Consultant Psych Perinatal Psychiatry Generous Recruitment Package

Ipswich, Suffolk
Up to £12k relocation expenses

Consultant Psych Perinatal Psychiatry Generous Recruitment Package

Main area Youth Grade Consultant Psychiatrist Contract Permanent Hours

  • Full time
  • Part time

10 sessions per week Job ref 246-MCFYP-I

Site Grange Lodge, Twelve Acre Approach Town Ipswich Salary £113,565 - £150,569 gross per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/:59

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.

Job overview

  • 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 to receive 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

The Trust is looking to recruit a full time Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Community Perinatal Mental Health team.

This post relates to the whole of the county of Suffolk, providing care to a population of approximately 625,000 people. The perinatal service in
Suffolk consistently and significantly exceeds the access target that 670 patients should access the service in the previous 12 months.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to have a senior clinical leadership role within the perinatal service alongside the team managers and service lead and to have a lead role in the continued development of the Perinatal Mental Health pathways alongside the Clinical Lead.

The postholder will work alongside the consultants in the Norfolk and Waveney Community Perinatal Mental Health Service and the Kingfisher Mother and Baby Unit to provide specialist perinatal health care and leadership to the PMHT(s). They will work collaboratively with other organisations and system partners.

The post holder will work in several settings including Trust facilities, other trust facilities, primary care, children's centres and patient residencies.

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive

We are also offering:

  • Up to £12k relocation expenses
  • Access to £2000 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
  • Friendly Colleagues
  • Encouragement and support for areas of special interest
  • Subsidised gyms and free physio service
  • We have a strong education reputation and close ties with both The University of Cambridge and The University of East Anglia
  • Well established county wide teaching program
  • Access and encouragement to partake in research and a well-established research network within the Trust
  • Support for Quality Improvement, Audit and Service development
  • Forward thinking, clinically lead and innovative trust
  • Flexibility can be considered for a degree of remote working

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a full-time (10 session) role with 7.5 clinical sessions including clinics and team meetings and 2.5 SPAs which can be used for a range of activities as well as CPD to be discussed with the Medical Director.

Please see the attached job description for more information.

Person specification Qualifications

  • Entry on the GMC Register with licence to practise
  • Approved Clinician Status
  • Section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act
  • Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCST

Experience

  • 3 years or equivelent medical experience
  • 6 months experience in relevant clinical area
  • Evidence of knowledge of diagnosis, treatment + management of complex mental illness

Attributes

  • Effective team working
  • Flexibility
  • Driving license/able to travel independently
  • Research

Clinical Governance

  • A clear understanding of Clinical Governance
  • Demonstrate a commitment to open review of practice

Teaching

  • Experience of supervising junior medical staff
  • Teaching and presentation skills

Please be aware that, due to the high number of applications for certain roles, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

YOUR APPLICATION

We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at .

PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification) We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Daniel Dalton Job title Medical Director Email address Additional information

Jan Falkowski, Medical Director of Workforce -

Chief Medical Officer: Dr Faisil Sethi -

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