Specialist Grade in Adult Psychiatry Newcastle upon Tyne
Job description
At CNTW we strive to provide the BEST CARE, delivered by the BEST PEOPLE, to achieve the BEST OUTCOME.
Working 10PAs a week over 4 or 5 days alongside the multidisciplinary team, including SAS doctors, junior doctors, and the wider clinical team
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as an inpatient Specialist Grade psychiatrist in the central inpatients CBU. We are looking for enthusiastic psychiatrists to join a newly developed model of working across inpatient services. Each ward will have two consultants working into each ward to provide a well-balanced job, allowing protected time for supporting professional activities and overall better job satisfaction and patient satisfaction.
The Specialist Grade Post will work alongside the Consultants to support assessment and management of patients given the increasing demand for the service and to ensure flow through the ward is maintained.
Each post will involve working into an acute inpatient ward providing medical leadership alongside a full time consultant psychiatrist to lead the care and treatment of patients admitted to the inpatient unit. The post holder will work with another fulltime consultant psychiatrist and MDT including a medical assistant, clinical nurse specialist, psychologist, OT, a middle grade doctor and junior medical staff.The post holder will be one of the senior clinical experts from a medical perspective to ensure best practice care is delivered and support the team.
The post holder will work with the Consultant Psychiatrist to provide care and treatment for a caseload of inpatients The candidate must be Section 12 approved and be keen to work towards Approved Clinician Status.
The role involves being a clinical supervisor for a full time specialty doctor and junior doctors on the ward including a core trainee and foundation doctor.
The post holder will be responsible for providing mental health tribunal reports and attendance at MHATribunal hearings to give evidence as required.
You will be an essential member of the ward leadership team, leading on clinical governance and ongoing service development work.
The post holder will work closely with other consultants in the service and provide cross cover for annual and study leave. You will be required to attend consultant meetings fortnightly with the associate medical director for the service to keep up to date with trust developments
As an added bonus, the Trust is located in the Northeast of England and Cumbria which is an area of outstanding natural beauty, containing national parks, ancient heritage sites and major cities supported by excellent national and international transport links. The area is predominantly rural and contains the Lake District National Park which is considered one of England’s finest areas of natural beauty.
- £3k recruitment premium for Inpatient Services
- Up to £8k relocation package
- 30 days study leave (every 3 years) with a generous study leave allowance
- Flexible working opportunities created with you involved in your job plan
- Remote working available as suits service needs
- Dedicated and protected SPA time
- Focus on creating a healthy workforce by investing heavily in health and wellbeing accessible support including emotional, physical, social, psychological financial and career well being
- Teaching and research opportunities available
- Stimulating CPD sessions and programs including mentoring, medical leadership, and coaching
- Teaching opportunities in our brand-new state of the art Medical Education Centre
- Employee Excellence awards
- Plus, lots more employee benefits including discounts. Find out more atthriveatcntw.co.uk
This post includes an attractive £3000* welcome bonus - a Rewarding Welcome for a Rewarding Career
Terms and conditions: Specifics to be discussed at interview.
Incentive payments will not be given to applicants who have previously held a substantive role within inpatient services or a bank worker post within the trust within the past 2 years.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
This is a substantive and full-time post however we would be happy to consider applicants available on a part time or fixed term basis.
Please do not hesitate to contact for further information.
