Consultant Psychiatrist

at  Priory Healthcare

Set 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 to live their best life in a safe and supportive environment.
The ethos of the acute ward is to provide support in a crisis and offer therapeutic engagement during the in-patient stay. Redwood Ward is a new Adult Inpatient Acute Ward which will open early October. 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, Redwood 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 support living. The MDT consists of a Responsible Clinician (RC), Specialty Doctor, Ward Manager, Occupational Therapist, the 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 Redwood ward.
This is a Part time position on 30 hours per week, providing psychiatric care to inpatients on Redwood, alongside providing the clinical leadership on the unit to ensure safe and effective service delivery.
The post is supported by a full time Specialty Doctor or Advanced Practitioner and the post holder will be working within a full Multidisciplinary Team.

POST REQUIREMENTS:

MBBS or Equivalent Medical Degree and MRCPsych with s12/AC approval
Full GMC registration with license to practice
Knowledgeable of the Mental Health Act and Code of Practice, along with the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Code of Practice
Committed to continued professional development
Desirable to have had significant experience of inpatient mental health acute units.
Able to work collaboratively as a part of a multi-disciplinary team
Company and Site Benefits
Generous annual leave entitlement with Birthday Leave
Study leave & support with CPD opportunities
Supportive consultant peer group
Opportunity to undertake further leaning & development
Medical indemnity cover
Free onsite parking
Subsidised lunches
Online benefits and cashback rewards
For further information please contact: HRCheadle@priorygroup.com
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check