Consultant Psychiatrist in Mendip Inpatient Ward

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• Full time – 10 PAs
• Offering a generous relocation package
  

Are you an Established Consultant Psychiatrist or looking for the next step to becoming a Consultant? Are you dedicated and passionate about improving mental health services and looking for your next role as a dynamic clinical leader? We are seeking to appoint someone like you, who will be able to provide senior medical input and leadership to the St. Andrew’s Inpatient Ward. You will be encouraged and supported to be involved in service leadership management and to develop an area of special clinical interest in line with service requirements.

We can offer you a highly competitive and flexible benefits package, in addition to outstanding support and development opportunities, specifically tailored to your needs. This could include supporting you with gaining your Section 12 approval / Approved Clinician status or supporting you through the CESR route to achieve your specialist registration. Your continuing professional development and work satisfaction are of high importance to us and we offer ongoing support to achieve both.

Your offer will include a generous relocation package, and your relocation to Somerset will be supported by our friendly medical recruitment team.

About St Andrew’s Ward

St Andrews Ward is a 14 bedded ward which admits adults from the Mendip locality, with a population of approximately 114,000. There are 275 admissions per 100,000 adult population in Somerset.

This Consultant post does not include any other community responsibilities. There are 3.5 WTE consultants in CMHS and 0.6 WTE in Home Treatment team (HTT) in Mendip Adult Mental Health services. There are future plans for St Andrews Ward to be combined with one of our other inpatient wards, meaning you will have a fantastic team supporting you in this role.

We are delighted to announce that in November 2020 Somerset FT was shortlisted for the mental health trust of the year award in the widely acclaimed HSJ Awards. It follows a series of initiatives that we’ve introduced that have changed the way we develop and plan our mental health services – by listening to and involving patients themselves. The HSJ judges said they were looking for trusts which offer excellent, patient-centric care built on strong engagement between clinicians within and beyond the organisation.

About The Trust

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is the first NHS trust on the English mainland to provide community, mental health and acute hospital services. We work with health and social care partners in Somerset to ensure that we deliver outstanding services that meet the needs of our population.

Our trust was formed on 1 April 2020 when Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust merged. We provide community and mental health services across the whole of Somerset and acute hospital services in the north, west and centre of the county and beyond.

Location

St Andrews Ward is located in the beautiful city of Wells is the smallest city in England, and is located in the heart of Somerset between the Somerset Levels and the Mendip Hills – an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wells offers a thriving high street, holding local markets twice a week, along with a fantastic choice of restaurants and cafes. Wells is also home to many important building including Wells Cathedral and the moated Bishops Palace and Gardens.

There is a range of local amenities including Wells Leisure Centre, Wells Rugby Club, Tennis Club, Bowling Club and Golf course; along with the regular annual festivals for Music, Literature, Art and Food.

Wells offers easy access to the major nearby centre of Bristol, Bath, Taunton and Yeovil. There is also the local bus station offering daily services to London, and mainline trains run from Castle Cary stations, and Bristol International Airport can be reaching with 35 mins. Wells offers excellent state and independent schools; Wells Blue School. Strode College, Downside School, Millfield School and All Hallows.

Interviews for this post will be held on Wednesday 8th September 2021.

For further information please contact Dr Andreas Papadopoulos, Andreas.Papadopoulos@SomersetFT.NHS.UK

If you would like to discuss the application process for this role please contact Jordan Pollard, Medical Recruitment Consultant on Jordan.Pollard@somersetft.nhs.uk or 07765898212

If you are international application interested in this role please contact Katy Cleverley, International Medical Recruitment Consultant on katy.cleverley@somersetft.nhs.uk

Please note: If you are successful for interview, you will be required to bring the following with you: Proof of any essential qualifications stated on the Job Description, proof of NHS payslip if coming from another NHS Organisation and all ID to prove your identity and Right to Work (More details will follow for successful applicants invited to interview)

Our values are simple: Outstanding Care, Working Together, Listening and Leading.

Benefits

With this in mind, we offer a range of staff benefits including

We recognise that our staff are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientious of our staff.

Excellent annual leave entitlement

Relocation package – up to £8,000 (Subject to eligibility)

Enhanced rates of pay

NHS Pension Scheme

Free parking on most of our sites

NHS discounts

Training and development

Flexible working

Paid registration fees for the 1st year for newly qualified staff

For more information please contact the recruitment team via email: SomersetNHSJobs@SomersetFT.nhs.uk

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