Consultant Psychiatrist in CAMHS Inpatient Psychiatric Intensive Care - (Recruitment Retention [...]

Head Medical; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join their dynamic team in Nottingham. This role offers a unique opportunity to provide outstanding clinical leadership and care for young patients in an inpatient setting. You will be responsible for diagnosing and treating mental health disorders, contributing to a collaborative environment with a focus on professional development. The position includes a competitive salary, strong pension benefits, and support for ongoing education. If you are passionate about making a difference in the mental health field, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Strong NHS pension

30% Recruitment and Retention Premium

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) support

Cycle to work scheme

Blue light discounts

Qualifications

• CCT in CAMHS and significant experience in psychiatry required.
• MRCPsych and section 12 approval are essential qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and care for patients in the inpatient ward.
• Diagnose and treat young patients with mental health issues.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Patient Care

Diagnosis and Treatment

Teaching and Training

Continuous Professional Development

Education

CCT in CAMHS

MRCPsych

Job description

Opportunity

Working as part of a skilled multi-discipline team, Head Medical is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist in CAMHS Inpatient Psychiatric Intensive Care who would offer outstanding clinical leadership and care for the 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 have the opportunity to shape the provision of care to patients within the community.

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

A daytime cross-cover arrangement for emergencies exists between the inpatient and community CAMHS Consultants within Nottinghamshire, and the post holder will contribute to this arrangement.

This is a 10 PA post: 5.5 Direct Clinical Care, 2 academic sessions available, 2.5 SPA with a 30% Recruitment and Retention Premium. The Consultant Psychiatrist will be the Responsible Clinician for patients on Hercules ward. The Consultant is responsible for the physical care and mental health treatment for young people on the ward. They will work with the team in undertaking pre-admission liaison before admission and in facilitating discharge. It will be expected that there will be close links with other inpatient units locally, regionally, and some liaison nationally.

Hercules ward manages short-term behavioural disturbances as a result of a mental disorder that requires intensive and acute inpatient care, which cannot be contained within a Tier 4 CAMHS general adolescent acute service. The Inpatient Psychiatric Intensive Care service receives around 250 referrals annually. The average length of admission is approximately 80 days.

Trust information

The Trust also 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 and 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.
• Strong NHS pension.
• An RRP of 30% 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.
• In addition, appropriate study leave will be supported, and there is 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 CAMHS and AC status.
• MRCPsych, section 12 approval, and significant old age psychiatry experience.
• If you have someone without CCT but with MRCPsych, section 12 approval, and significant CAMHS psychiatry experience, the trust can offer you a fixed term contract.
• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
• Participated in continuous professional development.