Consultant Psychiatrist in Older People
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
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Job summary
This role will be supported by a £12,000 relocation allowance.
Consultant Psychiatrist for Older People
Providing responsible clinician input to the inpatient functional wards and intensive community support team
Julian Hospital, Norwich
We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative consultant to join our established older people's inpatient services at the Julian Hospital in Norwich. There is an opportunity to make an interesting and stimulating job plan combining an intensive community support role alongside overseeing an inpatient functional ward
Norfolk and Suffiolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child, adult and older adult mental health services as well as learning disability, wellbeing and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk. We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended by CQC for the care they provide.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant will focus on 1 ward (Sandringham ward, 15 beds) working alongside a non-medical RC covering a second ward (Blickling ward), with some cross cover and joint working between the 2 senior clinicians. The Consultant will supervise the work of junior doctors on Sandringham ward in addition.
There is also the opportunity to provide Consultant oversight to a well established older people's intensive support team on the Julian Hospital site, supporting the early discharge of people from the wards into the community.
The successful post holder will need to be flexible in approach and enjoy working across inpatient and community settings, as well as being collaborative in approach working with senior nursing colleagues and newly developed non-medical RC senior clinicians
About us
There is a well established structure at the Julian site, and good colleague support. There is a strong older person's psychiatrist group in the trust as well as regular meetings with the senior medics in the care group with a thriving MSC locally.
There are lots of reasons to come and work with us in NSFT.
We can provide:
- Relocation allowance/removal benefit
- Protected 2.5 SPA time
- Friendly and supportive colleagues
- Support and encouragement to develop areas of special interest
- Subsidised gyms and free physio service
- Strong education reputation, close ties with Cambridge University and the University of East Anglia
- Well established county wide teaching programme and links with ELFT joining the monthly Barts academic afternoons
- Access and encouragement to partake in research and a well-established research network in the Trust
- A strong Quality Improvement programme with support for QI projects, audit and service development
- Study leave budget £600 PA
- Clinically led, innovative services with opportunities to develop into management roles with clinical lead, ACD and CD post opportunities
- Flexible working opportunities, some remote working is possible within the job plan
Date posted
27 July 2022
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£84,559 to £114,003 a year gross per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
246-MGYW3514948-K
Job locations
Sandringham Ward
Julian Hospital
Norwich
NR2 3TD
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Sandringham Ward
Julian Hospital
Norwich
NR2 3TD
Employer's website
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