Psychiatry

An excellent NHS job opportunity for a modern and dynamic Consultant in Learning Disability Psychiatry to join a department that is highly focused in providing great quality healthcare to their patients. The health board offers fresh challenges, first-rate training and development, genuine scope for career progression, along with competitive income and a work-life balance that\'s second to none! This is a perfect chance for Consultants in Learning Disability Psychiatry looking to grow their career in the NHS.

The post is suitable for candidates holding specialisation in the EEA, or for experienced IMGs looking to complete CESR.

WHAT IS THE HEALTH BOARD LIKE? 

The Health Board was established in 2003 and is responsible for healthcare in Powys, which is the largest county in Wales. While this health board doesn\'t have a district general hospital, they have a network of community hospitals, local primary care teams, visiting consultants and specialists, social care and voluntary organisations who all work together to provide a wide range of health services in their local communities.

The health board has 9 community hospitals, and an integrated health and social care centre at Builth Wells, as well as clinics and services across the county. In 2019, the health board received the Welsh Government\'s Gold Corporate Health Standard award. They are committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of their staff, both at work and at home. Besides providing health and wellbeing service, they also offer a range of schemes to support their staff. 

The health board is committed to supporting the continued professional development of their valued workforce. They offer a wide range of in-house clinical and non-clinical training, as well as support to develop through accessing education and training through their partnerships and education providers. 

WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE? 

The service provides specialist healthcare services for adults with learning disability for the population of 140,000 total population. Community services are provided by multi-disciplinary Community Learning Disability Teams located in the 5 local authorities’ bases within the county. The CLDTs are co-located with social services and have close organisational links.

The service has developed links with primary and secondary care. There are also close links facilitated by being part of a Mental Health and LD Division, with Adult Mental Health. Work is currently being undertaken to ensure smooth working across specialities through the development of care pathways for interface issues.  

The post holder is expected to provide outpatient care throughout the county and to play a full and active role in the community teams. The post holder is expected to lead medical responsibility for an area of clinical governance. The post holder is expected to lead on service development within a particular area of service.

WHAT IS THE AREA LIKE?

The mid-Wales county covers some 2,000 square miles, extending from the edge of Snowdonia in the North, to the Swansea Valley in the South. It is a modern and dynamic county. It has a population of 135,000. It is a vast area, but served by a network of friendly, vibrant towns, villages and rural communities. A truly great county in which to live and work, this county is often featured as being amongst the best places to live in the UK.

The county has so much to offer within its borders, yet is still very accessible to major cities around its periphery such as Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. In addition to being accessible, the county is home to many award winning restaurants! It is also one of the safest and most inspiring parts of the country. Comfortably buy the home of your dreams and enjoy the quality of life you work so hard for. 

Promising incredible beauty, magical escapism and the kind of magnetism that pulls you into every inch of its character, it’s not surprising that this county is one of the happiest places to work and live.

WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU?

The Health Board is also very active in facilitating the development of junior medical staff to ensure that the medical service of the future is highly trained and effective. There are four centres for postgraduate education with Postgraduate Organisers appointed at each centre. The central Deanery in Wales is based in Cardiff and is headed by Professor Derek Gallen, Postgraduate Dean. The Health Board enjoys a close relationship with the Postgraduate Deanery and annual visits to each centre ensure that the postgraduate education taking place across the Health Board is relevant and effective.

All consultants take a full and active role in postgraduate education both by the ongoing teaching commitment to their own junior staff and also by participating fully in multidisciplinary educational events across the Health Board.

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE?
UK based candidates:

• Specialist register, or within 6-12 months of completing CESR

EEA candidates: 

• Specialisation in Learning Disability Psychiatry
• Consultant experience

Non-EEA candidates:

• Consultant experience
• Preferably MRCPsych

An excellent NHS job opportunity for a modern and dynamic Specialty Doctor in Genera Adult Psychiatry to join a department that is highly focused in providing great quality healthcare to their patients. The department is part of a health board that has been around since 2003. The health board offers fresh challenges, first-rate training and development, genuine scope for career progression, along with competitive income and a work-life balance that\'s second to none! This is a perfect chance for Specialty Doctors in General Adult Psychiatry looking to grow their career in the NHS.

The post is suitable for candidates holding specialisation in the EEA, or for experienced IMGs looking to complete CESR.

WHAT IS THE HEALTH BOARD LIKE? 

