The closing date is 4th Mar 2025
Job summary
100% Remote working "Virtual" Community General Adult Psychiatrist
At Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare, we are expanding our tried and tested, remote working offer to our Consultant Psychiatrist Roles in our Community Mental Health teams.
We would love you to join our team as a passionate clinician. Ideally, you would be an innovative and proactive individual, providing world-class clinical leadership and care across our Community Mental Health Teams in this exciting and flexible way.
Successful applicants will be General Adult Community Psychiatrists and hold this job description but will deliver services and work up to 100% remotely from the service itself. This allows for the consultant to live anywhere in the UK (including some time overseas, subject to meeting the relevant IG and HMRC criteria) and work flexibly and productively to meet service and their own personal needs.
The option of working in "physical space" is available and a candidate choosing to work "on site" would be welcome to apply and would receive our same enthusiasm for their way of working.
If you would like an informal conversation about this unique opportunity, please contact Dr. Ian McCafferty, Deputy Chief Medical Officer.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
Although working remotely, it is expected that you will be a clinician, a leader, a teacher, a team member, and an innovator, whilst not necessarily always in the same physical space. You will have the roles of every other consultant. You'll be fully supported in working remotely with the necessary equipment and technology.
Record keeping, administration, and prescribing are all electronic in nature using established software packages that are likely to be familiar to you already (MS Teams, Attend Anywhere). Your multidisciplinary peers are available remotely.
Each of the community teams is unique due to their geography and patient demographics. Caseloads may vary based on referral numbers and severity of presentation. Our target is to provide excellent care in the community with MDT support and direct working with GPs. Peer consultants in the team are already in post to see patients face-to-face who are unable or prefer not to receive care remotely.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust's community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support in the right place at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job description
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone. If, as a potential candidate, you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief, or disability, please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person specificationQualificationsEssential
Full Registration with the General Medical Council.
MRCPsych or recognised equivalent.
Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 12 months of CCT at time of interview. CCT in general adult psychiatry.
Approved under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983.
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.
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.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information, please see the NHS Careers website.
For help with your application, contact:
Dr Ian McCafferty
02380475160
Pay scheme
Hospital Medical and Dental
Band
Consultant
Salary £105504.00 to £139882.00 Yearly Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-Time, Home or Remote Working
Reference number
348-HIOW-MED-7320
Job locations
Tatchbury Mount
Calmore
Southampton
Hampshire
SO40 2RZ
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