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Consultant Psychiatrist – GMC Specialist Register
Specialist Mental Health & Wellness Service | New Clinical Facility
£200,000 – £220,000 per annum GBP equivalent | Tax Free
Abu Dhabi / Dubai, UAE (Relocation support offered)
Full Time | Arabic Speaking Essential
A candidate information pack including the full job description is available upon request.
Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist, open to relocation, and looking for an opportunity to join a brand-new, highly specialist mental health and wellness service in the UAE?
Are you looking for the opportunity to play a key role in establishing a new clinical service, working alongside an international multidisciplinary team within an innovative and progressive healthcare environment?
If so, this could be the role for you!
Overview:
Compass Associates are proud to be working with a new, highly specialist mental health and wellbeing provider to recruit Consultant Psychiatrists to join their expanding clinical team in the UAE.
The service has been developed as a world-class specialist environment focused on mental health, psychological wellbeing, personal development and long-term wellness. Providing structured, individualised programmes, the service takes a multidisciplinary approach to supporting individuals throughout their clinical journey.
This is an exciting opportunity for experienced Psychiatrists to join the service during its development and play a key role in establishing and delivering high-quality psychiatric care within a specialist residential clinical environment.
Working within a highly multidisciplinary setting, Psychiatrists will collaborate closely with physicians, psychologists, nurses and wider clinical and wellbeing teams.
The successful candidates will contribute to clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, risk management and ongoing patient wellbeing, while also supporting the development of clinical processes within a new service.
This role would suit an experienced Psychiatrist who is comfortable working within a project-set-up environment, combining direct clinical work with opportunities to contribute to the development of systems, processes and clinical pathways.
Location:
This is a site-based position within a new specialist mental health and wellness facility in the UAE.
The service is located between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, providing access to both cities and the surrounding areas.
The role would suit an experienced Psychiatrist looking to relocate internationally and contribute to the development of a new model of specialist mental health and wellbeing care.
Work Pattern:
Full-time positions are available, with clinicians working across the different areas of the service as required.
The role will involve providing comprehensive psychiatric input within a multidisciplinary residential clinical environment, supporting patients with a range of mental health and psychological wellbeing needs.
Criteria:
- Consultant-level Psychiatrist
- GMC Registered on the Specialist Register with CCT in Psychiatry, or equivalent international qualification
- Previous experience working within mental health, psychiatry or specialist clinical services
- Arabic speaking is essential
- Candidates must be eligible to meet the relevant UAE licensing requirements
Responsibilities Include:
- Provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment and clinical management of patients within the service
- Assess, diagnose and manage a range of complex mental health and psychological presentations
- Develop and regularly review individualised treatment and wellbeing plans
- Provide clinical input into risk assessment and management
- Work collaboratively with psychologists, nurses, physicians and wider clinical colleagues within the MDT
- Participate in multidisciplinary case reviews, clinical discussions and treatment planning
- Monitor patient progress throughout their programme of care
- Support safe and effective prescribing and medication management where required
- Contribute to the development of clinical pathways, policies and processes within the new service
- Support effective clinical governance and high-quality patient care
- Contribute to service development and continuous improvement as the service continues to grow
- Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure documentation meets relevant regulatory and professional standards
- Work in accordance with UAE regulatory requirements and professional standards
Interview Process:
This will be a competency-based interview process, incorporating a case study and simulation-based questions.
The interview will focus on clinical assessment, psychiatric management, risk, multidisciplinary working, patient wellbeing, and the candidate's ability to operate effectively within a developing clinical service.
Arabic language competency will be assessed conversationally as part of the interview process.
Salary and Benefits:
This Consultant Psychiatrist position is offering £200,000 – £220,000 GBP equivalent tax free per annum, depending on experience, alongside a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Tax-free salary
- Annual air ticket (cost covered for the initial ticket too)
- Medical insurance
- License costs covered
- Visa sponsorship
- Career growth and CPD
- Relocation allowance of up to £6,000 GBP
- Free hotel accommodation for the first month
- Opportunity to join a brand-new, highly specialist mental health and wellness service
- Work within an international and highly multidisciplinary clinical environment
Contact Details:
To apply, or for more information and an informal confidential discussion, please contact Lijani Cherry at Compass Associates on 02394 211 143 or email [email protected].
A candidate information pack including the full job description is available upon request.
Compass Recruitment Solutions Ltd is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy; we offer £500 vouchers for each successful recommendation.
