Medical Director - Elysium Healthcare : Job Details

Are you a Medical Director or a highly experienced Consultant Psychiatrist with a background of strong leadership looking for the next step in your career? Do you want to work for a progressive company with a positive culture where teamwork and kindness are the norm?

As Medical Director at St Mary’s Hospital in Warrington – a specialist secure and acute mental health service and Acquired Brain Injury for men - you will have opportunity to lead and develop the medical directorate advising on psychiatric and medical issues within the hospital and region, and be part of the senior leadership team providing leadership, support and guidance to all staff.

You will be responsible for administration of the Mental Health Act, clinical policy, clinical standards and associated administrative tasks, and work collaboratively and constructively with consultant psychiatrists and other multi-disciplinary professionals to support the management and high-quality care of their service users.

You will have access to professional development opportunities and support for continuing professional development. You will be part of local and regional peer groups.

You will work 37.5 hours a week in a clinically rewarding environment and with a highly competitive salary, a competitive pension scheme and a number of other benefits.

Your responsibilities as a Medical Director will include:

• Professional leadership and governance oversight including audit, QI, maintaining good medical practice and delivery, with implementation of clinical policy, practice and application of evidence based practice.
• Work with colleagues including primary care to ensure the provision of medical services appropriate to patients in this service.
• Within the medical directorate, develop and implement policies and procedures to meet requirements of statutory bodies.
• Chair regional medical and governance meetings
• Be part of regional clinical governance and provide clinical input
• Contribute to the training, education and development of staff of all disciplines
• Participate in the interview process for medical staff and train, develop and appraise direct reports

To be successful as an applicant you will need:

• Medically qualified with MB ChB or equivalent
• MRC Psych or equivalent
• Management/ leadership qualification or experience
• Full GMC registration with licence to practice

What you will get

• Annual salary of £168,101
• Car allowance £7,300
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals at work and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Highly competitive pension scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers.

Where you will be working:

Location:  St Mary’s Hospital, Floyd Drive, Warrington, Greater Manchester, WA2 8DB

Join the team at St Mary’s providing specialised services for people with Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI), progressive neurological conditions, Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and Deaf Mental Health problems, with a layout that enables you to deliver care within a low stimulus, spacious environment.

You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure those in care are supported to make decisions and access the community.  Skills are taught and support given to promote recovery and develop confidence in order for them to live a more independent life.

About your next employer

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. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.