Direct Medics Healthcare Recruitment
Locum Consultant General Adult Psychiatry - East London.
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About Direct Medics
This year, we’re proud to celebrate our 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of placing healthcare professionals in locum roles across both the public and private sectors in the UK and Ireland. Our long-standing reputation speaks to the trust and reliability we’ve built within the healthcare sector.
We are currently recruiting for a locum General Adult Psychiatrist for East London Foundation Trust. The post is based in Raybould Centre, Homerton Row, London E9 6SR.
Full or part time hours considered - to commence ASAP for 3 months initially.
Further Details Of The Post Below
This post will provide joint clinical leadership with the senior Psychologist. They will provide a link to the Neighbourhood/Quadrant psychiatrists and provide medical input and oversight to the Front Door.
The main duties of the post consist of:
- Providing consultant leadership, supervision, and support to their team.
- Participating, directly and indirectly, in the assessment of patients referred to the service.
- Drawing up co-produced formulations which will address the patients’ psychiatric, physical, psychological, and social needs, with the input of the whole multidisciplinary team.
- Assessing the patient and co-producing a care plan before discharging back to primary care.
- Good communication with the patient’s GP and workers in the team.
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The post holder will also participate in daily referrals meetings, where they will:
- Provide senior clinical leadership, alongside the psychology professional lead, and operational lead.
- Support the team triaging referrals.
- Make decisions about allocation of assessors, or whether the referral should be passed to another service in or outside of ELFT.
What We Offer
- Approved and Trusted Supplier: Placing healthcare professionals in locum roles across leading healthcare systems such as the NHS and HSE, covering a wide range of settings and specialties.
- Dedicated Recruitment Consultants: We provide one-to-one support from our recruitment specialists with in-depth local market knowledge.
- Comprehensive Compliance Assistance: Full guidance on documentation and ongoing regulatory requirements.
- FREE Accredited Training: Remain compliant and current with training delivered by our in-house experts.
Essential Requirements
- Valid GMC Registration with full Licence to Practice
- Right to Work in the UK
- Minimum 6 months of medical experience in this role or a similar role within the UK
Benefits
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We offer our medical candidates a complete end-to-end support package worth up to £2,000 annually. The following services are included and provided at no cost to our candidates:
- Free Annual Appraisal (worth £600 per year)
- Free Multi-Source Feedback (worth £200 per exercise)
- Free Revalidation Recommendations (worth £200 per recommendation)
- Free Governance Support: in the event of Fitness to Practice concerns (unlimited with no charge regardless of resources required)
- Free Enhanced Criminal Records Check
- Free Serology Reporting
- Free Occupational Health Assessment
- Unlimited Colleague Referral Bonus Scheme*
- Priority Locum Bookings
- Weekly Payroll & Choice of Payment Options
- Negotiable Payrates
- 24/7 On Call Assistance
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To discuss this role in further detail, contact our medical recruitment consultant directly on 02890 590077 or email at MedicalRecruitment@DirectMedics.com for further information.
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