Job summary
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a General Medical Council (GMC) Sponsor employer.
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 job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £25,000 in addition to £8000 relocation allowance plus other benefits! The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees. To request the full terms of the Recruitment and retention payment or relocation allowance please email Medical Recruitment Team
This Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist post is within the highly regarded CARE Accredited and nationally achieving, Surrey-wide Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Service. This is a highly attractive post and you will be joining our thriving, happy and well established multi-disciplinary successful applicant would need to base themselves at Aldershot Centre for Health approximately once a week and at our main base in Epsom the rest of the will be required to be aware of the Access and Waiting Times Agenda for community Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Services across England and the intended New Care Models Agenda for Surrey, Sussex and Kent that will focus on the shortening of specialist tier 4 admissions.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to enhance the established acute focus of the service and someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment with a wide variety of clinicians who are very proud of the work that they do. Part of the role will include liaison with the 5 acute hospitals who may at times be caring for medically unstable young people
Part of the role is to provide a diagnostic, assessment and treatment service for children and adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, ARFID and Binge Eating Disorder. The successful candidate will also provide input, where needed, to the Enhanced Pathway, which aims to reduce hospital admissions by providing additional support to patients at home
Our offer:
1. Salary: NHS Consultant Grade £105,504 - £139,882 + £149 fringe
2. GMC Sponsorship
3. Relocation allowance: up to £8000 *subject to policy requirements
4. Sponsorship for international candidates: up to £3199
5. Recruitment premia £25,000 *subject to policy requirement
6. NHS Pension: employers contribution from day one
7. Subsidised nursery places
8. Car Scheme: tax saving up to £6,000
9. Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership
10. 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.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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
11. Full medical registration with a license to practice.
12. Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act(or within 6 to 12 months of the time of interview/assessment) or equivalent.
Desirable
13. A recognised basic Medical Degree and MRCPsych or equivalent
14. MRCPsych or equivalent.
15. Management qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills.
Eligibility
Essential
16. Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
17. Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
Desirable
18. In good standing with GMC concerning warnings and conditions on practice
19. Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment
Clincical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
20. Knowledge of legislation, Department of Health Guidance and literature and its implications for clinical practice
21. Knowledge of NHS strategic vision in the Next Stage Review (High-Quality Care for All)
22. Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
Desirable
23. Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
24. Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course.
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
25. Ability to take a clinical leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care.
26. Ability to appraise own performance as a Specialty Doctor and reflect on development needs
Desirable
27. Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
28. Reflected on the purpose of CPD undertaken