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<h2>Introduction</h2>
	
		
			
Are you ready to deliver exceptional psychiatric care in a clinical setting? Join our dedicated team at St Neots as the Associate Specialist Doctor and play a key role in providing high-quality care to service users with complex mental health needs.
Working under the direction and supervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist, you will undertake psychiatric and external assessments for service users referred to the unit, ensuring the appropriate level of care is provided. You will collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive Care Programmes tailored to individual needs.
Your responsibilities will include preparing discharge summaries, reports and documentation for CPA meetings, as well as First-tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers’ hearings. You will arrange and review clinical tests and investigations, take responsibility for chasing results and act promptly on findings. Supporting physical health care is a vital part of the role, including sharing responsibility for bloods and ECGs with the site phlebotomist, and ensuring ward staff carry out physical observations in line with medical instructions.
You will participate in learning activities, supervision and Clinical Governance initiatives, contributing to audits, research and teaching. Delivering staff training relevant to the service user group and supporting service development will also form part of your remit. To ensure continuity of care, you will work effectively with colleagues to maintain medical cover at all times, including participation in the on-call rota and providing prospective cover for other specialty doctors during leave periods.
As an Associate Specialist Doctor, you will:
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 <li>Undertake psychiatric and external assessments for clients referred to the unit to determine the appropriate level of care to be provided, under the direction and supervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist, and work with the MDT to ensure delivery of the Care Programme.</li>
 <li>Prepare discharge summaries, reports and other associated documentation as necessary e.g. for CPA meetings, as directed and supervised by the Consultant Psychiatrist.</li>
 <li>Participate in learning activities and supervision.</li>
 <li>Participation in Clinical Governance activities, and account for contracted hours utilised in research, Continuing Professional Development and other non-clinical duties as necessary in a timely manner.</li>
 <li>Working effectively with colleagues to ensure that clients have access to appropriate medical cover at all time, which will require participation in an on-call rota for the site.</li>
 <li>The post holder will be expected to support the GP in delivering physical health care and emergency treatment to patients in complex care.</li>
 <li>Arrange appropriate clinical tests and investigations and take responsibility for chasing up results and acting on them in a timely manner.</li>
 <li>Ensure physical observations by ward staff are carried out in accordance with medical instructions. Review physical observation findings and act upon them in a clinically appropriate manner.</li>
 <li>Providing oral evidence at First-tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers' hearings under the supervision of the Consultant (Depending on your experience).</li>
 <li>Contributing to the service development by participating in Clinical Governance activities by conducting audits, research and teaching.</li>
 <li>Work effectively with colleagues to ensure that patients are able to access appropriate medical cover at all times.</li>
 <li>Providing prospective cover to other specialty doctors when they are on leave.</li>
 <li>Be part of the on-call cover rota.</li>
 <li>Deliver staff training relevant to the service user group.</li>
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To be successful in this role:
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 <li>MBBS or equivalent</li>
 <li>GMC Registration and licence to practice</li>
 <li>Appraisal or RITA in last year</li>
 <li>In good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists for CPD</li>
 <li>Experience in working in Mental Health</li>
 <li>Appropriate experience for specialty being applied for</li>
</ul>
What You’ll Get
At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:
<ul>
 <li>Competitive annual salary</li>
 <li>30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!</li>
 <li>A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution</li>
 <li>Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals</li>
 <li>Voluntary benefits</li>
 <li>Medical indemnity cover</li>
 <li>Access to our Rewards &amp; Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!</li>
 <li>Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance</li>
 <li>Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts</li>
 <li>Life Assurance, for added peace of mind</li>
 <li>Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.</li>
 <li>24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be</li>
 <li>Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time</li>
 <li>Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking</li>
</ul>
About your next employer:
Elysium Health care has 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 &amp; Autism, Children &amp; 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.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
		
	
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