Staff Grade Doctor - Adult Inpatient Acute

Reference

PRI98601

Location

Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal, 100 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, SK8 3DG

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

£80,000

Hours

37.5 hours per week

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert - Division Information

Providing quality, inspiring innovation and  delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health illness to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.

Job Advert Location Description

Providing quality, inspiring innovation and  delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health illness to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.

We are looking for a Specialty Grade Doctor for our adult inpatient acute unit at the Priory Cheadle Royal Hospital. Salary- £80,000- NO ON CALL

Priory Group is the UK’S leading independent provider of mental health care and education services.  We have an outstanding reputation both for the service we deliver and for the investment we make in our people and in our environment.

Our acute mental health units for adult male and female patients offer a 24-hour admission service to support local NHS services and PICU wards. The ethos of the acute wards is to provide support in a crisis and offer therapeutic engagement during the in-patient stay. Our specialist inpatient acute teams are committed to providing the highest quality of care, supporting patients with a wide range of mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia, personality disorder, depression, bipolar disorder and other diagnoses, in safe and highly therapeutic environments.

Specialty Doctors at Cheadle Royal will join a large team of substantive medical staff, each ward is led by a Consultant Psychiatrist supported by their Specialty Doctor and other members of the Multi Disciplinary Team.  We provide an excellent opportunity to develop your clinical knowledge and practice working alongside experienced Consultants and clinicians within the team, offering a wide variety of clinical practice not usually available within the NHS.  We offer a solid commitment to your CPD and have an excellent track record in supporting Specialty Doctors to achieve success in professional examinations and to move on to higher specialist training.

The post holder will be expected to work closely with the consultant and MDT, but be also able to work independently.

As of February 2023, out of hours cover for the site is provided by NES Healthcare and, as such, working hours are 37.5 hours per week, which conventionally runs from 9am to 5pm. No on call required needed at the current time.

Due to the specialist nature of these services, the Specialty Doctor has a key role in providing evidence-based assessment and treatment under direct supervision and support from the consultant. We have a national reputation for offering treatment for complex and challenging presentations in all our service users. You will also report to the supervising consultant and is expected to have formal supervision at a frequency compatible with Priory policy, and to be a member of a peer group within Priory.

Job Advert Role Description

Requirements:

• GMC registration with a license to practice
• Substantive experience in Psychiatry
• Section 12 approval (desirable)
• MRCPsych (desirable)

What we offer you:

• Salary of £80,000- No On Call Responsibility

At Priory not only do we have good peer groups at site but we have worked hard on joining up the network of doctors to stay connected – such as through whats app.  We also have good support for CPD and a mentorship programme for medical staff new to the private sector or to Priory.  Due to the large size of the company there are some excellent career progression opportunities and each specialisation has a network supporting it which the doctor can become an active part of:

• Peer group of Doctors that are supportive.
• Generous study leave (including funding)
• You will have your own office and ample administrative support
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Career development opportunities at the hospital and within the Priory Group
• Our independent Employee Assistant Program can offer confidential emotional and practical support and advice to colleagues, 24/7
• Priory benefit package (including private health insurance)
• Company pension scheme

Other benefits you can expect upon joining our Cheadle Royal Hospital include:

• 25 days annual leave (plus 8 Bank holidays) increasing with length of service
• Birthday leave
• Free on site parking
• Subsidised meals
• Dedicated career pathway
• Enhanced sick pay and maternity pay after 1 years service

An informal discussion is encouraged – contact us today to set up a confidential, non-obligatory chat with Dr Rahi Tangirala, Medical Director, on 0161 428 9511 extension 4355 or email hrcheadle@priorygroup.com

Division DBS info

About us

As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development. Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your Pre-Employment checks. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements.  We thank you for your understanding. 

Disclosure

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

Closing Date

31/01/2025