Acute Consultant Psychiatrist

Join the team at Farmfield Drive in Charlwood as a full time Consultant Psychiatrist. We are looking for a dynamic and innovative consultant psychiatrist to provide medical leadership, and to function as an active member of the multi-disciplinary team. 

As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will take on RC responsibility for 15 patients on Brockham ward. The RC will have the support of a non-consultant grade doctor as well as secretarial support.

Farmfield Hospital is made up of a 51-bed secure unit with both MSU and LSU wards for male patients as well as one 15 bed male non-secure acute ward (Brockham) and one 14 bed male non-secure acute ward (Faygate). The hospital is purpose built and run by the highly experience Elysium Healthcare group. The hospital has excellent transport links to London and Brighton.

Working with an established multi-professional team, you will deliver individualised care have access to a large and supportive peer group of like-minded professionals.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensure that people admitted are assessed, treated, and discharged safely
• Medication management
• Quality assurance, complaints and co-production
• Delivery of NICE guidance
• Lead and manage the CPA and ICR process to ensure full compliance with quality standards

What you will get:

• Competitive annual salary
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off! 
• A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package
• Free meals while on duty
• Employee Assistance Services
• Career development and training
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Voluntary benefits
• Medical indemnity cover
• Flexibility to work in clinically led environments

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check, holiday financing and much more.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.