We are looking for a confident Bank On Call Doctor (Psychiatry) with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You will be providing non residential, out of hours cover (Weekdays 5pm - 9am / Weekends 9am - 9pm) and some ad hoc day shifts, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet sites within the North East of England

Main duties of the job

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About us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.

We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care.

Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10,000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

Job responsibilities

Are you an outstanding Psychiatrist looking for your next challenge which allows you to work flexibly?

We are looking for On Call Doctors to provide on call cover to our well-established Psychiatry Teams based at Cygnet in the North East of England, providing cover across week nights, weekends, bank holidays and ad hoc day shifts.

We are looking for support within the services below:

• Cygnet Hospital Hexham (HG1 2JL)
• Cygnet Hospital Harrogate (NE46 4JR)
• Cygnet Victoria House (DL1 2LN)
• Cygnet Appletree (DH7 8NT)

Shifts to be covered:

• Weeknight cover (5.00pm to 9.00am)
• Weekend / Bank Holiday cover (9.00am to 9.00am)
• Ad-Hoc Day cover for annual leave and sick leave (9.00am - 5.00pm)

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

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Your role responsibilities

• Ensure that the ward is at all times aware of contact arrangements, and that those arrangements are always in place and they enable the ward to make contact immediately in the event of an admission or clinical emergency
• Respond immediately to contact from the ward and be immediately available to travel to reach the hospital
• Attend the hospital to assess, physically examine, and initiate immediate management of every admission, maintaining high professional standards
• Keep clinical records to a satisfactory standard.
• Report clinically to the responsible clinician for individual patients and to the Medical Director, who will be responsible for maintaining standards of service
• Prescribe and review medication under the supervision of the relevant Consultant Psychiatrist and undertake clinical audits and maintain and monitor standards of care
• Maintain good communication with the multi-disciplinary team and nursing staff, including morning handover meetings each working day.
• Ensure that the wards are not left without medical cover at any time during the duty period and that any urgent clinical situation is properly and safely managed, and stabilised

Why Cygnet? Well offer you

Competitive rate:

On-call Fee:

• Weeknight cover (5.00pm to 9.00am): £350 per night cover
• Weekend / Bank Holiday cover (9.00am to 9.00am): £450 per 24hr period

Ad-Hoc Day Cover Fee

As well as...

• The ability to work alongside an onsite Consultant Psychiatrist and multi-disciplinary team
• Free parking
• Paid DBS
• Contributory pension scheme & company paid Life Assurance scheme
• Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks
• Free meals on duty & cycle to work scheme

We are looking for someone who is...

• Fully GMC registered & MBBS (or equivalent) qualified
• Experienced within a mental health setting
• Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Knowledgeable of mental health legislation & codes of practice
• An excellent clinical decision maker, with sound judgement & ability to manage risk
• A first-rate communicator who can interview, assess & treat patients & write clear, comprehensive medical notes
• Committed to continued professional development
• Preferably approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act & a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent

Cygnethas been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes. Our expert care enables 2,200 individuals across 108 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives.

What next? If you care about making a difference we want to talk to you.

Click the link to apply or email a copy of your CV to hannahdunlop@cygnethealth.co.uk

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.