Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist (woodlands) with £20K Support Package
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Main area: Old Age Psychiatry
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
10 sessions per week
Job ref: 246-MESU6808614-D
Site: Woodlands Unit, Ipswich Hospital
Town: Ipswich
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 gross per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/05/2025 23:59
Interview date: 16/06/2025
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's, and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
YOUR APPLICATION
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Job overview
* New Starter package of £15,000 spread over 3 years as a retention bonus
* Supported by a £12,000 relocation allowance
* Roles also attract a loyalty Scheme Bonus of £2,500 over the subsequent 5 years of service
* CPD of £2,000 per annum with the facility to accumulate annual funding for up to three years to accommodate accessing higher cost development opportunities
* ‘Holiday of a lifetime scheme’: Consultants and SASG doctors can bank/accrue annual leave over a period of up to 5 years, to facilitate an extended period of leave.
This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Older Peoples Mental Health Service Crisis Home Treatment Team in East Suffolk.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join our older people’s consultant group to provide clinical leadership and Old Age Psychiatry expertise to our CRHTT based at Woodlands Unit, Ipswich Hospital.
This is a 10PA WTE post with 7.5PA Direct Clinical Care and 2.5PA Supporting Professional Activities. This is an exciting opportunity for someone wishing to work with older people to prevent hospital admissions and to facilitate more timely and appropriate discharges from the ward.
Working for our organisation
If you are passionate about improving acute care and working with colleagues across Crisis and Community Pathways, then come to work with us as we have much to offer including:
* Up to £12k relocation expenses
* Access to £800 per annum professional development budget
* Dedicated SPA time of up to 25% of working hours
* Paid study leave (on application and approval) in addition to CPD
* Potential of extra PA for DCC with requisite pay per PA
* Ability to apply for Clinical Excellence Awards
* Inclusion on the Consultant on-call rota for the higher level with 3%, 5% or 8% requisite pay depending on frequency
* NHS benefits package including contributory pension, redundancy, paid annual leave, sick leave and maternity leave.
* Appraisals and revalidation completed by the Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you are interested please contact us and we are happy to arrange a discussion or visit to meet with you and share with you what we have to offer.
Please see attached full Job Description for this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Entry on the GMC Register
* Approved Clinician Status
* Section 12(2) Approval under the Mental Health Act
* Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCST
Experience
* 3 years or equivalent medical experience
* 6 months experience in relevant clinical area
* Evidence of knowledge of diagnosis, treatment and management of complex mental illness
Attributes
* Effective team working
* Flexibility
* Driving Licence/able to travel independently
* Research
Clinical Governance
* A clear understanding of Clinical Governance
* Demonstrate a commitment to open review of practice
Teaching
* Experience of supervising junior medical staff
* Teaching and presentation skills
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification). We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £16 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Sohail Abrar
Job title: Medical Director
Email address: Sohail.Abrar@nsft.nhs.uk
Additional information: Jan Falkowski, Medical Director of Workforce - Jan.Falkowski@nsft.nhs.uk
Faisil Sethi Chief Medical Officer - faisil.sethi@nsft.nhs.uk
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