Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry - Nottinghamshire (Recruitment Retention bonus included)

Head Medical; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry to provide clinical leadership and care for patients in a functional ward. This role offers a competitive salary, strong NHS pension, and opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Strong NHS pension

Continuing Professional Development support

Cycle to work scheme

Blue light discounts

Qualifications

• CCT in Old Age and AC status required.
• MRCPsych and significant old age psychiatry experience.
• Ability to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and medical leadership to the MDT.
• Diagnose and treat patients admitted to functional inpatient wards.
• Share responsibility for inpatients with other consultants.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Patient Care

Teaching and Training

Education

CCT in Old Age Psychiatry

MRCPsych

Job description

Opportunity

Working as part of askilful multi-discipline team, Head Medical is seeking a Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry who would offer outstanding clinical leadership and clinical care for patients admitted to the functional ward. Working for one of the largest NHS mental health trusts in the country, serving a population of over one million people in Nottinghamshire, this is an exciting time to join the medical workforce and shape the provision of care to patients within the community.

This vacancy was created to fill a replacement inpatient post suitable for an Old-Age Psychiatry colleague who will assume responsibility for diagnosing and treating patients admitted to functional inpatient wards.

This is a 10 PA (SPA 2.5) post based on Cherry Ward, a 20-bed mixed-sex functional ward. The Consultant Psychiatrist will provide clinical and medical leadership to the MDT and lead the assessment and treatment of patients under their care. The post holder, alongside an MPAC (multi-professional approved clinician) and another inpatient consultant, will share responsibility for the inpatients.

Trust information

The Trust has strong academic links with the University of Nottingham and the Institute of Mental Health, home of the Mental Health Research Network hub for East Midlands and South Yorkshire.

This is an NHS trust that encourages flexible working. Candidates who wish to work less than full-time are encouraged to apply.

A Higher Trainee finishing the final six months of training and preparing for CCT can also apply.

What's on offer?

• A competitive basic salary of £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
• Consultants share an on-call rota (currently on a 1 in 8 basis) - remunerated at a rate of 2%
• Strong NHS pension
• An RRP of 20% of the minimum point of the National Consultant (2003) contract will be paid for this post.
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is highly valued within the Trust. The directorate has a system of peer group supervision / CPD and supporting activity sessions are included in each Consultant’s job plan to support this.
• Appropriate study leave will be supported, with a national annual budget of up to £1,000 per Consultant for approved CPD activities.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Blue light discounts

Requirements to apply?

• CCT in Old Age and AC status
• MRCPsych, section 12 approval, and significant old age psychiatry experience
• If you do not have CCT but have MRCPsych, section 12 approval, and significant old-age psychiatry experience, the trust can offer a fixed-term contract.
• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
• Participation in continuous professional development