Consultant or Specialist Psychiatrist

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Kettering; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Research and innovation team

Mentorship and teaching opportunities

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board seeks an experienced psychiatrist with MRCPsych or equivalent and full GMC registration for a leadership role within a MDT. The post requires travel across Trust locations and a track record in teaching and research.

The successful candidate will demonstrate clinical excellence, collaboration across services, and a commitment to CPD. A robust leadership style and ability to guide complex cases are essential.

Qualifications

• MRC Psych or equivalent with full GMC registration and specialist CCT in General Adult.
• Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act; postgraduate qualifications.
• Proven ability to lead and collaborate within MDT; teaching/training experience.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate commitment to clinical excellence and multidisciplinary teamwork.
• Lead and manage within the Trust; travel across locations as needed.
• Engage in clinical research and service evaluation.
• Provide undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
• Participate in in-house training and CPD.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Teaching/training

Clinical research

MDT collaboration

Management training

Education

MRCPsych or equivalent qualification

Postgraduate qualifications

Job description

For more detailed information regarding the Trust and the role please access the attached Job description.
The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will need to be a born leader and a people person who loves to collaborate and innovate. You need to be MRC psych or equivalent with full registration, licensed and specialist registered or within six months of obtaining your CCT on the date of the Advisory Appointment Committee. The ability to travel to all locations within the Trust is essential.,

• MRC Pysch or Equivalent
• Full GMC Registration
• On specialist Registration CCT in General Adult
• Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act, Additional Postgraduate Qualifications
• Publication of original research
• Management training, In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
• Ability to work independently as well as part of A MDT
• Able to form a good working relationship with the peer group
• Willingness to undertake training and CPD in areas appropriate to this post
• Ability to work under pressure
• Willingness to participate in in-house training, Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
• Ability to present complex information to a variety of audiences including courts and tribunals
• To balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole.
• An understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate
• Post holder will need to take initiative and work in a self-directed manner
• An understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate, Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
  In return we can offer:
• Opportunities to pursue areas of specialist interest e.g. ECT, gender dysmorphia, prison psychiatry, ketamine infusion etc.
• Flexible hours/ job share opportunities
• Access to a dedicated research and innovation team
• Mentorship and Undergraduate education opportunities

There are many opportunities to be involved in clinical research and you will have access to the Trust research fellows to help develop research ideas. The Trust already has a portfolio of research studies in Old Age Dementia and Physical Health. The trust is leading nationally on physical treatments in mental health, nurse administered ECT, and ketamine infusion. We also have research collaboration with the Open University along with Nottingham, Oxford and Northampton University. The Trust hosts Undergraduates from Leicester and Norwich Medical schools with numerous opportunities to teach this cohort. Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an Employer which is committed to developing you and that prides itself on being a diverse and equal opportunity employer. NHFT has recently being awarded "OUTSTANDING" Northamptonshire is a county with varied countryside and numerous small villages as well as a range of good housing, excellent rail and road connections to London and elsewhere and good schools making it an attractive place for family living.