Forensic or General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist

Forensic or General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist

This is an opportunity to join an established service as a Consultant Psychiatrist, where your knowledge and skills will be valued and developed. You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care.

Main duties of the job

The role involves providing care and treatment for adult women with a wide range of mental health issues, responsible for delivering care programmes, managing physical and mental health concerns and providing individualised approaches to the care and treatment of people admitted to the hospital. You will be working effectively with patients and colleagues, driving multidisciplinary care, contributing to service development and governance processes, and building positive relationships with external stakeholders.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. They follow safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and are a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment.

Job responsibilities

Working 37.5 hours a week, you will provide care and treatment for adult women with a wide range of mental health issues, responsible for delivering care programmes, managing physical and mental health concerns and providing individualised approaches to the care and treatment of people admitted to the hospital.

Arbury Court is seeking a Full Time Consultant Psychiatrist, preferably on the Specialist Register for Forensic to run a medium or low secure ward depending on preference.

Arbury Court is situated outside Warrington, just off the M62 and close to Liverpool, Manchester, and Chester. There are excellent transport links, making the hospital highly commutable from across the North West.

Your responsibilities:

• Working effectively with patients and colleagues to ensure the best care and treatment outcomes
• Driving multidisciplinary care
• Contributing to service development and governance processes e.g. via quality improvement work
• Building positive relationships with external stakeholders such as NHS England case managers
• Undertaking psychiatric assessments for women referred to the unit to determine the appropriate level of care to be provided
• Providing oral and written evidence at First-tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers' hearings
• Ensuring that you are up to date with the latest developments by attending conferences, online courses etc.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Full GMC registration and Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• To be on (or about to join) the GMC specialist register for either forensic or general adult psychiatry
• Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status
• To be in good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists and up to date with appraisals

What you will get:

• Competitive annual salary
• £5000 car allowance
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
• A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Packages so you can truly enjoy this special time.
• Free meals while on duty
• Employee Assistance Services
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Other general benefits including retail discounts and car salary sacrifice scheme
• Medical indemnity cover

For more information, please contact Dr Martin Williams, Medical Director, Email:; T:

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.

Depending on experience salary expectations will be discussed at interview stage.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.