The Health Board was established in 2003, and is responsible for healthcare in Powys, which is the largest county in Wales. While this health board doesn\'t have a district general hospital, they have a network of community hospitals, local primary care teams, visiting consultants and specialists, social care and voluntary organisations who all work together to provide a wide range of health services in their local communities.

The health board has 9 community hospitals, and an integrated health and social care centre at Builth Wells, as well as clinics and services across the county. In 2019, the health board received the Welsh Government\'s Gold Corporate Health Standard award. They are committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of their staff, both at work and at home. Besides providing health and wellbeing service, they also offer a range of schemes to support their staff. 

The health board is committed to supporting the continued professional development of their valued workforce. They offer a wide range of in-house clinical and non-clinical training, as well as support to develop through accessing education and training through their partnerships and education providers. 

WHAT IS THE AREA LIKE?

The mid-Wales county covers some 2,000 square miles, extending from the edge of Snowdonia in the North, to the Swansea Valley in the South. It is a modern and dynamic county. It has a population of 135,000. It is a vast area, but served by a network of friendly, vibrant towns, villages and rural communities. A truly great county in which to live and work, this county is often featured as being amongst the best places to live in the UK.

The county has so much to offer within its borders, yet is still very accessible to major cities around its periphery such as Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. In addition to being accessible, the county is home to many award winning restaurants! It is also one of the safest and most inspiring parts of the country. Comfortably buy the home of your dreams and enjoy the quality of life you work so hard for. 

Promising incredible beauty, magical escapism and the kind of magnetism that pulls you into every inch of its character, it’s not surprising that this county is one of the happiest places to work and live.

WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU?

The Health Board is also very active in facilitating the development of junior medical staff to ensure that the medical service of the future is highly trained and effective. There are four centres for postgraduate education with Postgraduate Organisers appointed at each centre. The central Deanery in Wales is based in Cardiff and is headed by Professor Derek Gallen, Postgraduate Dean. The Health Board enjoys a close relationship with the Postgraduate Deanery and annual visits to each centre ensure that the postgraduate education taking place across the Health Board is relevant and effective.

All consultants take a full and active role in postgraduate education both by the ongoing teaching commitment to their own junior staff and also by participating fully in multidisciplinary educational events across the Health Board.

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE?

UK based candidates:

• Specialty Doctor Experience

EEA candidates: 

• Specialisation in General Adult Psychiatry
• Specialty Doctor experience

Non-EEA candidates:

• Specialty Doctor experience
• Specialisation in General Adult Psychiatry
• Preferably MRCPsych

An excellent NHS job opportunity for an enthusiastic & motivated Consultant in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry to join a fantastic & innovative Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service. The service has well-supported and extensive multidisciplinary teams. The team is compassionate, supportive and practices a culture that encourages a duty of candour. This CAMHS team is part of the an NHS Trust that is rated \"Good\" overall by the CQC. 

The post is suitable for candidates holding specialisation in the EEA, or for experienced IMGs looking to complete CESR.

WHAT IS THE NHS TRUST LIKE? 

The NHS Trust was formed in 2019 following a merger of two strong, and high-performing NHS Trusts. The NHS Trust provides medical and surgical services across the county, largely based at their two main hospitals. They provide health, social care and learning disability services. The NHS Trust is true to its word when they say that they place quality at the heart of everything they do in order to deliver services and make a positive difference to their communities. In March 2022, the NHS Trust was rated \"Good\" overall by the CQC, and none of its rating per category required improvement. 

The NHS Trust are supportive of the people they care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach they take for their employees. The NHS Trust truly encourages a healthy work-life balance and they have regular away days. They look to value the skills and experiences of those they work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us. 

This year, 2023, the NHS Trust had 184 nominations for Better Care Together Awards. This just shows how much the NHS Trusts care for both their employees, as well as their patients. In addition to that, a commitment to research is encouraged within the Trust and there is a strong track record of publication in peer-reviewed journals. Truly an exciting time to join this NHS Trust!

WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE? 

It is a truly exciting time to be joining the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service as they are moving towards a county-wide service with clinics at localities. The department provides an assessment and treatment service for young people from the age of 0 – 18 years. The service has an expanded primary mental health staff and has recently been funded to start the Trailblazers project within schools and to support existing clinical services. The average number of sessions for treatment completion and discharge is between 8 and 10

CAMHS is committed to the THRIVE Framework which provides a set of principles for creating coherent and resource-efficient communities of mental health and wellbeing support for children, young people and families. The Framework is needs-led. This means that mental health needs are defined by children, young people and families alongside professionals through shared decision making. Needs are not based on severity, diagnosis or health care pathways.

