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Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist Inpatients

Posted 2 hours 13 minutes ago by NHS

Permanent
Not Specified
University and College Jobs
Northamptonshire, Kettering, United Kingdom, NN141
Job Description
Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist Inpatients Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, a CQC Outstanding rate organisation, is looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our fantastic Older Adults team based at St Mary's Hospital, Kettering.

We are offering a £40,000 welcome bonus to the successful candidate, paid over the course of your first two years in post.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will need to be a born leader and a people person who loves to collaborate and innovate. You need to be MRC psych or equivalent with full registration, licensed and specialist registered or within six months of obtaining your CCT on the date of the Advisory Appointment Committee. The ability to travel to all locations within the Trust is essential.

About us

In return we can offer:

  • Opportunities to pursue areas of specialist interest e.g. ECT, rTMS, gender dysmorphia, prison psychiatry, ketamine infusion etc.
  • Flexible hours/ job share opportunities
  • Access to a dedicated research and innovation team
  • Mentorship and Undergraduate education opportunities

There are many opportunities to be involved in clinical research and you will have access to the Trust research fellows to help develop research ideas. The Trust already has a portfolio of research studies in Old Age Dementia and Physical Health.

Job responsibilities

The trust is leading nationally on physical treatments in mental health, nurse administered ECT, rTMS and ketamine infusion. We also have research collaboration with the Open University along with Nottingham, Oxford and Northampton University.

The Trust hosts Undergraduates from Leicester Medical schools with numerous opportunities to teach this cohort.

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an Employer which is committed to developing you and that prides itself on being a diverse and equal opportunity employer. NHFT has recently being awarded "OUTSTANDING"

Northamptonshire is a county with varied countryside and numerous small villages as well as a range of good housing, excellent rail and road connections to London and elsewhere and good schools making it an attractive place for family living.

Person Specification Qualifications and Experience
  • The applicant will possess MRCPsych or equivalent, be included on the GMC's Specialist Register or Specialist Registrars within six months of completing CCST
  • Full GMC Registration
  • Basic computer skills including ability to use email/Internet
  • Publications in the field of psychiatry
  • Management training
  • Experience of training Senior House Officers and multi-disciplinary staff
  • Evidence of first hand experience of developing services in a constantly changing environment and to tight budgetary restraints
  • Experience of setting up induction and training packages for Junior Doctors
  • Experience of training Specialist Registrars
  • Understanding of contracting, finance and activity monitoring
Personal Circumstances
  • Full and valid driving licence and car
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.

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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