating in Clinical Governance activities, quality initiatives, audits, research and teaching.
- Under the supervision of the Consultant, provide leadership of the clinical team and preparing First-tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers' hearing reports.
As an Associate Specialist, you will have:
- Full GMC Registration and to be up to date with appraisal and revalidation requirements.
- Experience in working in psychiatry within multi-disciplinary teams and inpatient settings.
- To be in good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Section 12(2) approval in England is desirable but not essential.
What you will get:
- Competitive annual salary
- Medical indemnity cover
- The equivalent of 30 days of annual leave - plus your birthday off
- Free meals
- Wellbeing support and activities
- Career development and training
- Pension contribution
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Maternity Package
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check 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. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.
