Overview
Are you passionate about making a real impact on the lives of people with mental health needs?
As a Consultant Psychiatrist at KMPT, you'll lead a collaborative team and provide high-quality care to the communities of Dover and its surrounding villages. This is a community-based post where you will work flexibly and collaboratively with two other consultants in the South Kent Coast Community Mental Health Teams. Please note, we also have vacancies based in Deal and Folkestone. Please apply for each vacancy you are interested in.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing brilliant care through brilliant people.
Responsibilities
* Provide clinical leadership within the South Kent Coastal Community Mental Health Team alongside two other Consultant colleagues.
* Provide medical input as required to patients under care of the Community Mental Health Team.
* Actively involved in strengthening relationships with external agencies including the local CCG.
* Take an active leadership role in screening of referrals as well as assessment of new referrals jointly with other team members.
Qualifications
* MRCPsych or equivalent and be on, or within six months of inclusion on, the Specialist Register.
* Fully registered with the GMC, with Approved Clinician status and S12 approval under the Mental Health Act (or achieve this within 3 months of appointment).
About KMPT
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing vital mental health, learning disability, and specialist services to a population of 1.8 million people across Kent and Medway.
Benefits
Here are just some of our Benefits:
* A Recruitment Bonus of £15,000
* Financial support for relocation of up to £8,000
* Easy access to inhouse research team and academic opportunity through Kent’s own Medical school
* Generous annual leave and study leave entitlement and access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme
* Holiday of a Lifetime Scheme – Bank your annual leave to save up for that all important extended break
* Flexible working - just ask and we will try to help
* Excellent Learning and Development opportunities - We offer doctors at all grades the chance to engage in leadership, educational, research, quality improvement development and seek growth opportunities tailored to their areas of interest
* Free access to an independent counselling service
* Blue Light Card - A discount service for the NHS, with thousands of amazing discounts
* Car lease scheme
* A variety of staff network forums which empower, support and encourage network members and allies, to reflect KMPT values and promote equality and diversity.
* If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment Bonus and/or Relocation Allowance, then please contact our Medical Staffing Team: kmpt.medical-recruitment@nhs.net
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