General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist

  • North West of England
  • Negotiable
  • Locum/Temporary
  • Consultant

Posted April 3, 2024

As a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist working for a private hospital in the North West of England, your proposed hours will be Monday – Friday, 9-5 in a inpatient service. This role is a full-time position and will commence the last week of April for 3 months initially. To be considered for this role, applicants will need full GMC registration, an enhanced DBS, Section 12, should have experience of managing patients in inpatient settings, preferably in rehab or forensic settings and experience of working with patients who have diagnosis of personality disorder is desirable.

Responsibilities of the role

When working in this post, you will be overseeing about 18 patients, predominantly caring for female patients in a rehab inpatient service. No on-call commitment with locum post and will be supported by a physical health team taking a lead on PH issues and an admin team.

Who you’re working for

These specialist hospitals focus on achieving personalised outcomes that are appropriate for everyone across their four divisions of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Learning Disabilities and Autism, Neurological and Children and Education.

About the location

North West England is one of nine official regions of England and consists of the counties: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. Preston has been named the best city in the North West to live and work as it was ranked the highest for having a successful work-life balance and improving employment rates and house prices to make this area more attractive.

Why work with Athona?

Athona is one of the UK’s leading on-framework healthcare recruitment agencies, with a reputation for building professional and personable relationships with our candidates and clients at Trusts and Services nationwide. With over 20 years of experience in this field, we pride ourselves on taking great care and detail in every candidate we place, this is what we call, ‘The Art of Recruitment.’

  • We’re CPD accredited
  • Referral scheme – receive up to £250 for every doctor recommendation
  • Industry-leading revalidation and appraisal support team
  • Choose your payment option and what type of worker you will be; whether to become a Pay As You Earn (PAYE), Umbrella or Limited Company worker

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