The post holder will be expected to maintain the close working relationships with community paediatricians. Regular liaison meetings occur which facilitate coordinated input to co- morbid and complex cases. The post holder will an opportunity to develop a special interest and responsibility in a number of keys clinical area including Paediatric Liaison, Neurodevelopment Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Understanding and Planning Clinic (Complex presentations). 

WHAT IS THE AREA LIKE?

The area is a rural county in South West England with an approximate population of 637,070. The age profile of the area is equivalent to national averages for children, working age and elderly populations. There are 134,546 under 18’s.

The population enjoys a good standard of living and health with higher than average levels of life expectancy when compared to other areas of the south west and the rest of the UK. The county maintains a number of Grammar schools which persistently produce excellent exam results.

Nature lovers have contrasting options, form the honeycomb market towns and hills of the Cotswolds, to the cycle paths and mine works of the ancient Forest of Dean with its wild boars. Braver souls may fancy trying their hand at surfing the Severn Bore. The county has excellent road and rail connections to the rest of the country. Bath and Bristol, with its airport, are both within an hour drive and London is within 2 hours by direct train.

WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU?

There is real opportunity to progress through CESR at pace at this trust. Research is actively encouraged by the Trust. Consultants are encouraged to engage in research themselves and expected to actively support research by specialist registrars and other professions within the multi-disciplinary environment. There is an active junior doctor training programme in which CAMHS consultants are encouraged to join. 

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE?

UK based candidates:

• Specialist register
• Experienced Specialty Doctors with S12 / Approved Clinician

EEA candidates: 

• Specialisation in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• Consultant experience

Non-EEA candidates:

• MRCPsych
• Consultant experience

An outstanding NHS job opportunity for a Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to join a dynamic, excellent and highly-specialised in-patient service for adolescents with severe and complex disorders. The Department is part of an NHS Foundation Trust that has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. In 2016, the NHS Foundation Trust was awarded an overall rating of \"Outstanding\" by the CQC. The Department was also inspected and was rated \"Outstanding\" in their own right!

This is a great opportunity for overseas Consultants who want to establish themselves in the NHS, and grow their consultant career. The post is suitable for candidates holding specialisation in the EEA, or for experienced IMGs looking to complete CESR.

WHAT IS THE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST LIKE? 

The NHS Foundation Trust was originally formed in April 2000. Since then, they have been awarded University status in recognition of the extensive research and education undertaken in the Trust, and was authorised to operate as an NHS Foundation Trust. They are now a trust which provides mental health and community health services. ELFT assumed responsibility for delivery of mental health services in Luton & Bedfordshire in 2015. The Trust serves a population of 1,500,000, operates from 80 community and inpatient sites. They employ 5,000 permanent staff and has an annual income of £335m. 

The department is a long-established and highly-regarded service. This NHS Foundation Trust has always been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental & health care. They are rated \"Outstanding\" overall by the CQC. This is truly an exciting time for you to come and work for them!

The Trust provides a wide range of community and inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, older adults and forensic services. The scope of services includes adult services (including services for older people and people with learning disabilities), child and adolescent mental health services, improving access to psychological therapies and rehabilitation and recovery services. These services will deliver an additional £61 million of revenue to the Trust each year. The Trust is committed to making the Trust an excellent place to work and in order to improve quality of life for all they serve.

In January 2022, the NHS Foundation Trust achieved its third consecutive ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC); the first Community and Mental Health Trust to achieve this rating for a third time. In November 2016, the Trust received the Health Service Journal\'s Provider Trust of the Year Award.

WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE? 

This established CAMHS MDT is a long established specialist CAMHS service with an excellent reputation for innovation as well as established therapies. It follows a treatment model organised in multiple Care Pathways. All new patients are seen within 9 weeks of accepted referral by clinicians in multidisciplinary teams. The CAMHS service also offers embedded clinical sessions to partner agencies in London Borough. Through this we are able to offer consultation and direct work to mainstream schools, Special Schools and Pupil Referral Units. This service also extends to Children’s social care with clinicians embedded in Assessment and Intervention Teams, Children’s Centres, Youth Offending teams and Looked After Children’s Teams. The CAMHS service is also complemented by a CAMHS specialist eating disorder ‘hub and spoke’ service - the Community Eating Disorders Service for Children & Young People (CEDS-CYP) and an extended crisis service (11 am – 11 pm) across three London Boroughs. 

WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU?

The NHS Foundation Trust is accredited as an Investor in People employer and is consequently committed to developing its staff.  You will have access to appropriate development opportunities from the Trust’s training programme as identified within your knowledge and skills appraisal/personal development plan.  The post holder will be expected to participate in training and development activities which support the objectives of the service and which will contribute to his/her own personal development plan and continuing medical education.

ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ROLE: 

Non-EEA: 

• MRCPsych
• Experience in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

EEA: 

• Specialist certification in psychiatry (desirable)
• Experience in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

UK based: 

• Experience in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

An excellent NHS job opportunity for an enthusiastic & motivated consultant in Older Adult / Geriatric Psychiatry to join one of the largest trusts in the United Kingdom. The NHS Foundation Trust is rated \"Good\" overall by the CQC in 2019. They have a wide range of physical and mental health needs. The NHS Foundation Trust works closely with their many partners to ensure that their combined efforts are focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for the people they serve. They provide integrated, high-quality, timely services based on the needs of the individual. 

The post is suitable for candidates holding specialisation in the EEA, or for experienced IMGs looking to complete CESR.

WHAT IS THE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST LIKE? 

The NHS Foundation Trust, created in 2002 by a merger between three NHS Trusts, is one of the largest trusts in the UK. They care for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. They have approximately 7,000 staff that provide healthcare to a third of London\'s population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire. 

The NHS Foundation Trust is passionate about delivering first-class patient-centered, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything they do. They provide NHS services throughout a person’s life, in physical and mental health and everything in between, at GPs and hospitals to the community. The majority of their services are provided in the community, which means treating people in their homes or from clinics close to home. In this sense they are a very modern part of the NHS, something the new Long Term Plan wants to see more of, with better integration and coordination of care, delivered as close to home as possible. 

The NHS Foundation Trust provide top quality care depends on their ability to employ the best people. They are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support their patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee they\'re hoping to find their future leaders and they will support their staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

WHAT IS THE GENERAL ADULT PSYCHIATRY DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE? 

The Department is a modern 17-bedded en-suite unit which comprises doctors, qualified psychiatric nurses, occupational therapist, psychologist and health care assistants, providing assessment and treatment predominately for older people with complex or acute mental health needs, enabling a return to independent living wherever possible. The team accommodates all Older Adult services, including CMHT, Home Treatment Service and Memory Service. On average, there are approximately four new admissions and approximately four discharges per month. The majority of patients are admitted from their usual place of residence with a small percentage coming from the general hospital. 

The Team is consist of:

• 1 WTE Consultant Psychiatrist (this post)
• 1 WTE Matron for all OA services
• 1 WTE Ward Manager
• 1 WTE deputy ward manager
• 1 WTE Speciality Trainee; half time in CMHT and half on Oak Tree ward 2 WTE GP Trainee
• 4 WTE RMN’s band 6
• 11 WTE RMNs band 5
• 11 WTE HCA
• 1 WTE Occupational Therapist
• 1 WTE Ward Clerk
• 0.8 House keeper
• Clinical OA Lead, band 8C, newly appointed

The post holder is expected to assess and manage patients (including investigations and treatment) with acute and chronic psychiatric conditions including dementia and psychiatric functional illnesses in the inpatient setting and ensuring that interventions are provided in a sensitive, accessible and culturally appropriate way. The post holder is required to provide clinical leadership within the multi- disciplinary team and clinical advice or supervision where needed.

WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU?

There is real opportunity to progress through CESR at pace at this trust, with a strong desire for newly-qualified consultants to develop their specialty areas of interest and undertake in various cancer trials and research projects where possible. Research is encouraged here, particularly when this is appropriate to professional development and to the service development of the department. 

If you are a new consultant you will receive mentoring and support from medical leads as well as access to a large peer group of enthusiastic and high-caliber Consultants. 

