Consultant Psychiatrist CATAT *Generous Recruitment Package*

Job overview

• All of our substantive Consultant vacancies attract a ‘New Starter’ package of £15,000 spread over 3 years as a recruitment bonus
• All new starters may be eligible for up to £12,000 relocation package
• CPD is being paid at the higher level of £2000 per annum with the facility accumulating annual funding for up to three years to accommodate accessing higher cost development opportunities
• ‘Holiday of a lifetime scheme’: Consultants and Specialty Doctors can bank/accrue annual leave over a period of up to 5 years, to facilitate an extended period of leave. The scheme enables the opportunity for planning a ‘holiday of a lifetime’ or extended paid break

The Trust is looking to recruit a part time (0.6) Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join our CATAT team. The outreach pathway is for children and young people under the age of 18, who have been identified as requiring or at significant risk of admission to Tier 4 levels of care and treatment only. There are no other criteria for accessing the service.

The team provide the service 7 days a week to ensure consistent support and access. The maximum current case load size is 8 young people who could receive up to a daily contact from the team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to work in several different settings within the Locality, including other Trust facilities, primary care, local acute Hospital NHS Trust facilities, and patients’ residences. The post holder will also be the Responsible Clinician for patients in their care. Working within CATAT, the post holder will undertake, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in emergencies and unforeseen circumstances and to be available for such irregular commitments outside normal duties as are essential for continuity of patient care which will on occasion involve seeing people at home and allowing time for ‘hard to engage’ children and families.

For further information on the vacancy, please see attached the full Job Description and Person Specification.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the vacancy available, please see attached the full Job Description and Person Specification.

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Applicant requirements

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.