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Visiting Consultant Psychiatrist - Adult

PrioryWadhurst, East Sussex🇬🇧United Kingdom

Why this role stands out

This role offers an exceptional opportunity to build a thriving private practice within a prestigious, supportive environment that prioritizes clinical excellence and multidisciplinary collaboration. You will thrive here if you are a patient-centered consultant eager to leverage established referral streams and modern facilities to grow your career while enjoying the flexibility of a hybrid working model. Take the next step in your professional journey and apply today to become a valued member of this respected clinical team.

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeZero Hours
Work modeHybrid
LocationWadhurst, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Mental HealthNursingPatient Care

Job description

Description



Priory Hospital Ticehurst House

Are you an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist looking to establish or expand a successful private practice within an established, highly respected mental health hospital?
Priory Hospital Ticehurst House is seeking an enthusiastic and patient-centred Consultant Psychiatrist to join our thriving adult inpatient and outpatient services.
This is a unique opportunity to become part of a genuinely supportive and collaborative team where clinical excellence, multidisciplinary working and professional respect are at the heart of everything we do.

We are particularly interested in consultants who are able to commit to at least three days per week, enabling them to build a successful and sustainable practice whilst becoming an integral member of our clinical community.

What you'll be doing


· Assess and manage private adult inpatients and outpatients.
· Deliver high-quality evidence-based psychiatric care.
· Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
· Participate in governance and quality improvement.
· Develop relationships with referrers.
· Maintain appraisal and GMC revalidation requirements.

What you'll bring to the role


· An established reputation for clinical excellence within independent mental healthcare.

· A friendly, approachable and highly supportive consultant body.
· Excellent multidisciplinary collaboration with experienced therapists, psychologists and nursing teams.
· Immediate access to an existing referral stream and opportunities to grow your private practice.
· Modern inpatient facilities alongside comprehensive outpatient services.
· Opportunity to shape and influence service development.
· A culture valuing professionalism, mutual respect and outstanding patient care.

· Immediate patient flow.
· Established relationships with major private medical insurers.
· National brand recognition and marketing support.
· Comprehensive administrative and operational support.
· Support with regulatory compliance and governance.
· Flexibility to shape your own practice.
· Educational and networking opportunities.

What we will give you in return



· Assess and manage private adult inpatients and outpatients.
· Deliver high-quality evidence-based psychiatric care.
· Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

· Participate in governance and quality improvement.

· Develop relationships with referrers.
· Maintain appraisal and GMC revalidation requirements.

· GMC Specialist Registration in preferably General Adult Psychiatry.

· Substantive NHS Consultant experience (typically at least two years).

· Excellent communication and leadership skills.
· Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
· Patient-centred approach.

· Availability ideally three or more days per week.

Many of our consultants tell us that what distinguishes Ticehurst House is the quality of the people they work alongside. Our consultants work within a highly supportive, approachable consultant body, complemented by experienced psychologists, therapists, nurses and operational colleagues. This collaborative culture allows clinicians to focus on delivering exceptional patient care while developing a successful and rewarding private practice.
If you are looking for more than simply practicing privileges and if you are seeking a long-term professional home within one of the UK's most respected independent mental healthcare providers we would be delighted to hear from you.

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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