Locum Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry, Peterborough
Client: Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
Location: Peterborough, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 1c6413fa1f6f
Job Views: 4
Posted: 28.04.2025
Expiry Date: 12.06.2025
Job Description
Job overview
The Rotational Specialty doctor post aims to provide the trust with additional medical support to a team at short notice, for example in cases of illness or changes to trainee rotations, while reducing reliance on agency doctors. The post holder is expected to be flexible and able to be moved to a new service area with reasonable short notice.
This position offers a wide range of adult Psychiatry experience. Placements may vary in length but typically last for several months. The post is fixed-term for several years, offering job security. Services will be geographically limited to reduce travel time.
Each post will be supervised by a consultant Psychiatrist and include at least one session of SPA time for CPD activities, supervision, teaching, and governance participation. Weekly lunchtime CPD events hosted by the Trust and Cambridge University are available for attendance.
Main duties of the job
* Maintain high clinical standards in evidence-based patient management under supervision of a consultant psychiatrist.
* Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams within and outside the organization to ensure seamless patient care.
* Teach and train junior staff, medical students, and other disciplines.
* Participate actively in departmental and Trust matters related to Clinical Governance, audit, and research.
* Ensure active participation in CPD, supervision, and medical appraisal.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is committed to high-quality, compassionate care to improve health and wellbeing. Our services span inpatient, primary care, community mental health, forensic, learning disabilities, primary care, liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research, and development.
We seek high-caliber candidates who share our values. We encourage applications from all community sectors, especially underrepresented groups, including those with long-term conditions and members of ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please note: We reserve the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications are received. We cannot offer sponsorship for all roles; applications from candidates requiring sponsorship may be rejected.
For more information about CPFT, please visit our website.
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