General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist (Community)

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as a Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry. This full-time role involves providing clinical leadership in a supportive environment focused on quality care and innovation. You will work with a dedicated team to enhance the wellbeing of individuals in the community, participate in crisis assessments, and support service improvements. Exciting career progression opportunities are offered, along with a generous relocation package and excellent employee benefits.

Benefits

33 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays

Incremental pay progression

Yearly appraisal and ongoing training

Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits

Health service discounts and online benefits

Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7

Access to LGBTI+, BAME and Christian Networks

Flexible working commitment

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Structured learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification required.
• GMC registration with license essential.
• Must hold approved clinician status.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to General Adult Psychiatry teams.
• Support crisis referrals and assessments post-discharge.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Excellent knowledge of speciality

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA

Ability to work in and lead a team

Participated in research and service provision

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Fully registered with GMC with license

Approved clinician status

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for a full time (10PA ) Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry for the Derby City Wellbeing Service.

This post offers a varied job working closely with the multidisciplinary team. We put a high emphasis on quality of care, peer support and on clinical engagement in service development and management.

We welcome candidates who bring an enthusiasm for innovation, teaching and development and can work closely with colleagues from different professional backgrounds.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will take a key role in the Department of General Adult Psychiatry, providing clinical leadership to the teams with which they will be working and supporting current and future service developments.

The Consultant will work closely with their medical and non medical colleagues from the locality community, inpatient and liaison services and local specialist services to support crisis referrals and assessments and post discharge home treatment.

Please enquire about our generous relocation package.

Why not grow your career in a Trust that cares and puts people first; we are able to offer an excellent well supported training package, supervision and an appraisal to support career progression opportunities. This will include exceptional peer support and allocation of a responsible officer for revalidation purposes.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 33 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 35 days after 7 years service in the grade.
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

qualification

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Fully registered with GMC with license
• Approved clinician status

skills

• Excellent knowledge of speciality
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Ability to work in and lead a team
• Participated in research and service provision

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.