Job summary
- Main area
- Old Age Psychiatry
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours
- Job ref
- 270-MED416
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- Corby
- Salary
- £93,666 - £126,281 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist Inpatients
Consultant
Job overview
NHFT are currently looking to appoint a Consultant Psychiatrist in Older Adult’s Psychiatry. The role will be based at St Marys Hospital, Kettering, within the County of Northamptonshire.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will need to be a born leader and a people person who loves to collaborate and innovate. You need to be MRC psych or equivalent with full registration, licensed and specialist registered or within six months of obtaining your CCT on the date of the Advisory Appointment Committee. The ability to travel to all locations within the Trust is essential.
Working for our organisation
In return we can offer:
- Opportunities to pursue areas of specialist interest e.g. ECT, rTMS, gender dysmorphia, prison psychiatry, ketamine infusion etc.
- Flexible hours/ job share opportunities
- Access to a dedicated research and innovation team
- Mentorship and Undergraduate education opportunities
There are many opportunities to be involved in clinical research and you will have access to the Trust research fellows to help develop research ideas. The Trust already has a portfolio of research studies in Old Age Dementia and Physical Health.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The trust is leading nationally on physical treatments in mental health, nurse administered ECT, rTMS and ketamine infusion. We also have research collaboration with the Open University along with Nottingham, Oxford and Northampton University.
The Trust hosts Undergraduates from Leicester Medical schools with numerous opportunities to teach this cohort.
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an Employer which is committed to developing you and that prides itself on being a diverse and equal opportunity employer. NHFT has recently being awarded "OUTSTANDING"
Northamptonshire is a county with varied countryside and numerous small villages as well as a range of good housing, excellent rail and road connections to London and elsewhere and good schools making it an attractive place for family living.
Person specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria
- The applicant will possess MRCPsych or equivalent, be included on the GMC’s Specialist Register or Specialist Registrars within six months of completing CCST
- Full GMC Registration
- Management skills
- Basic computer skills including ability to use email/Internet
Desirable criteria
- Publications in the field of psychiatry
- Management training
Special Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Experience of training Senior House Officers and multi-disciplinary staff
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of first hand experience of developing services in a constantly changing environment and to tight budgetary restraints
- Experience of setting up induction and training packages for Junior Doctors
- Experience of training Specialist Registrars
- Understanding of contracting, finance and activity monitoring
Personal Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Full and valid driving licence and car
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr P Koranteng
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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