Consultant Old Age Psych(Woodlands) generous Recruitment Package

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.

**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 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**

This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic full time Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Older Peoples Mental Health Service Crisis Home Treatment Team In East Suffolk

**Main duties of the job**:
We are seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join our older people’s consultant group to provide clinical leadership and Old Age Psychiatry expertise to our CRHTT based at Woodlands Unit, Ipswich Hospital.

This is a 10PA WTE post with 7.5PA Direct Clinical Care and 2.5PA Supporting Professional Activities. This is an exciting opportunity for someone wishing to work with older people to prevent hospital admissions and to facilitate more timely and appropriate discharges from the ward.

**Working for our organisation**:
If you are passionate about improving acute care and working with colleagues across Crisis and Community Pathways, then come to work with us as we have much to offer including:
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**:
If you are interested please contact us and we are happy to arrange a discussion or visit to meet with you and share with you what we have to offer.

Please see attached full Job Description for this role

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

- Entry on the GMC Register
- Approved Clinician Status
- Section 12(2) Approval under the Mental Health Act
- Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCST

**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

YOUR APPLICATION
- 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._

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**Applicant requirements**:
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.