NHS
Medical Director & Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
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Job Description
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- Ensure optimal clinical outcomes for the people in our care
- Lead on all aspects of clinical practice & serve as an example of operational excellence
- Provide leadership for medical staff on both professional and managerial issues whilst monitoring their performance
- Supervision of all consultants and ensuring consultants are supervising SDs and ASs
- Provide expert knowledge & support within the service & to the wider team
- Ensure quality & compliance with internal & external standards & regulations
- Work with colleagues to provide integrated, whole person treatment & care
- Coach, mentor & train colleagues
- Ensure regular communication and meetings with medical staff
- Assist in recruitment and retention of medical staff to provide a high quality clinical service
- Ensure that medical staff are involved in hospital clinical governance
- Work in conjunction with hospital managers to lead on the successful implementation of CQC outcomes for 4, 7 and 9
- Chair medical advisory committee meetings and attend Cygnet Medical Directors meetings
- Liaise with Responsible Officer and Regional Medical Director in respect of concerns about fitness to practice issues for medical staff
- Lead on the provision of high quality care to the service users admitted to Colombus ward
- Act as a positive role model, maintaining and demonstrating a positive attitude towards patients, their families, visitors and other staff.
- Take overall responsibility for patient treatment plans in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team
- Assess referrals & undertake mental state examinations of service users
- Undertake appropriate investigations, diagnosis & treatment
- Conduct ward rounds, patient reviews & clinical audits
- Lead the implementation of risk assessment, risk management & 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
- Good maintenance of patient records
- To ensure and maintain regular communications with the Site Medical Director and Hospital Manager
- To communicate effectively through regular
- Ensure optimal clinical outcomes for the people in our care
- Lead on all aspects of clinical practice & serve as an example of operational excellence
- Provide leadership for medical staff on both professional and managerial issues whilst monitoring their performance
- Supervision of all consultants and ensuring consultants are supervising SDs and ASs
- Provide expert knowledge & support within the service & to the wider team
- Ensure quality & compliance with internal & external standards & regulations
- Work with colleagues to provide integrated, whole person treatment & care
- Coach, mentor & train colleagues
- Ensure regular communication and meetings with medical staff
- Assist in recruitment and retention of medical staff to provide a high quality clinical service
- Ensure that medical staff are involved in hospital clinical governance
- Work in conjunction with hospital managers to lead on the successful implementation of CQC outcomes for 4, 7 and 9
- Chair medical advisory committee meetings and attend Cygnet Medical Directors meetings
- Liaise with Responsible Officer and Regional Medical Director in respect of concerns about fitness to practice issues for medical staff
- Lead on the provision of high quality care to the service users admitted to Colombus ward
- Act as a positive role model, maintaining and demonstrating a positive attitude towards patients, their families, visitors and other staff.
- Take overall responsibility for patient treatment plans in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team
- Assess referrals & undertake mental state examinations of service users
- Undertake appropriate investigations, diagnosis & treatment
- Conduct ward rounds, patient reviews & clinical audits
- Lead the implementation of risk assessment, risk management & 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
- Good maintenance of patient records
- To ensure and maintain regular communications with the Site Medical Director and Hospital Manager
- To communicate effectively through regular
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Job summary
Are you an outstanding Medical Director or ambitious Consultant Psychiatrist looking for new challenges, career development and a competitive salary?
We have an excellent full-time opportunity for a Medical Director & Consultant Psychiatrist to join us at Cygnet Hospital Bury Hudson, located in Bury, Greater Manchester Cygnet Bury Hudson provides a wide range of secure mental health services for men including individuals with a diagnosis of personality disorder.
Main duties of the job
As well as being Medical Director for the Hospital, the post holder will be the Responsible Clinician on Colombus Ward, a 13 bed personality disorder service for men in a medium secure setting
About us
Cygnet has been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes.
Our expert care enables thousands of individuals to consistently make a positive difference to their lives.
