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 Hospital Woking providing cover across week nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Cygnet Hospital Woking offers a range of mental health services for men and women. Cygnet Lodge Woking, our sister hospital close by, provides a high dependency inpatient rehabilitation service for men and extends our care pathway.

Services are delivered in a purpose-built therapeutic environment where the focus is on maximising positive outcomes and recovery. A range of therapies supports the care pathway towards independent living.

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

Main duties of the job

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?We'll offer you...

Competitive rate: Weekday rate: �200 Weekend rate: �250 First call out: �50

About us

Cygnet 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 description

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 Hospital Woking providing cover across week nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Cygnet Hospital Woking offers a range of mental health services for men and women. Cygnet Lodge Woking, our sister hospital close by, provides a high dependency inpatient rehabilitation service for men and extends our care pathway. Services are delivered in a purpose-built therapeutic environment where the focus is on maximising positive outcomes and recovery. A range of therapies supports the care pathway towards independent living.

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

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:

• Weekday rate: �200
• Weekend rate: �250
• First call out: �50

As well as...

• The ability to work alongside an onsite Consultant Psychiatrist and multi-disciplinary team
• Free parking
• Paid for Private Indemnity covered by Cygnet
• Paid DBS
• Appraisal & peer supervision
• Access to the NHS Discount Scheme
• Contributory pension scheme & company paid Life Assurance scheme
• Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks

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

Our CESR programme

This programme will help you develop the skills you need to progress to Consultant level and youll rotate within wards/services to gain valuable experience across various subspecialties.

Youll also have an educational supervisor to review your progress and oversee your development and youll receive support with MRCPsych exams.

Cygnet has 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 thousands of individuals to consistently make a positive difference to their lives.

We maintain a good relationship with our quality regulators and undergo regular inspections, with 85% of our services rated Good or Outstanding. We also operate an internal system of quality care, treatment and positive outcomes.

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Person Specification

General Requirements

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Employer details

Employer name

Cygnet Health Care

Address

Knaphill

GU21 2QS

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