Consultant Adult Psychiatry

Doctors Direct have new opportunities for Consultants with Adult Psychiatry experience. We have multiple roles at many sites across Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust providing community, inpatient and outpatient adult mental health care and learning disability inpatient services.

Our client is looking for doctors who can manage own time and workload, work in multi-professional teams and experience in relevant specialties such as in-patient psychiatry, liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions.

This role allows you to work with a multi-disciplinary team providing holistic evidence-based care working with people to manage their mental health and risks when at their most distressed. As the Consultant you can have the opportunity to develop those working relationships and provide clinical leadership to enhance the clinical offer within the team and wider unit. The multi-disciplinary team you work with also provide the support to provide this care.

 

Responsibilities will include:

  • Work directly with patients suffering from a range of mental health problems and provide an excellent standard of practice and care.
  • Assess patients by reviewing their mental and physical health, their background and current social situation, thoughts, and past health issues, as well as any potential risk factors.
  • Take notes and keep detailed records of any interactions and decisions.
  • Decide on suitable psychiatric treatment plans for patients, which often include a mix of psychological, medical, and social interventions in conjunction with other health professionals.
  • Have excellent knowledge of physiology, anatomy, psychology, pharmacology, and mental health law, as well as an awareness of the social factors that influence mental health.
  • Work closely within, or lead, a multidisciplinary team of health professionals, including psychiatric nurses, psychologists, and occupational therapists.

 

Details about the role:

  • Speciality: Adult Psychiatry.
  • Locations: Bolton, Prestwich, Salford, Wigan, North, South & Central Manchester.
  • Start Date: ASAP-ongoing, no end date yet.
  • Days per week: Monday-Friday (our client will accept part time doctors 2-3 days per week).
  • Shift Pattern: 9:00-17:00, including on call occasionally.
  • Pay rate: £100-£125 per hour (depending on experience).
  • Payment method: PAYE we do NOT facilitate payment through LTD/umbrella companies

 

The minimum requirements for the role are:

  • Valid GMC.
  • Right to work in the UK (we DO NOT provide sponsorship).
  • Clinical attachment complete.
  • Minimum 3 months paid UK experience.
  • AC Status essential.
  • S12 desirable.

 

Our client will consider international doctors who do not have paid UK experience in areas’ whereby there is high demand, however you MUST meet the following requirements:

  • Minimum 10 years international psychiatry experience – essential (this must be detailed in CV).
  • Valid GMC – essential.
  • Right to work in the UK – essential. (we DO NOT provide sponsorship).
  • Excellent in verbal and written English – essential.
  • Clinical attachment complete – desirable.

 

About the Trust:

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust (GMMH) employs around 6,400 people who make a difference across 109 locations.

Meeting the needs of around 65,000 service users each year, GMMH provides community and inpatient mental health care, alongside substance misuse services across the Northwest. GMMH is one of the most active research Trusts in the UK, with one of the highest levels of recruitment to clinical trials for mental health. This puts staff and service users at the leading edge of new mental health treatment and is working towards their objective of delivering the ‘best care, every day.

 

Not only do members of Doctors Direct help save money for the NHS, they receive fantastic benefits including;

  • First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust – access before they are made available to agency
  • Wellbeing incentives –take advantage of the wellbeing hub
  • Competitive pay rates – work this week, get paid next week
  • Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go – access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
  • Essential support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime
  • Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
  • Varied working options to suit your lifestyle – access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
  • Stakeholder pension scheme available

 

How to apply?

To find out more about this opportunity and others please call 03330 143 652 to speak to one of our dedicated recruitment consultants. If you’d like to apply, please email your CV to doctorsjobs@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk.

 

As an equal opportunities organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.