Job summary This is a great opportunity for a full time (10PA) Consultant for a new 18 bedded Male Working Age Adult Acute Ward, based in Derby. This is an exciting time to work for Derbyshire Healthcare. We are currently undertaking a programme to create purpose-built facilities to improve the safety, privacy and dignity for our adult acute mental health patients, by eradicating dormitory accommodation. As part of the programme, we are building a new state of the art adult acute unit on our Kingsway Hospital, Derby site. This will be an 18 bedded male ward focused on therapeutic interventions and will deliver care to national recommendations. The unit is due to open in approximately December 2024, therefore this will be a great opportunity for you to shape the service and build the team along with the Ward Manager and other senior leaders. You will work alongside others to establish and develop this new ward for Derbyshire and collaborate with an innovative and forward-thinking programme team and senior leaders. Main duties of the job The successful applicant will take a key role in the Department, providing clinical leadership to their own team and those within The Working Age Adult Acute Directorate, with which they will be working and supporting current and future service developments. Working in accordance with our people first approach you will lead by example, acting as a role model within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to ensure the highest level of clinical standards. The unit will support patients with mental health conditions who need treatment and support as an inpatient, provided within a safe and stable environment for their recovery. You will lead the team and support the wider MDT to create an environment where we are able to acknowledge our service users' cultures, life experiences, protected characteristics and their strengths to help promote their recovery. The culture and ethos of approach within our adult acute service is aimed at ensuring that co-production of care with our service users is an essential and key part of their recovery journey. The MDT will involve both the service users, their carers, alongside clinicians and specialist practitioners as well as external agencies to ensure that individual recovery care plans are individual, co-produced, therapeutic and effective. Please enquire about our generous relocation package. About us We put a high emphasis on quality of care, peer support and on clinical engagement in service development and management. We will welcome candidates who bring an enthusiasm for innovation, teaching and development and can work closely with colleagues from different professional backgrounds. Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust." Benefits include:o Commitment to flexible working where this is possibleo 33 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 35 days after 7 years service in the grade.o Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing trainingo Generous NHS pension schemeo Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefitso Health service discounts and online benefitso Incremental pay progressiono Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7o Access to our LGBTI network, BAME Network and Christian Networko Health and wellbeing opportunitieso Structured learning and development opportunities Date posted 05 November 2024 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Consultant Salary £105,504 to £139,882 a year pa, pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 383-MED-4895-24-B Job locations Wren Ward, Carsington Unit, Kingsway Hospital Kingsway Derby DE22 3LZ Job description Job responsibilities Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account Job description Job responsibilities Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account Person Specification Qualifications Essential MB BS or equivalent medical qualification Fully registered with GMC with license Approved clinician status Skills Essential Excellent knowledge of speciality Excellent oral and written communication skills in English Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA Ability to work in and lead a team Participated in research and service provision Person Specification Qualifications Essential MB BS or equivalent medical qualification Fully registered with GMC with license Approved clinician status Skills Essential Excellent knowledge of speciality Excellent oral and written communication skills in English Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA Ability to work in and lead a team Participated in research and service provision 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 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 Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Address Wren Ward, Carsington Unit, Kingsway Hospital Kingsway Derby DE22 3LZ Employer's website http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)