Consultant Psychiatrist, CYPS, The Meadows (attracts 25K RRP)

Consultant Psychiatrist, CYPS, The Meadows (attracts 25K RRP) Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a General Medical Council (GMC) Sponsor employer.

This job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £25,000 in addition to £8000 relocation allowance plus other benefits! The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees.

This Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist post is within the highly regarded CARE Accredited and nationally achieving, Surrey-wide Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Service. This is a highly attractive post and you will be joining our thriving, happy and well established multi-disciplinary team. The successful applicant would need to base themselves at Aldershot Centre for Health approximately once a week and at our main base in Epsom the rest of the time. You will be required to be aware of the Access and Waiting Times Agenda for community Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Services across England and the intended New Care Models Agenda for Surrey, Sussex and Kent that will focus on the shortening of specialist tier 4 admissions.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to enhance the established acute focus of the service and someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment with a wide variety of clinicians who are very proud of the work that they do. Part of the role will include liaison with the 5 acute hospitals who may at times be caring for medically unstable young people.

Part of the role is to provide a diagnostic, assessment and treatment service for children and adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, ARFID and Binge Eating Disorder. The successful candidate will also provide input, where needed, to the Enhanced Pathway, which aims to reduce hospital admissions by providing additional support to patients at home.

Our offer:

• GMC Sponsorship
• Relocation allowance: up to £8000 subject to policy requirements
• Sponsorship for international candidates: up to £3199
• Recruitment premia £25,000 subject to policy requirement
• NHS Pension: employers contribution 20.68% from day one
• Subsidised nursery places
• Car Scheme: tax saving up to £6,000
• Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership
• Generous annual leave

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description that clearly states all the requirements needed to carry out this role.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full medical registration with a license to practice.
• Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act (or within 6 to 12 months of the time of interview/assessment) or equivalent.
• A recognised basic Medical Degree and MRCPsych or equivalent.
• Management qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• In good standing with GMC concerning warnings and conditions on practice.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment.

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Knowledge of legislation, Department of Health Guidance and literature and its implications for clinical practice.
• Knowledge of NHS strategic vision in the Next Stage Review (High-Quality Care for All).
• Excellent clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
• Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course.

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

• Ability to take a clinical leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care.
• Ability to appraise own performance as a Specialty Doctor and reflect on development needs.
• Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
• Reflected on the purpose of CPD undertaken.

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.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

£105,504 to £139,882 a year Plus £149 Fringe Allowance