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NHS HIGHLAND
NEW CRAIGS HOSPITAL, INVERNESS
CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST OR SPECIALIST DOCTOR
LEARNING DISABILITY SERVICE
Hours 1.0 WTE/40hours per week
Consultant £111,430 £148,064 per annum
Specialist Doctor £100,870 £111,441 per annum
We seek to appoint an experienced clinician with an enthusiasm for Learning Disability Psychiatry to join our team of Psychiatrists in NHS Highland. The Learning Disability service provides assessment and treatment for adults with learning disability throughout Highland. There are Community Learning Disability Nurse Teams based in Inverness, Nairn, Fort William, Skye, Easter Ross, Golspie and Caithness with strong links with specialist LD services in Inverness. These include dietetics, epilepsy specialist nurse, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychiatry, psychology and speech & language therapy. There is joint working with Social Work services and a learning disability nurse based in the SW Joint transitions team.
Inpatient services are provided at New Craigs Hospital in Willows Assessment and Treatment Unit which is a 6 bedded specialist service for people with learning disability and mental disorder.
Applicants for the Consultant grade must be on the GMC specialist register or within 6 months of award of CCT by date of interview as consideration can be given to appoint on a proleptic basis. This post requires participation in the Consultant on call rota at New Craigs Hospital. We also welcome applicants who meet eligibility criteria for the Specialist Doctor. The post would suit a candidate with significant experience in Learning Disabilities who is committed to gaining CCT through the Portfolio Pathway/CESR route. The post will be supervised by a substantive Consultant.
Clinical Director will work to refine the post depending on the circumstances of the successful applicant.
Interested applicants should contact Dr Neil McNamara, Clinical Director, New Craigs Hospital, Inverness on neil.mcnamara3@nhs.scot or 01463 704650. Prospective applicants are most welcome to contact us in order to arrange an informal visit.
Job Reference: RT1 252152
Closing Date: 28/02/2025
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.
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