LIAISON OLD AGE CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST KGH, ILFORD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Why NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering thebest careto the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.

With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.

We are currently recruiting to an Old Age Consultant Psychiatrist position in the Older Adult Psychiatric Liaison Team, based at King George Hospital, Barley Lane, Ilford, IG3 8YB. This is a well-established post, which has not been substantively recruited to for some time. This post is current vacant, and we are keen to recruit to this post as soon as possible.

You will work alongside 1wte Adult Consultant Psychiatrists (currently out to recruitment), two Specialty Doctors, a senior trainee and a Foundation Year doctor within the service, and will share supervision requirements for the Specialty doctors, and trainees in the service.

Person Specification

GMC

Essential

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

CCT

Essential

• CCT or equivalent

Section 12

Essential

• Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it

Knowledge

Essential

• Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it

Experience

Essential

• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

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).

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

King George Hospital

Barley Lane

Ilford

IG3 8YB

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)