Consultant Psychiatrist CATAT *Generous Recruitment Package*

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

New Starter bonus

Relocation package

CPD budget

SPA time

Paid study leave

On-call allowances

Job summary

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST is seeking a part-time Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join the CATAT team. The post covers multi-setting care including home visits and 7-day outreach to prevent admission for under-18s. The team maintains a flexible service with catchment across the locality.

The role includes access to a substantial New Starter bonus, relocation support, CPD funding and dedicated SPA time to support clinical work and professional development.

Job description

The post holder will be expected to work in several different settings within the Locality, including other Trust facilities, primary care, local acute Hospital NHS Trust facilities, and patients' residences. The post holder will also be the Responsible Clinician for patients in their care.Working within CATAT, the post holder will undertake, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in emergencies and unforeseen circumstances and to be available for such irregular commitments outside normal duties as are essential for continuity of patient care which will on occasion involve seeing people at home and allowing time for 'hard to engage' children and families.

Overview of Norfolk Norfolk is a rural county, with much of the countryside given over to farming. Norfolk's county town is Norwich, which is home to the University of East Anglia, and is the county's main business and culture centre. We will inspire you and support you to achieve your very full potential. This could be talking at international conferences, pursuing additional areas of study and research or developing your leadership skills to be one of leaders of the future.

The Trust is looking to recruit a part time (0.6) Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join our CATAT team. The outreach pathway is for children and young people under the age of 18, who have been identified as requiring or at significant risk of admission to Tier 4 levels of care and treatment only. There are no other criteria for accessing the service. The team provide the service 7 days a week to ensure consistent support and access. The maximum current case load size is 8 young people who could receive up to a daily contact from the team.

• 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 may be eligible for 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
• 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