Consultant Psychiatrist

Job overview

We are excited to be able to advertise for a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to provide clinical leadership to the inpatient service at Wotton Lawn Hospital based in Gloucester. This is a post vacated by a Consultant Psychiatrist moving roles internally.

Wotton Lawn Hospital in Gloucester has 66 acute beds across 4 wards as well as a 10-bed intensive care unit. Priory ward is a 18 bed mixed ward covering patients from the across the Gloucestershire area.

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are full-time, 10 sessions per week.

Job description

You will provide senior clinical leadership to Priory Ward. This will include working with medical colleagues, the wider MDT and the patient's supporting system. The role will include both direct patient contact and consultation/supervision of others.

You will be the Responsible Clinician for your inpatients and will be expected to exercise RC responsibilities in accordance with the Code of Practice. A key responsibility will be providing written and oral evidence at Mental Health Act Managers' Meetings and Review Tribunals.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for the main responsibilities and expectations of the role and the personal specifications required.

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About the organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Person specification

Personal skills

Essential

• Higher specialist training/extensive psychiatry experience
• Understanding of NHS and policies and procedures related to Medical
• Good interpersonal skills and aptitude for leadership

Qualifications

Essential

• Basic Medical Qualification GMC registered
• On GMC Specialist Register, or are eligible for such inclusion
• Approved Clinician/S12 approval or eligibility for approval

Desirable

• MRCPsych or equivalent
• Qualifications or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management

Supporting documents

• Priory Ward job description.pdf (PDF, 321 KB)