Consultant Psychiatrist - Inpatient Recovery Units (Rehabilitation)

Job overview

We are excited to be able to advertise a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to provide clinical leadership to the Inpatient Recovery Units based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. This is a post vacated by a retiring Consultant Psychiatrist.

Honeybourne Recovery Unit (10 beds) and Laurel House Recovery Unit (13 beds) are stand-alone facilities located on the St Paul's campus in Cheltenham. The majority of patients will have a psychotic illness as the primary diagnoses and range of stays between 6 to 18 months.

The job will entail acting as the responsible clinician to the patients.

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are 10 sessions per week  (1 in 20 on-call).

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job include the clinical care of patients. Working with the MDT to devise comprehensive clinical management plan for the rehabilitation of the patients within the service.

The role also includes managerial aspects such as supervision of specialty doctor and any trainees.

Further information can be found in the attached job description.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We encourage a healthy work-life balance and we have regular away days.

Our medical directorate also supports Consultants through positive relationships with the LNC and Medical Staffing Committee.

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information.

The post is advertised as full time however there is the potential to negotiate a less than full time job plan.

If you have recently applied for a Psychiatry Consultant post there is no need to reapply,  please email the Recruitment Team at [email protected] to inform them of interest in this post.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to ask.

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