Job Details
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.
This is a post for either a full-time or part-time Consultant Psychiatrist who will be responsible for providing clinical input and leadership to a proportion of the inpatients in Juniper Ward Farnham Road Hospital as part of the Acute Care Pathway. There are other opportunities to take on additional responsibilities with remuneration. The consultant Psychiatrist is responsible for providing clinical input and leadership and working alongside a multidisciplinary team in line with New Ways of Working.
Main duties of the job
1. It is expected that the post holder will work closely with the home treatment and community teams to ensure effective and efficient pathways and care for patients. This provides a service consistent with models initially recommended in the National Service Framework. The home treatment team 'gate keeps' admissions to the inpatient units.
2. The post holder will also provide Consultant Psychiatrist input and Responsible clinicians cover the 10 beds of the 18 bedded Juniper Ward, mainly serving the population aligned to the wards. In addition, another 0.6 whole-time equivalent substantive consultant psychiatrist on the ward is responsible for 8 beds.
3. It is expected that the post holder will work in partnership with the other consultant. In addition, the post holder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary staff on the ward, including trainee doctors.
4. The post-holder will deliver consultant psychiatric input to inpatients admitted to the ward per the agreed Acute Service Operational Policy.
Our offer:
5. Salary: NHS Consultant Grade £93,666 - £126,281 + £149 fringe
6. GMC Sponsorship
7. Relocation allowance: up to £8000 *subject to policy requirements
8. Sponsorship for international candidates: up to £3199
9. Recruitment premia £15,000 over 3 years *subject to policy requirements
10. NHS Pension: employers contribution 20.68% from day one
11. Subsidised nursery places
12. Car Scheme: tax saving up to £6,000
13. Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership
14. Generous annual leave
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
15. MB BS or equivalent recognised medical qualification
16. Full medical registration with a license to practice.
17. Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act(or within 6 to 12 months of the time of interview/assessment) or equivalent
Desirable
18. Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
19. MRCPsych or equivalent
20. oManagement qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills.
Eligibility
Essential
21. Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
22. Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
Desirable
23. In good standing with GMC concerning warnings and conditions on practice
24. Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment
Transport
Essential
25. Holds and will use valid UK driving license OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
26. Access to a vehicle for work purposes
27. Transport to travel between locations and ability to fulfil all duties of the post, including on-call, both within the parameters of the