Consultant Psychiatrist – Male Acute; Part Time

Consultant Psychiatrist – Male Acute (Part Time)

Apply for the Consultant Psychiatrist – Male Acute (Part Time) role at Cygnet

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• Job Title:
  
  Consultant Psychiatrist
• Service Line:
  Male Acute
• Professionally Accountable to:
  Medical Director
• Managerially Responsible to:
  Hospital Manager

This part‑time (any 3 days per week) position is at Cygnet Lodge Woking
. You will provide senior medical cover on the George Willard Ward
, a 12 bed male mental health acute service.

The post holder will be the Responsible Clinician, overseeing and maintaining inpatient care, auditing medical services at the ward, and ensuring quality in accordance with GMC standards and other relevant professional guidelines.

Cygnet Lodge Woking is a 31 bed service offering acute and high‑support inpatient rehabilitation (Level 2) for men with complex mental health needs. Staff includes a social worker, responsible clinician, ward doctor, psychologist, assistant psychologist, independent advocate, chaplain, practice nurse and assistant, occupational therapist, and occupational therapy assistant. All service users are registered with the local GP.

George Willard Ward provides a safe and stabilising environment for men experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and requiring emergency admission.

In this role, your expertise will drive life‑changing treatment fully supported by a Specialty Doctor and a first‑class multidisciplinary team. You’ll have the opportunity to progress to Medical Director level through our management schemes.

At Cygnet, you’ll enjoy excellent professional development, shopping, travel and leisure discounts, and a range of healthcare and financial benefits to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

• Lead on the provision of high quality care to the service users admitted to George Willard Ward
• Act as a positive role model, maintaining a positive attitude towards patients, their families, visitors and other staff.
• Take overall responsibility for patient treatment plans in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
• Assess referrals & undertake mental state examinations of service users.
• Undertake appropriate investigations, diagnosis and treatment.
• Conduct ward rounds, patient reviews and clinical audits.
• Lead the implementation of risk assessment, risk management and embed clinical governance within the service.
• Supervise reports for Mental Health Act tribunals & managers’ hearings & attend hearings.
• Liaise with the Ministry of Justice for transfer of patients and approval of leave as required.
• Maintain patient records appropriately.
• Ensure and maintain regular communication with the Site Medical Director and Hospital Manager.
• Communicate effectively through regular contact with patients, relatives, staff, directors, and any other concerned bodies, maintaining appropriate reports.
• Attend and contribute to academic meetings and adhere to CPD standards set out by the GMC, Department of Health and the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Contribute to the telephone on‑call rota.

• Salary up to £100,000 per year (£166,000 per year FTE)
• Generous annual leave entitlement that increases with length of service
• 5 days study leave, study budget and in‑house CPD/peer group programme
• Company paid Life Assurance scheme covering 3× salary
• Contributory pension scheme
• Research opportunities, including publishing in The Cygnet Journal and joining the Cygnet Research & Development Group
• Teaching opportunities including medical students, the Cygnet CESR programme and Cygnet MRCPsych programme
• Opportunity to lead and participate in QI & Audit initiatives
• Company funded cash plan with up to £1,000 per annum worth of benefits: free physiotherapy, osteopaths, optical, dental, consultations, scans and prescriptions
• Gym discounts across the UK, free online fitness classes with Class Pass, nutritional programmes and fitness consultations
• Discount schemes:
  Reward Gateway, NHS Discount and Blue Lights Card
• Free meals, on‑site parking and…