Consultant - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

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**

We have an exciting opportunity in our recently rated GOOD, Adolescent Psychiatric inpatient Unit, Dragonfly. We need a Full time Consultant Psychiatrist to join our team.

**Why NSFT, Why Dragonfly?**

We are proud that our hard work and commitment has been recognised by the CQC with a rating of GOOD across all domains. Utilising the guidance of national frameworks alongside a large measure of forward and creative thinking the Dragonfly unit is recreating itself in response to the changing needs of the population. It has the ambition of being a community held provision with the flexibility and creativity to reach outward to provide expert skills and knowledge to the many and not just the selected few. As part of this development the Dragonfly Unit has become part of a wider community offer, including the Community Child and Adolescent teams, the local admission avoidance team and the Crisis and Psych liaison services.

**Main duties of the job**:
The multi-disciplinary team provides inpatient treatment for young people aged 13 to their 18th birthday with severe mental health problems and eating disorders.

The role of Consultant Psychiatrist in developing the community based tier 4 offer will be essential to these ongoing developments. As such we want to offer the Consultant job plan with the flexibility to facilitate the post holder with the protected time needed to develop this service. We need a Consultant who is able to utilise this time to develop the interfaces with key partners and the collaborative. Also to drive the direction of the service developments. Key to this will be the ability to think creatively about changing demands and adapting the service in response to local needs. Supported by a team of skilled clinicians including a newly appointed Consultant Psychologist and senior leadership team we believe we can create an outstanding service.

**Working for our organisation**:
**Why Suffolk?**

Less than 2 hours from London (yet a world away in terms of house prices and cost of living) and serviced by excellent transport links, Suffolk retains a strong local identity and with that a strong sense of community. Set in some of the most beautiful countryside in the country in which a few minutes’ drive takes you to a wonderful coast line or deep within a beautiful forest.

We offer:

- Up to £12k relocation expenses
- Access to £800 per annum professional development budget
- Potential of extra PA for DCC with requisite pay per PA
- Inclusion on the Consultant on-call rota for the higher level with 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**:
**For further information on the vacancy available, please see attached the full Job Description and Person Specification.**

**Come visit us, meet the team and see why our trainees come and stay and how we invest in our people.**

**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 illess

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

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