Consultant Old Age Psych(Woodlands)*Generous Recruitment Package*

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Older Peoples Mental Health Service Crisis Home Treatment Team. The role involves providing clinical leadership and expertise in Old Age Psychiatry, aimed at preventing hospital admissions and ensuring timely discharges. Candidates must hold GMC registration and have experience in mental health, with a competitive salary package offered, including relocation assistance and professional development funding.

Benefits

£15,000 recruitment bonus

Up to £12,000 relocation package

£2,000 CPD funding per annum

Paid study leave in addition to CPD

NHS benefits package including pension and paid leave

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years or equivalent medical experience.
• 6 months experience in relevant clinical area.
• Knowledge of diagnosis, treatment, and management of complex mental illness.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and Old Age Psychiatry expertise.
• Prevent hospital admissions and facilitate timely discharges.
• Support junior medical staff through supervision.

Skills

Effective team working

Flexibility

Teaching and presentation skills

Research

Education

Entry on the GMC Register

Approved Clinician Status

Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCST

Section 12(2) Approval under the Mental Health Act

Job description

Consultant Old Age Psych(Woodlands)*Generous Recruitment Package*

• All of our substantive Consultant vacancies attract a 'New Starter' package of£15,000 spread over 3 years as a recruitment bonus
• All new starters receive up to £12,000 relocation package
• CPD is being paid at the higher level of £2000 per annum with the facility accumulating annual funding for up to three years to accommodate accessing higher cost development opportunities
• 'Holiday of a lifetime scheme': Consultants and Specialty Doctors can bank/accrue annual leave over a period of up to 5 years, to facilitate an extended period of leave. The scheme enables the opportunity for planning a 'holiday of a lifetime' or extended paid break

This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic full time Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Older Peoples Mental Health Service Crisis Home Treatment Team In East Suffolk

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join our older people's consultant group to provide clinical leadership and Old Age Psychiatry expertise to our CRHTT based at Woodlands Unit, Ipswich Hospital.

This is a 10PA WTE post with 7.5PA Direct Clinical Care and 2.5PA Supporting Professional Activities. This is an exciting opportunity for someone wishing to work with older people to prevent hospital admissions and to facilitate more timely and appropriate discharges from the ward.

About us

If you are passionate about improving acute care and working with colleagues across Crisis and Community Pathways, then come to work with us as we have much to offer including:

We are also offering

• Up to £12k relocation expenses
• Access to £800 per annum professional development budget
• Dedicated SPA time of up to 25% of working hours
• Paid study leave (on application and approval) in addition to CPD
• Potential of extra PA for DCC with requisite pay per PA
• Ability to apply for Clinical Excellence Awards
• Inclusion on the Consultant on-call rota for the higher level with 3%, 5% or 8% requisite pay depending on frequency
• NHS benefits package including contributory pension, redundancy. Including paid annual leave, sick leave and maternity leave.
• Appraisals and revalidation completed by the Trust

Job responsibilities

If you are interested please contact us and we are happy to arrange a discussion or visit to meet with you and share with you what we have to offer.

Please see attached full Job Description for this role

Dr Sohail Abrar, Medical Director [e-mail]

Dr Elizabeth Herbert - Associate Clinical Director - [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Entry on the GMC Register
• Approved Clinician Status
• Section 12(2) Approval under the Mental Health Act
• Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCST

Experience

• 3 years or equivalent medical experience
• 6 months experience in relevant clinical area
• Evidence of knowledge of diagnosis, treatment + management of complex mental illness

Attributes

• Effective team working
• Flexibility
• Driving Licence/able to travel independently
• Research

Clinical Governance

• A clear understanding of Clinical Governance
• Demonstrate a commitment to open review of practice

Teaching

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Teaching and presentation skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£105,504 to £139,882 a yeargross per annum