Job summary
Surrey and Borders
Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a
General Medical Council
(GMC) Sponsor employer.
This appointment is for a full-time substantive
Consultant Psychiatrist who will provide lead consultant input to the Care Home
Pathway Team and community team for Guildford and Waverley CMHTOP.
Guildford and Waverley CMHTOP receive referrals
predominantly from local General Practitioners in line with the current service
specification. The service provides assessment and treatment for functional
illnesses and an assessment service for all patients aged over and under 65
with memory problems. There is an independent Young Onset Dementia service that
works closely with CMHTOP for managing complex cases.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for care home including nursing home referrals in the locality. The post holder will also be responsible for referrals coming from named GP surgeries within in the community and providing advice and guidance service through the newly developed service. Referrals will be a combination of functional and organic conditions.
The consultant will be part of 1:20 Trust wide OA on-all rota.
Clinic and office space provision for the consultant psychiatrist will be at Farnham Road hospital. There is administrative support shared with other team members.
The new Consultant will be employed by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and will work with the care home pathway and Guildford and Waverly community team for Older Persons.
The post holder will be responsible for delivering consultant psychiatric input to patients referred to and accepted for treatment by the CMHTOP in line with the agreed criteria and commissioned care pathways.
Our offer
- NHS Consultant Grade £84,559 - £114,003/annum + £149 fringe + on-call payments
- GMC Sponsorship
- £15,000 recruitment premia over 3 years
- Relocation allowance: up to £8,000*subject to policy requirements
- Sponsorship for international candidates: up to £3,199
- Upto £2000/year CPD allowance *subject to policy requirements
- NHS Pension: employers contribution14.38% from day one
- Subsidised nursery places
- Car Scheme: tax saving up to £6,000
- Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership
- Generous annual leave
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading
provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental
ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We
also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in
Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively
seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the
mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and
voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use
services and carers.
Surrey is a
beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the
South Coast.
Our historic
market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and
our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy
reach.
For
international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will be expected to work effectively
with colleagues from other professional disciplines in the team and to deliver
services in a way consistent with the Trust policy for the Care Programme
Approach. This includes acting as lead professional for those patients under
Statement of Care and working with care coordinators for those whose care plans
are organised under CPA.
- The post holder is also expected to liaise effectively
with the other teams to ensure effective handover of care when patients
transfer between teams as part of the patient pathway.
- The post holder is expected to be involved in the
strategic development of the service as a whole and to participate in
operational and business planning within the CMHTOP alongside senior team
colleagues. There are opportunities for clinical leadership at the local
primary care interface meetings attended by local CMHTOP consultant colleagues
and GP mental health leads.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will be expected to work effectively
with colleagues from other professional disciplines in the team and to deliver
services in a way consistent with the Trust policy for the Care Programme
Approach. This includes acting as lead professional for those patients under
Statement of Care and working with care coordinators for those whose care plans
are organised under CPA.
- The post holder is also expected to liaise effectively
with the other teams to ensure effective handover of care when patients
transfer between teams as part of the patient pathway.
- The post holder is expected to be involved in the
strategic development of the service as a whole and to participate in
operational and business planning within the CMHTOP alongside senior team
colleagues. There are opportunities for clinical leadership at the local
primary care interface meetings attended by local CMHTOP consultant colleagues
and GP mental health leads.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - A recognised basic Medical Degree and MRCPsych or equivalent
- - Full Medical Registration (GMC) with a Licence to Practice
- - Approved Clinician Status and approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act
Desirable
- - Management qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills
Experience
Essential
- - Candidates working at a consultant level and/or having CCT in older adults or dual older adults/working age.
- - Candidates who have completed their higher specialist training and awaiting CCT.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - A recognised basic Medical Degree and MRCPsych or equivalent
- - Full Medical Registration (GMC) with a Licence to Practice
- - Approved Clinician Status and approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act
Desirable
- - Management qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills
Experience
Essential
- - Candidates working at a consultant level and/or having CCT in older adults or dual older adults/working age.
- - Candidates who have completed their higher specialist training and awaiting CCT.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
