Consultant Psychiatrist, Inpatient Services, General Adult

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 April 2024

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a General Medical Council (GMC) Sponsor employer.

This opportunity is open to UK based and International Consultants.

"Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best Mental Health organisations in the country to work in?

This is a post for either a full-time or part-time Consultant Psychiatrist who will be responsible for providing clinical input and leadership to a proportion of the inpatients in Juniper Ward Farnham Road Hospital as part of the Acute Care Pathway. There are other opportunities to take on additional responsibilities with remuneration. The consultant Psychiatrist is responsible for providing clinical input and leadership and working alongside a multidisciplinary team in line with New Ways of Working.

Main duties of the job

  • It is expected that the post holder will work closely with the home treatment and community teams to ensure effective and efficient pathways and care for patients. This provides a service consistent with models initially recommended in the National Service Framework. The home treatment team 'gate keeps' admissions to the inpatient units.
  • The post holder will also provide Consultant Psychiatrist input and Responsible clinicians cover the 10 beds of the 18 bedded Juniper Ward, mainly serving the population aligned to the wards. In addition, another 0.6 whole-time equivalent substantive consultant psychiatrist on the ward is responsible for 8 beds.
  • It is expected that the post holder will work in partnership with the other consultant. In addition, the post holder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary staff on the ward, including trainee doctors.
  • The post-holder will deliver consultant psychiatric input to inpatients admitted to the ward per the agreed Acute Service Operational Policy.

Our offer:

  • Salary: NHS Consultant Grade £93,666 - £126,281 + £149 fringe
  • GMC Sponsorship
  • Relocation allowance: up to £8000 *subject to policy requirements
  • Sponsorship for international candidates: up to £3199
  • Recruitment premia £15,000 over 3 years *subject to policy requirements
  • NHS Pension: employers contribution 23.7% 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.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

12 September 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year Plus £149 Fringe Allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-5641305-MR

Job locations

Juniper Ward, Farnham Road Hospital

Farnham Road

Guildford, Surrey

GU2 7LX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description that clearly states all the requirements needed to carry out this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description that clearly states all the requirements needed to carry out this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent recognised medical qualification
  • Full medical registration with a license to practice.
  • Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act(or within 6 to 12 months of the time of interview/assessment) or equivalent

Desirable

  • Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
  • MRCPsych or equivalent
  • oManagement qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills.

Eligibility

Essential

  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
  • Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.

Desirable

  • In good standing with GMC concerning warnings and conditions on practice
  • Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment

Transport

Essential

  • Holds and will use valid UK driving license OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
  • Access to a vehicle for work purposes
  • Transport to travel between locations and ability to fulfil all duties of the post, including on-call, both within the parameters of the Equality Act 2010

Clincical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of Risk Management
  • Knowledge of legislation, Department of Health Guidance and literature and its implications for clinical practice
  • Knowledge of NHS strategic vision in the Next Stage Review (High-Quality Care for All)
  • Ability to use IT, including email and the internet
  • Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
  • Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
  • Make decisions based on evidence and experience, including the contribution of others
  • Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA
  • Experience working with various patient groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity across different care settings, including community, inpatient, and specialist teams
  • Evidence of active participation in Continuous Professional Development
  • Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement and experience
  • Knowledge of psychiatric provision
  • Commitment to and experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
  • Ability to critically appraise published research
  • Experience in carrying out a range of audit projects

Desirable

  • Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
  • Experience in management
  • Ability to develop and use complex multimedia materials for presentation in public, professional and academic settings
  • Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course.
  • Peer review or research publications
  • Published audit or research projects

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

Essential

  • Ability to take a clinical leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care.
  • Skills in managing time and prioritising clinical work
  • Ability to appraise own performance as a Specialty Doctor and reflect on development needs
  • Skills and sensitivity in negotiating with patients, relatives, and other professionals where opinions differ
  • Skills in providing consultation to other professional groups under New Ways of Working
  • A high-level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional people within and outside the NHS
  • Participated in continuous professional development
  • Participated in research or service evaluation
  • Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes

Desirable

  • Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
  • Reflected on the purpose of CPD undertaken
  • Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit, and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations, and publications
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent recognised medical qualification
  • Full medical registration with a license to practice.
  • Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act(or within 6 to 12 months of the time of interview/assessment) or equivalent

Desirable

  • Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
  • MRCPsych or equivalent
  • oManagement qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills.

Eligibility

Essential

  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
  • Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.

Desirable

  • In good standing with GMC concerning warnings and conditions on practice
  • Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment

Transport

Essential

  • Holds and will use valid UK driving license OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
  • Access to a vehicle for work purposes
  • Transport to travel between locations and ability to fulfil all duties of the post, including on-call, both within the parameters of the Equality Act 2010

Clincical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of Risk Management
  • Knowledge of legislation, Department of Health Guidance and literature and its implications for clinical practice
  • Knowledge of NHS strategic vision in the Next Stage Review (High-Quality Care for All)
  • Ability to use IT, including email and the internet
  • Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
  • Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
  • Make decisions based on evidence and experience, including the contribution of others
  • Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA
  • Experience working with various patient groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity across different care settings, including community, inpatient, and specialist teams
  • Evidence of active participation in Continuous Professional Development
  • Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement and experience
  • Knowledge of psychiatric provision
  • Commitment to and experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
  • Ability to critically appraise published research
  • Experience in carrying out a range of audit projects

Desirable

  • Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
  • Experience in management
  • Ability to develop and use complex multimedia materials for presentation in public, professional and academic settings
  • Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course.
  • Peer review or research publications
  • Published audit or research projects

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

Essential

  • Ability to take a clinical leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care.
  • Skills in managing time and prioritising clinical work
  • Ability to appraise own performance as a Specialty Doctor and reflect on development needs
  • Skills and sensitivity in negotiating with patients, relatives, and other professionals where opinions differ
  • Skills in providing consultation to other professional groups under New Ways of Working
  • A high-level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional people within and outside the NHS
  • Participated in continuous professional development
  • Participated in research or service evaluation
  • Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes

Desirable

  • Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
  • Reflected on the purpose of CPD undertaken
  • Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit, and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations, and publications

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Juniper Ward, Farnham Road Hospital

Farnham Road

Guildford, Surrey

GU2 7LX


Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Juniper Ward, Farnham Road Hospital

Farnham Road

Guildford, Surrey

GU2 7LX


Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Associate Medical Director- WAA Inpatients

Anand Mathilakath

Anand.Mathilakath@sabp.nhs.uk

Date posted

12 September 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year Plus £149 Fringe Allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-5641305-MR

Job locations

Juniper Ward, Farnham Road Hospital

Farnham Road

Guildford, Surrey

GU2 7LX


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