Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a General Medical Council (GMC) Sponsor Employer.
This opportunity is open to UK based and International Consultants
The post is within well established and long-standing services that are organised in line with New Ways of Working. This appointment is for a full-time substantive Consultant Psychiatrist who will be responsible for providing input to the Spelthorne Community Mental Health Team for Older People for the Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust alongside a full-time substantive specialty doctor and other members of the multi-disciplinary team including a Psychiatric Core Trainee on 6 monthly rotations. The new Consultant will be employed by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and will work with the Spelthorne Community Mental Health Team for Older People.
The post holder will be responsible for delivering consultant psychiatric input to patients referred to and accepted for treatment by the Community Mental Health Team for Older People in line with the agreed criteria and commissioned care pathways. The work will therefore involve the assessment and psychiatric treatment of patients either directly or through the supervision of other team members.
Our Trust supports flexible working and willing to consider part time or full time Consultant where hybrid working will be encouraged.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to assess referrals including urgent ones, both working independently and with other team members. They will personally deliver outpatient clinics each week and will supervise the clinical caseload of the specialty doctor and the trainee doctor. The post holder is expected to develop, alongside other colleagues in the team, effective liaison with partner organisations and other local agencies.
Our Offer:
* NHS Consultant grade 88,364 -119,133 per annum + 149 fringe + on- call requirement
* GMC Sponsorship
* 15,000 recruitment premia over 3 years
* Relocation allowance: up to 8000 subject to policy requirement
* Sponsorship for International candidates up to 3,199
* Up to 2000/year CPD allowance subject to policy requirements
* NHS pension employers contribution 20.68% from day one
* Subsidised nursery places
* Car scheme tax savings up to 6000
* Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership and many more. Please check our benefits brochure
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description that clearly states all the requirements needed to carry out this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* MBBS or equivalent recognised medical qualification
* Full medical registration with a license to practice
* Full medical registration with a license to practice
* Approved Clinician Status and approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act
* Approved Clinician Status and approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act
Desirable
* Relevant higher degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
* MRCPsych or equivalent
Eligibility
Essential
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
* Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
* Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Desirable
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Transport
Essential
* Holds and will use valid UK driving license OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
* Access to a vehicle for work purposes
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
* Knowledge of Risk Management
* Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
* Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
* Make decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
* Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA
* Experience of working with a variety of patient groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings including community, inpatient, and specialist teams.
* Evidence of active participation in Continuous Professional Development
* Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement and experience
* Knowledge of psychiatric provision
* Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
* Ability to critically appraise published research.
* Experience of carrying out a range of audit projects.
Desirable
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
* Experience of management
* Specific training qualification / certificate or attendance on recognized teaching course.
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
* Ability to take a clinical leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high quality care.
* Skills in managing time and prioritising clinical work
* Ability to appraise own performance as a consultant and reflect on development needs needs
* Skills and sensitivity in being able to negotiate with patients, relatives, and other professionals where opinions differ.
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional groups under New Ways of Working
* A high-level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional people within and outside the NHS.
* Participated in continuous professional development
* Participated in research or service evaluation
* Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Desirable
* Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
* Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit, and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations, and publications.
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Bramdean Clinic
Worple Road
Staines
TW18 1ED
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