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Specialty Doctors / Associate Specialist Adult Male Medium Secure

Employer
St Andrew's Healthcare
Location
Northampton
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
12 Apr 2021

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Specialty Doctor / Associate Specialist - Adult Male Medium Secure
Northampton
Full Time or Part Time
Packages up to £80K depending on experience
On call payments paid separately

You can achieve more at St Andrew's Healthcare

A top 20 UK charity, St Andrew's is a unique provider of specialist care in mental health and learning disability. We aspire to deliver truly world class, holistic services within our outstanding, modern facilities. Our independence means we can always put patients' interests at the heart of decision making, while re-investing surpluses in frontline services. We are currently transforming the Charity to ensure we can deliver 'Value Based Healthcare' toensure our patients consistently get the best possible outcomes.

"Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrew's CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day."

The Service

This is a male medium secure ward that will provide care and treatment for working age males with mental illnesses. This is a new ward that will form part of an established and successful medium secure male service. You will work closely with the other male wards and clinical teams to ensure the pathways between the wards/services are maximised and meet patients' needs as they progress through treatment and recovery.

The service has a track record for innovation and using outcome measures to provide the highest quality of care.

About You

The successful candidate will join an established MDT and help support the continuous improvement of services and patient care. You will also be able to undertake research projects as part of St Andrew's commitment to innovation and world-class care.

MRCPsych or equivalent is preferable and membership of the GMC will be required. Further career progression in terms of Section 12(2) approval, Approved Clinician status, will be encouraged and supported.

Development
We are extremely proud to empower the careers of our medical professionals, and our Executive Medical Director and all of our Clinical Directors have grown and developed into their current roles within the Charity

We also support a number of our Psychiatrists through various leadership and clinical training programmes. There are also opportunities to attend our regular internal CPD events and for you to develop a medico-legal out-patient practice as part of the St Andrews Consultancy Service.

Why Choose St Andrew's?
  • Competitive salary
  • Separately remunerated on call duties available
  • A tailored comprehensive induction programme
  • Medical indemnity cover
  • Supportive working environment
  • Opportunities for Continuing Professional Development with regular onsite educational & training events
  • Support for appraisal and revalidation
  • Autonomy to make decisions to improve patient outcomes
  • Relocation allowance available (subject to status)


Please see below some of the comments from current doctors within St Andrews healthcare:

"The working environment is conducive for anyone wanting to learn and progress in medicine. In particular, you will have plenty of senior support and guidance. (I don't know of any previous post I've worked in, in which I have had as much access to my Supervising Consultant).
At St Andrew's you will definitely feel you are a genuine and appreciated contributor to the Multidisciplinary Team. And, you will certainly feel you are making a positive difference in patient's lives."

Rewards
We offer an excellent benefits package including pension, 41 days holiday, life cover, car lease scheme, free parking on all our sites, cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers and more...

Interested?

For further details please contact Dr Alex Hamilton - on 01604608678 ([email protected]) or our Internal Recruitment Consultant,James Farrellyon 01604 616624 ([email protected])

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