Staff Grade Doctor

Reference

PRI99286

Location

Priory Hospital Market Weighton, 27 Holme Road, Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO43 3EQ

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

60,000 Pro Rata

Hours

37.5

Vacancy Type

Fixed Term - Part Time

Job Advert - Division Information

Job Purpose:

To deliver high quality clinical servce to patients and to work closely with the unit’s multidisciplinary team, Resident Medical Officer (RMO) and General Practitioner to ensure that patients receive a holistic and person-centric treatment programme based on the recovery model.

Responsibilities:

 • 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 unit multidisciplinary team to ensure delivery of the Care Programme.

• Prepare discharge summaries, reports and other associated documentation as necessary e.g. for CPA meetings, as directed and supervised by the Consultant Psychiatrist.

• Participation in learning activities and supervision.

• Participation in Clinical Governance activities, and account for contracted hours utilised in research, Continuing Professional Development and other non-clinical duties as necessary and in a timely manner.

• Working effectively with colleagues to ensure that clients have access to appropriate medical cover at all times, which will require participation in an on-call rota for the site.

• The post holder will be expected to support the GP in delivering physical health care and emergency treatment to patients in complex care.

• To support the RMO and GP in delivering a consistently high standard of medical care to all patients on site. Be responsible for inducting new RMP’s and providing cover for them when they are on compensatory rest periods.

• Share responsibility for taking bloods with the site phlebotomist and RMO as necessary.

• Arrange appropriate clinical tests and investigations and take responsibility for chasing up results and acting on them in a timely manner.

• 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.