Consultant Psychiatrist- Eating Disorders

Description

Priory
Hospital Preston
£180,880 FTE salary
Part Time –
22.5 Hours

Priory Hospital Preston has an
opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our team on our
eating disorders unit. This role is offered on a Part Time basis
working 22.5 hours per week. Pro Rata salary for this role is
£108,528

Priory Hospital Preston, Bartle,
near Preston is a mental health hospital offering services for
adult males and females with acute mental health needs and eating
disorders across four wards. It is accessible by public transport,
with local bus routes and Preston railway station nearby. The M55
motorway is also easily
accessible.
What you’ll be
doing

In this role, you will play a
key part in patient recovery, supporting the assessment and
delivery of tailored treatment plans while ensuring dignity,
respect, and high standards of care.

• Provide clinical leadership and take overall
responsibility for patient care.

• Lead
multidisciplinary ward rounds, risk assessments, strategic reviews,
and therapeutic planning.

• Act as Responsible
Clinician for patients detained under the Mental Health Act
(1983).

• Oversee referrals, admissions, and
contribute to pre-admission assessments.

• Provide specialist psychiatric expertise to
multidisciplinary assessment, formulation, and treatment
planning.

You can find additional
information in the attached job
description.

What you’ll bring
to the role

Applicants must hold
MRCPsych (or an equivalent qualification), a CCT (or equivalent)
and be included on the GMC Specialist Register, along with Section
12(2) approval and Approved Clinician status. They must demonstrate
clinical knowledge, skills, and experience relevant to the
speciality, the ability to work within and lead a team, and a
commitment to shared leadership, collaborative working, and service
improvement. Candidates should also have evidence of ongoing
continuous professional
development.

What we will give
you in return

We want you to succeed
at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with
regular career conversations. We also offer full training and
numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions
to help you shape your career with
us.

Healthcare
benefits

• Free
on-site parking

• Enhanced maternity
pay

• Birthday Holiday – Your Birthday as an
extra days annual leave

• Contributory pension
scheme

• Flexible benefits including reduced
rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT
technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private
healthcare

• Access to development
opportunities

• Sponsorship of professional
qualifications through our Individual Professional Development
(IPD) panel

• Leadership & management
development

• Long service award

• Refer a friend bonuses

Shortlisting may begin upon receipt
of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy
early if enough suitable candidates are
identified.

About
Priory

Priory is the UK’s leading independent
provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000
colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000
people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as
possible. We treat more than 70 conditions – including depression,
anxiety, eating disorders and children’s mental health – and
provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults,
people with a learning disability, Prader–Willi Syndrome, brain
injuries and older
people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to
providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more
about the accessibility support we offer here .

For
agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement
here .

All roles are subject to a
successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure
and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory
will cover the cost of a DBS
check.