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Consultant Psychiatrist - Female PICU

PrioryManchester, Greater Manchester🇬🇧United Kingdom

Why this role stands out

This hybrid Consultant Psychiatrist role offers a highly competitive £170,000 annual salary and the chance to make a significant impact on patient recovery within a respected healthcare institution. You'll thrive if you're a skilled clinician seeking leadership opportunities, advanced clinical practice, and the chance to mentor junior staff within a supportive multidisciplinary team. Apply today to elevate your career in a role that values your expertise and dedication.

Quick overview

Salary£170k/yr
SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeHybrid
LocationManchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Mental HealthPatient Care

Job description

Description


Priory Hospital Cheadle
£170,000 per annum
Full Time - 37.5 Hours per week
Priory Hospital Cheadle is looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our established Clinical team in Manchester. This is an opportunity to play a key role in the assessment, treatment and recovery of patients within our Female PICU setting.
Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal, Stockport is an inpatient mental health service for young people and adults. It is accessible by public transport, with local bus routes along Wilmslow Road and Cheadle Hulme and East Didsbury railway stations approximately 1–2 miles from the service.

What you'll be doing


As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will provide clinical responsibility and take overall responsibility for assessing, treating, and caring for patients. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you will ensure care is safe, effective, person-centred and focused on recovery.
You will also:
  • Take clinical responsibility for patients, including multidisciplinary ward rounds, risk reviews, strategic reviews and the development of a therapeutic milieu.
  • Act as the Responsible Clinician to patients detained under the Mental Health Act (1983).
  • Supervise the process of referral and admission including contributing to preadmission assessments of young people with other team members.
  • Contribute to clinical governance, service development and strategic planning.
  • Supervise and support junior medical staff and contribute to teaching and training.
Further information about the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached job description

What you'll bring to the role


Essential for the role
You will hold MRCPsych (or an equivalent qualification), a CCT (or equivalent) and be included on the GMC Specialist Register. You will also have Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician status.
We are looking for someone with strong clinical knowledge and experience relevant to the speciality, who can work collaboratively within and lead a multidisciplinary team. You will demonstrate a commitment to shared leadership, continuous improvement and high-quality patient care, alongside evidence of ongoing professional development.

What we will give you in return


We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.
  • Enhanced maternity pay
  • Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
  • Access to development opportunities
  • Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
  • Leadership & management development
  • Long service award
  • Refer a friend bonuses
Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.

About Priory

Priory is the UK’s leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions – including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children’s mental health – and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader–Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.
For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

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