GAP Consultant

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Consultant Posts in General Adult Psychiatry

We are seeking consultant psychiatrist to work in our General Adult Community Psychiatry Services. The roles are full-time and are based in North and East Cornwall. You will work alongside other consultant psychiatrists to deliver an exciting new model of collaborative locality based mental health care in our Integrated Care Areas.

As a Trust, we want our doctors to work at their full potential. For this reason, we are offering new appointees the chance to extend their development. If you want to undertake a further qualification, undertake research or involve yourself in our transformation, we are happy to consider a flexible SPA offer above the standard 2.5 SPAs to enable study, such as:

• MBA
• Leadership development
• Psychotherapy qualifications
• PGCE
• Research

We will provide the full range of CPD and training support available to a substantive consultant and would be happy to discuss a generous relocation package with you, to enable you to settle in the county. The job descriptions can be found at NHSjobs.com.

We are a cohesive and collaborative senior medical group and we enjoy a range of academic opportunities through links with Exeter and Plymouth Universities. We have an excellent monthly local CPD programme. Clinically, we work in a continuity model of care and protect our SPAs. As trainers, we have high trainee satisfaction and great exam success.

Academically, our active Research Department continues to foster and sustain an organisational culture where research, development and innovation are at the core of the Trust’s business activities.

Do you want to work in a trust that will develop you as a clinician, manager, leader, educator or researcher?

This is your opportunity to practise psychiatry in a forward looking organisation, within a beautiful rural county with a rich and diverse landscape, wide open spaces and vibrant communities.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:

Dr Bernadette Rheeder, Adult Community Clinical Director,

01208 834747 or 01208 834741

b.rheeder@nhs.net

To achieve our Trust objectives, we prioritise the development of our staff. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
• Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Childcare vouchers

The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.
We are committed to diversity and equality of employment including the employment of current and former service users.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. In order to comply with our duty of care, we require our staff to have the COVID vaccine and we will ask for proof of vaccination during the recruitment process. Vaccination will be a condition of employment unless an exemption applies.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

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.