CPD is being paid at the higher level of £2000 per annum with the facility accumulating annual funding for up to three years to accommodate accessing higher cost development opportunities
We are seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join our older people’s consultant group to provide clinical leadership and psychiatry expertise to our older people’s inpatient ward, Abbeygate. Abbeygate Ward is based in Wedgwood House on the West Suffolk Hospital site in Bury St Edmunds. This is a fixed-term position covering maternity leave.
The consultant will need to be an Approved Clinician to be able to carry out full duties associated with this post. The consultant will be expected to provide medical expertise and support the existing staff in the assessment, diagnosis and management of older adults presenting with functional and organic mental health problems to Abbeygate ward.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership for colleagues in deciding the most appropriate intervention for patients referred to the services. This will include providing direct and indirect intervention and facilitating discharge through collaborative working with primary care, community services, Social Care, private providers and the voluntary sector to provide a seamless pathway for older adults.
The consultant will be expected to work closely with the other consultant psychiatrists in the acute and crisis pathways as well as colleagues in the community. Services for older people are viewed as providing much needed specialist expertise in old age psychiatry to be able to deliver care of a high standard to our older population.
Additionally, the post-holder, as is expected from the holder of a senior public position, must at all times comply fully with the Nolan Principles and the Standards of Business Conduct.
If you are passionate about improving acute care and working with colleagues across the Community Pathways, then come to work with us as we have much to offer including:
We are also offering
Up to £12k relocation expenses
Access to £2000 per annum professional development budget
Dedicated SPA time of up to 25% of working hours
Paid study leave (on application and approval) in addition to CPD
Potential of extra PA for DCC with requisite pay per PA
Ability to apply for Clinical Excellence Awards
Inclusion on the Consultant on-call rota for the higher level with 3%, 5% or 8% requisite pay depending on frequency
NHS benefits package including contributory pension, redundancy. Including paid annual leave, sick leave and maternity leave.
Appraisals and revalidation completed by the Trust
Friendly Colleagues
Encouragement and support for areas of special interest
Subsidised gyms and free physio service
We have a strong education reputation and close ties with both The University of Cambridge and The University of East Anglia
Well established county wide teaching program
Access and encouragement to partake in research and a well-established research network within the Trust
Support for Quality Improvement, Audit and Service development
Forward thinking, clinically lead and innovative trust
Flexibility can be considered for a degree of remote working
If you are interested please contact us and we are happy to arrange a discussion or visit to meet with you and share with you what we have to offer.
Please see attached full Job Description for this role
For further details / informal visits contact:
Dr David Nelson, Medical Director -
[email protected]