Consultant in Learning Disabilities

7 days ago

Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust Full time

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.

At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.

Nearly 3,200 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 900+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.

We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us

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JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION

YOUR APPLICATION

**Job overview**:
**This role will be supported by a £12,000 relocation allowance.**

Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust provides a range of mental health and learning disability services across Norfolk and Suffolk. It has inpatient facilities across both counties and smaller bases in rural locations. Many of the Trust’s services are offered in the community, enabling service users to receive the support they need in an environment familiar to them. The Trust is actively engaged with the local system focused on implementing the vision of the NHS long term plan and the development of the Primary Care Networks, enhancing the current crisis pathways and looking at opportunities to work collaboratively.

**Main duties of the job**:
The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join the Learning Disability Specialist Pathway. The vacancy has arisen as the result of the merging of the new specialist pathway, and the Trust regards this as an opportune moment to develop the functioning of the team. The service covers the eastern side of the county. The post holder will carry responsibility for outpatient and inpatients for the service users who live in the west of the county.

**Working for our organisation**:
We will inspire you and support you to achieve your very full potential. This could be talking at international conferences, pursuing additional areas of study and research or developing your leadership skills to be one of leaders of the future.

We are also offering
- Up to £12k relocation expenses
- Access to £800 per annum professional development budget
- Dedicated SPA time of up to 25% of working hours
- Potential of extra PA for DCC with requisite pay per PA
- 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

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
The LD & A Specialist Pathway has a small management structure with a Service Lead, Consultant Psychologist and a Service manager in each of the Acute and Community Services. The pathway also benefits from a people participation lead.

The West community team has a current caseload of 150 in a population of 237,031 and the East team has a caseload of 310 in a population of 387,924. The teams share an average of 2-3 new referrals per week.

Please see the attached job description for more information.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Entry on the GMC Register
- Approved clinician status
- Section 12(2) Approved under the Mental Health Act (MHA)

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

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

**Attributes**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Effective team working
- Leadership qualities
- Flexibility
- Driving Licence/able to travel independently
- Research

**Clinical Governance**:
**Essential criteria**:

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

**Teaching**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Teaching and presentation skills
- 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. _
- Additionally, p

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