Opportunity
Working as part of a skilful multi-discipline team, Head Medical is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist in CAMHS Inpatient Psychiatric Intensive Care who would offer outstanding clinical leadership and clinical care for the patients admitted to the functional ward. Working for one of the largest NHS mental health trusts in the country, serving a population of over one million people in Nottinghamshire, this is an exciting time to come and join the medical workforce and have the opportunity to shape the provision of care to patients within the community.
This vacancy was created to fill a replacement inpatient post suitable for a CAMHS Psychiatry colleague who will assume responsibility for diagnosing and treating patients admitted to functional inpatient wards.
A daytime cross-cover arrangement for emergencies exists between the inpatient and community CAMHS Consultants within Nottinghamshire, and the post holder will contribute to this arrangement.
This is a 10 PA post: 5.5 Direct Clinical Care, 2 academic sessions available, 2.5 SPA with a 30% Recruitment and Retention Premium. The Consultant Psychiatrist will be the Responsible Clinician for patients on Hercules ward. The Consultant is responsible for the physical care and mental health treatment for young people on the ward. They will work with the team in undertaking pre-admission liaison before admission and in facilitating discharge. It will be expected that there will be close links with other inpatient units locally, regionally and some liaison nationally.
Hercules ward manages short-term behavioural disturbances as result of a mental disorder that requires intensive and acute in-patient care, which cannot be contained within a Tier 4 CAMHS general adolescent acute service. The Inpatient Psychiatric Intensive Care service receives around 250 referrals annually. The average length of admission is approximately 80 days.
Trust information
The Trust also has strong academic links with the University of Nottingham and the Institute of Mental Health, home of the Mental Health Research Network hub for East Midlands and South Yorkshire
This is an NHS trust that encourages flexible working and candidates who wish to work less than full-time are encouraged to apply.
A Higher Trainee finishing the final six months of training and preparing for CCT can also apply
What's on offer?
- A competitive basic salary of £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Strong NHS pension.
- An RRP of 30% of the minimum point of the National Consultant (2003) contract will be paid for this post.
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is highly valued within the Trust.
- The directorate has a system of peer group supervision / CPD, and supporting activity sessions are included in each Consultant’s job plan to support this.
- In addition, appropriate study leave will be supported, and there is a national annual budget of up to £1,000 per Consultant for approved CPD activities.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Blue light discounts
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