Associate Specialist

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 phleb, As an Associate Specialist Doctor, you'll undertake psychiatric and external assessments for clients referred to the unit under the direction of a Consultant Psychiatrist. Your role will include preparing discharge summaries, reports, and documentation for CPA meetings, First-tier Tribunal, and Hospital Managers hearings. You'll arrange and review clinical tests, support physical health care, participate in Clinical Governance activities, and work effectively with colleagues to maintain medical cover, including on-call rota participation. You'll be involved in audits, research, teaching, and staff training, supporting service development. Successful candidates will have an MBBS or equivalent, GMC registration, recent appraisal or RITA, be in good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists for CPD, and have experience in Mental Health and the relevant specialty.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care and has over 8,000 employees with 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 committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment, and all staff are expected to promote and safeguard service users' welfare. Elysium is a Disability Confident employer, ensuring that recruitment processes are carried out in line with equal opportunities, and all candidates must understand their responsibility in safeguarding. A DBS disclosure is required for all appointments.