We maintain a good relationship with our quality regulators and undergo regular inspections, with 85% of our services rated Good or Outstanding. We also operate an internal system of quality care, treatment and positive outcomes.
Details
Date posted
11 July 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£175,000 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
VP7BF26157
Job locations
Bury
BL8 2BS
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Consultant Psychiatrist & Medical Director
Service & location:Cygnet Hospital Bury Hudson - Male Medium Secure Personality Disorder Unit
Professionally Accountable to: Regional Medical Director
Managerially Responsible to: Hospital Manager
We are seeking an experienced full-time Medical Director & Consultant Psychiatrist who will work at Cygnet Hospital Bury Hudson and provide senior medical cover on Colombus ward, our 13 bed Male Medium Secure Personality Disorder Unit
The post holder will be the Responsible Clinician and will oversee and maintain the care of all ward inpatients as required and will also have responsibility for auditing the medical services rendered at the ward and ensuring their good quality in accordance to GMC standards of good medical practice and other relevant professional guidelines.
Apart from being the Responsible Clinician, you will also be the Medical Director at Cygnet Hospital Bury Hudson
Cygnet Bury Hudson is a 78 bed hospital and providesa wide range of securemental health services for men including individuals with a diagnosis of personality disorder.
This role is based on Columbus ward, which is a medium secure unit & delivers care for men with a personality disorder & enduring mental health needs in a calm, therapeutic environment with a focus on service user experience, shared care and safety.
This is a full-time position with 0.2 WTE as Medical Director and 0.8 WTE as Consultant Psychiatrist.
In this role, your expertise will be the driving force for life-changing treatment fully supported by a Specialty Doctor and first-class multidisciplinary team including qualified nurses, psychologist and occupational therapist.
At Cygnet, youll enjoy excellent professional development, shopping, travel and leisure discounts as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits to support you to be happy both in and out of work.
Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects whilereaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.
Main duties and Responsibilities
As a Medical Director you will:
As a Consultant Psychiatrist you will:
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Consultant Psychiatrist & Medical Director
Service & location:Cygnet Hospital Bury Hudson - Male Medium Secure Personality Disorder Unit
Professionally Accountable to: Regional Medical Director
Managerially Responsible to: Hospital Manager
We are seeking an experienced full-time Medical Director & Consultant Psychiatrist who will work at Cygnet Hospital Bury Hudson and provide senior medical cover on Colombus ward, our 13 bed Male Medium Secure Personality Disorder Unit
The post holder will be the Responsible Clinician and will oversee and maintain the care of all ward inpatients as required and will also have responsibility for auditing the medical services rendered at the ward and ensuring their good quality in accordance to GMC standards of good medical practice and other relevant professional guidelines.
Apart from being the Responsible Clinician, you will also be the Medical Director at Cygnet Hospital Bury Hudson
Cygnet Bury Hudson is a 78 bed hospital and providesa wide range of securemental health services for men including individuals with a diagnosis of personality disorder.
This role is based on Columbus ward, which is a medium secure unit & delivers care for men with a personality disorder & enduring mental health needs in a calm, therapeutic environment with a focus on service user experience, shared care and safety.
This is a full-time position with 0.2 WTE as Medical Director and 0.8 WTE as Consultant Psychiatrist.
In this role, your expertise will be the driving force for life-changing treatment fully supported by a Specialty Doctor and first-class multidisciplinary team including qualified nurses, psychologist and occupational therapist.
At Cygnet, youll enjoy excellent professional development, shopping, travel and leisure discounts as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits to support you to be happy both in and out of work.
Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects whilereaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.
Main duties and Responsibilities
As a Medical Director you will:
As a Consultant Psychiatrist you will:
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
General Requirements
Essential
Desirable
General Requirements
Essential
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Cygnet Health Care
Address
Bury
BL8 2BS
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Cygnet Health Care
Address
Bury
BL8 2BS
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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