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Providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare and Partnerships in Care. Enabling our patients with mental health difficulties to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.
Llanarth Court is a sector-leading example of how by providing a wide variety of care settings a clear care pathway in the direction of recovery can be achieved for all patients.
We provide:
- Medium secure, low secure, locked and open, recovery focused rehabilitation, and community housing to support patients` safe and positive reintegration into the community
- Acute, PICU and high dependency services (HDU) for patients in an acute psychiatric crisis, who are at risk to themselves and others, and require an emergency admission
- Specialist residential care and education, specifically designed for young people, with histories of self-injurious behaviours, attachment difficulties and complex presentations
- Individualised inpatient and residential care and education for children, young people and adults, requiring treatment of acute or severe and enduring eating disorders
- Personalised inpatient and outpatient treatment for addiction and psychological trauma
We are looking for an enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist to work either at the womens service at Llanarth court hospital or the male low secure service at Ty Catrin in Cardiff. The womens service is comprises of a 16 bedded medium service, Awen and a four bedded open rehab service, Woodlands and is based at Llanarth court hospital in Abergavenny.
Our Consultant Psychiatrist role involves:
- Providing clinical leadership to a successful multi-disciplinary team
- Managing specialist mental health, behavioural and psychological needs of patients suffering mental disorder
- Attending team meetings
- Assessing and treating new referrals
- Being involved with CPA, review meetings and Mental Health Review Tribunals
- Being available for crisis and on-call work
- Responding to the need for psychiatric input
- Dealing with some physical problems within your sphere of expertise that are drawn to your attention
- Taking part in clinical and interdisciplinary activities within the service
- Keeping up to date with current practices (journals, meetings and conferences)
- Being familiar with and complying with the policies and procedures laid down in the policy manual
- Interfacing with other PIC Services to share best practice, clinical audit and research
- Interfacing externally to develop and manage person-centred pathways with other commissioning and provider services
- Being part of an out of hours on call rota
Participate in appraisal and revalidation in line with PiC policy
To be successful as Consultant Psychiatrist, you`ll need:
- Commitment to patient-centred care and to values-based and evidence-based practice
- A flexible, positive, team-orientated approach
- GMC and Defence Society Membership
- Substantive consultants need to be on the GMC Specialist register for adult psychiatry, rehabilitation psychiatry or forensic psychiatry
- Have to be an approved clinician and section 12 approved doctor
About our benefits
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (at commencement of employment)
- A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP)
- Private Medical Insurance Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Free meals while on duty
- Carefirst - Employee Assistance Services
- Continuous learning and development
- Childcare vouchers
- Career development
- Personal health insurance
- Voluntary Benefits
For enquiries about this post contact:
Dr Phil Huckle Regional clinical director on 01873 840555 Email: Phil.huckle @partnershipsincare.co.uk
About us
From education to hospitals, care homes and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term and respite mental healthcare.
The integrated strength of each service provides a seamless transition for the individual as they progress between higher and lower dependency care and a
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