Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry

TN United Kingdom; Paisley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

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Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry, Paisley

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NHS Scotland

Location:

Paisley

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

Job Reference:

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11

Posted:

18.04.2025

Expiry Date:

02.06.2025

Job Description:

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

Post: Specialty grade doctor in General Adult Psychiatry.

This full time SAS/ Specialty grade doctor post has become available for a fixed term period of 6 months. The successful applicant will be based at CMHT base and work between CMHT and inpatient services based at Dykebar hospital.

Applications are sought from enthusiastic candidates with experience in General Adult Psychiatry. This is a full time post (10 sessions - 9 clinical sessions and 1 session supporting professional development). There is no on-call commitment. It is a predominantly community post in Renfrewshire Community Mental Health teams, based in Paisley. Paisley CMHT covers PA1 to PA3 postcodes of Paisley except PA3 postcodes of Linwood. PA3 (Linwood) to PA12 and PA14 postcodes are covered by Renfrew CMHT based at Mile end mill, Paisley.

There is a well-established Community mental health team in both bases. The successful applicant will work alongside consultants in the team. The CMHT has experienced CPNs with a Nurse team lead, Psychologists, social workers, and Occupational therapists with Psychology, social work and OT team leads. There will be administrative support.

The successful candidate will be based in the Community and work as part of the CMHT, offering outpatient and domiciliary assessment of General Adult patients (18 to 70 years) with mental health problems. There will be a requirement to provide some input to the inpatient wards which will be agreed with the successful candidate. The candidate must be able to work in a collaborative way with other professionals and other agencies. This post is full time but consideration will be given to applicants wishing to work less than full time or on a job share basis.

Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Shilpa Shivaprasad, Clinical Director on 01413144092 or Dr Sinead McAree, Lead Clinician on 01414872837.

All applicants must have full GMC registration, a license to practice and at least 3 years full time post graduate training, two of which must have been within a speciality training programme or demonstrate and evidence equivalent experience and competencies.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.