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Job summary

Main area
General Adult psychiatry
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (40 Hours)
Job ref
270-MED420
Employer
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Campbell House
Town
Northampton
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Consultant Psychiatrist - CMHT South

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

  • ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN EXCITING NEW OPPORTUNITY?
  • WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK FOR A CQC OUTSTANDING TRUST?
  • ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HYBRID WORKING?
  • WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK FOR A TRUST WHO CARES ABOUT THEIR STAFFS WELLBEING?
  • ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A TRUST THAT CAN SUPPORT YOU IN TRAINING TO DEVELOP YOUR CAREER?

 

 If the answer is yes, then this  role could be for you!

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 and Norwich 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/Registration

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration
  • MBBS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Additional higher medical/scientific qualification relevant to the specialty
  • GMC Specialist Registration or commitment to obtain via CESR application.
  • S12 registered
  • MRCPsych

Communication Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent Written and Verbal Communication Skills
  • Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels

Leadership & Management skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to motivate and develop Junior Medical Staff and other MDT Members
  • To Balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoDisability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into health

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Debasish Das Purkayastha
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
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