Specialty Doctor - Male Acute Psychiatry
Job summary
Come and join the UKs 4th largest independent provider in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people -no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone. We are looking for a Specialty Doctor to join the team at the Kings Norton Hospital in Birmingham. The role is based on the Hope Ward - Male Acute Psychiatry. The role is full time with some on-call requirement.
Main duties of the job
Kings Norton Hospital in Birmingham supports adults requiring care and treatment for acute mental health conditions across three wards: Lakeside Ward A 10 bed Acute Mental Health service for women. Manor Ward A 10 bed Acute Mental Health service for men. Hope Ward A 12 bed Acute Mental Health service for men. The service provides high quality intensive treatment in a clinically safe and caring environment. Our Acute Wards are for patients who need to step down from a PICU setting or who have complex, severe or prolonged mental health issues but do not require a PICU setting. Patients are either admitted formally or voluntarily.
About us
Active Care Group are a pioneering national provider of complex care services, delivering pathways and better outcomes for people. We have a collaborative and holistic approach to care underpinned by proven clinical and therapeutic expertise. We specialise in supporting young people and adults with complex needs to make positive progress and lead happier, more independent lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What you'll be doing:
- To provide day to day psychiatric and medical management for patients on their respective ward under the supervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist.
- To admit new patients via a full clerking, including full histories, mental state examinations and physical examinations, organising the necessary investigations and following these up to prepare holistic management plans.
- Presentation of cases in MDT ward rounds and following up the treatment plans.
- To liaise with referrers, family and other organisations involved in patient care.
- Participation in clinical and administrative meetings like case discussions and governance meetings is also expected.
- To participate in first medical on-call rota. Extra days attract further remuneration. The on-call rota is non-residential with expectation that the doctor is able to attend the hospital within 1 hours, when required during on call periods. The hospital also has parallel telephone consultant on-call rota and supervision to support first on call doctors.
What you'll have:
- Fully GMC registered & MBBS (or equivalent) qualified
- Recent experience in psychiatry
- Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Knowledgeable of mental health legislation & the Codes of Practice
- A first-rate communicator who can interview, assess & treat patients & write clear, comprehensive medical notes
- Committed to continued professional development
We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.
What to look forward to:
- 25 days plus bank holidays
- Birthday off
- Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
- Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
- Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
- A Nest Personal Pension account
- Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
- We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
- Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
- Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
- ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group
Person Specification
Qualifications
- GMC registration
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Active Care Group
Address
Kings Norton Hospital
Birmingham
West Midlands
B30 3LN
https://activecaregroup.co.uk/
- Company
- Active Care Group
- Location
- Birmingham, United Kingdom B30 3LN
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £70000.00 - £90000.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Active Care Group
- Location
- Birmingham, United Kingdom B30 3LN
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £70000.00 - £90000.00 a year
- Posted