Specialty Doctor -Maternity Cover

Wells-Brooks are seeking a talented Specialty Doctor for an amazing Hospital in the private sector to be based in Brighton as an Associate Specialist/Specialty Doctor and deliver high-quality clinical service across an eating disorder service under the direction of the responsible clinicians.

In this role, you will provide clinical assessment, review, and evaluation to young people under the care and treatment of the hospital ensuring that all treatment plans are fully adhered to. Working 37.5 hours a week, you will take a specific focus on physical health, food and fluids and risk management across the ward working closely with the ward manager, consultant, and wider MDT.

You will be working alongside Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists as well as the wider MDT of which they form an integral part. There is a regular multi-disciplinary Team meeting daily and weekly so that care and treatment is adequately planned. The team has dedicated administrative support which is based within the hospital.

There are great learning opportunities as you work with the full multidisciplinary team and can benefit from the active service user and staff forums.

Our Specialty Doctor role also involves:

• Clinical assessment, formulation, and treatment of young people with eating disorders CAMHS
• Ensuring an adequate handover to colleagues including out of hours when on call.
• Seeking collateral history from other professionals and family.
• Completing discharge letters/reports/s62 forms as required in a timely manner.
• Preparing First-tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers' hearing reports under the supervision of Consultant.
• Depending on your experience, providing oral evidence at First-tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers' hearings under the supervision of the Consultant.
• Provide high quality treatment under the direction of a Consultant Psychiatrist
• Assess referrals & undertake mental state examinations of service usersTo be successful as a Specialty Doctor, you’ll need:
• Full GMC registration
• Experience working in psychiatry within multi-disciplinary teams
• To be in good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• To have had an appraisal/RITA within the last year
• At least 3 years' experience in Psychiatry
• Experience working as a doctor within similar environment
• MRCPsych (desirable)
• Section 12 (2) approval (desirable)
• AC status (desirable)
• A minimum of 4 years in the registrar or staff grade and/or specialty doctor grade and/or in the clinical and/or senior clinical medical officer grades, at least 2 of which working within Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• A minimum of 10 years medical work (either a continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification which is (or would at the time have been) acceptable by the GMC for full, limited or temporary (but not provisional) registration.

What you will get

• Competitive annual salary + Benefits
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

The safety of our clients service users and colleagues is their priority and as such they encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

If you would like to find out more about this role or have an informal discussion then please get in touch or submit your CV and one of our consultants will be in touch.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract

Salary: £55,000.00-£95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free or subsidised travel
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Brighton, East Sussex: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: Brighton