Requirements for the role:

UK based candidates:

• Specialist register, or within 6-12 months of completing CESR

EEA candidates: 

• Specialisation in psychiatry
• Consultant experience

Non-EEA candidates:

• MRCPsych
• Consultant experience

Opportunity for experienced Old Age Psychiatry specialist psychiatrists to join the NHS in one of the largest NHS healthcare Trusts in the UK. Rated outstanding by the CQC and winner of the prestigious HSJ Award for Provider of the Year - this is a fantastic NHS Trust to grow your career. Applications are open to experienced consultant psychiatrists in Community Child Psychiatry, including overseas IMG applicants. CESR is supported. 

Working in a CQC ‘Outstanding’ rated Mental Health and Learning Disability Trust, you will make a difference in changing people’s lives across the North East of England.

WHAT IS THE NHS TRUST LIKE? 
The NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of mental health, learning disability and neurological care services across the North East and North Cumbria. They employ over 7,000 staff and serve a population of approximately 1.7 million providing services across an area totalling 4,670 square miles from over 60 sites across seven towns. They have a number of regional and national specialist services. The Trust has a budget of more than £350 million a year.

The NHS Foundation Trust believe that any modern organisation has to reflect all the communities and people it serves, in both service delivery and employment, and tackle all forms of discrimination. They provide a diverse range of specialist and generic health care services to both children and adults, their families and carers and they have a number of regional and national specialist services. As an organisation they are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects both the local community and IMG community of psychiatrists. They are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

The Trust provides a wide spectrum of mental health, learning disability, neuro- rehabilitation, forensic and substance misuse services as well as other specialist services. The Trust has several nationally renowned services, including specialist services for adults with refractory mental illness, mental health services for young people with a learning disability; forensic services and learning disability services; psychotherapy services, neuropsychiatry; a mother and baby inpatient service and drug and alcohol services for both adults and young people.

WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE?

The Old Age Psychiatry Team (Memory Assessment and Management Service) provides assessment and initial diagnosis to patients of all ages where there is a suspected dementia. It operates across Newcastle and North-Tyneside. The team works closely with the older adults Community Treatment Teams (CTT), which covers Newcastle North and East; Newcastle West; and North Tyneside. The department includes a specialist Dementia. The team receives approximately 100 referrals per month for patients who are low-complex, and where there is a high likelihood of a dementia diagnosis. Most new referrals are seen by nurses, discussed at the daily MDT meeting, and then offered a diagnostic appointment with a doctor, senior nurse or psychologist.

The Young Onset Dementia Team provides specialist follow up for people living with dementia aged under 65. It is a well-established multi-disciplinary team within Older Adults Community Services, and the sessions allocated provide opportunities for specialist assessment and support for this group of patients, and the chance to develop greater integration with the Old Age Psychiatry Team. Most appointments will be conducted in the out-patient setting, but home visits are also offered for patients based on their clinical need. Referrals are reviewed at a daily triage meeting and new assessments are allocated to the most appropriate member of staff.

The post holder will be expected to see more complex new patients (approximately 1 per week), conduct diagnostic appointments (approximately 10 per week) and to lead the MDT meeting (2 per week). The post-holder is expected to be committed to delivering excellence in clinical care, provide medical leadership to and work effectively with the multidisciplinary MAMS service and Young Onset Dementia teams, promote the safety and well-being of the patients we serve, and to respect the rights and the dignity of patients.

WHAT IS LIFE LIKE IN THE AREA? 

This city in the North East, is one of the most iconic cities in Britain, famous for its industrial heritage, popular nightlife. The city is one of the UK Core Cities, as well as part of the Eurocities network. According to the ONS, the city had a population of 293,000 in 2015. The wider region is a historic country which is situated directly North and includes the great market towns and coastal aread. It is also home to the Northumberland National Park, home to England’s cleanest rivers, clearest air and darkest skies, the stunning Northumberland Coast, with its picturesque coastline known for walking, cycling, water sports and birdwatching opportunities.

This lively city certainly has heaps to offer, ensuring that living in here will appeal to many different people. It offers its locals a wide range of outstanding property types, some outstanding activities to indulge in, top schools and some very good shopping spots. 

Situated in the rain shadow of the North Pennines, Newcastle is amongst the driest cities in the UK. The city can have cool to cold winters, though usually warmer than the rural areas around it, and the winters are often compensated for by warm summers, with very long daylight hours in the summer months, longer than all other major English Cities. 

ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ROLE: 

Non-EEA: 

• MRCPsych
• Experience in Old Age Psychiatry

EEA: 

• Specialist certification in Old Age Psychiatry
• Experience in Old Age Psychiatry

UK based: 

• Experience in Old Age Psychiatry