Speciality Doctor
Department: Medical and Psychiatry
Location: Priory Hospital Glasgow
Compensation: £75,000 / year
Description
Priory Hospital Glasgow
Salary - Up to £75,000 FTE
Part-time – 30 hours per week
Priory Hospital Glasgow has an exciting opportunity for a Speciality Doctor to join our medical team, working alongside Consultant Psychiatrists and a dedicated multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, recovery-focused mental healthcare to adult inpatients. This is a site-based role, with clinical duties between 9am and 5pm. The salary range for the 30 hours is £60,000 - £62,000 DOE
Priory Hospital Glasgow, Glasgow is a specialist inpatient treatment centre providing support for mental health conditions and addictions, including depression treatment, alcohol and drug rehabilitation, and private autism assessments for adults. It is accessible by public transport, with local train stations nearby and easy access from Glasgow city centre, as well as motorway links.
What you'll be doing
Working alongside Consultant Psychiatrists, you will provide psychiatric and medical input across one or two adult psychiatric wards (Eating Disorders ward and Private General/Addictions ward), supporting assessment, treatment and ongoing clinical management.
Key responsibilities
- Undertake medical clerking and contribute to comprehensive psychiatric assessments, risk assessments and physical health examinations for new admissions.
- Provide ongoing psychiatric reviews and medical care in collaboration with Consultant Psychiatrists and Resident Doctors.
- Prescribe and review psychiatric and physical health medication, ensuring safe prescribing, appropriate medicines reconciliation and compliance with Priory policies.
- Arrange and review physical health investigations, blood tests and monitoring, responding appropriately to patients' changing clinical needs.
- Participate in ward rounds, multidisciplinary team reviews, Care Programme Approach (CPA) meetings and weekly clinical meetings.
- Contribute to multidisciplinary care planning, clinical formulation and risk management.
You can find additional information in the attached job description.
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Pradeep Pasupuleti, Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical Director via email: pradeeppasupuleti@priorygroup.com
What you'll bring to the role
Essential for the role
- Experience working in Psychiatry
- Experience in acute adult psychiatry, inpatient psychiatry, Eating Disorders or Addictions
- Approved Medical Practitioner (AMP) status and/or MRCPsych.
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.
- 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.
