Consultant Psychiatrist, CMHT Older Adults (attracts £25K RRP)

Job overview

This vacancy attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £25,000 in addition to £8,000 relocation allowance. The RRP is pro rata for part time employees.

Are you a compassionate and forward-thinking Consultant Psychiatrist looking to make a meaningful impact in the community? Join our dynamic and supportive team where your expertise will help shape the future of mental health care within our trust.

We are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to cover the locality of the Guildford & Waverley Community Mental Health Team for Older People (CMHT-OP).  The post-holder will be responsible for consultant oversight of patients aged 65 and over referred to the CMHT for OP & registered with the Cranleigh & Wonersh GP surgeries.

Whether you are seeking a fresh start, or the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

For this role, it is expected that the post-holder will conduct one clinic per week as well as sessions for home visits as needed, & support nurse colleagues with caseload reviews, & participate in the weekly MDT. This part of the role is expected to be allocated 40% of clinical time. The CMHT-OP currently performs the function of a general older adult CMHT as well as that of a memory assessment service. Functional and organic cases are accepted.

In addition, the post-holder will be responsible for providing consultant care to residents of Care Homes referred to the CMHT-OP from across the Guildford & Waverley region. This part of the role will be allocated 60% of clinical time. Both parts of the role involve working within a multi-disciplinary team & it is expected that there will be close working with nurse colleagues & other MDT members.

Duties as an Approved Clinician under the Mental Health Act will occasionally be required.  The trust actively supports consultants who wish to develop interests in Education, Medical Management and Research.

Our offer:

• Salary: NHS Consultant Grade £109,725 - £145,478 + £149 fringe
• Relocation allowance: up to £8000 *subject to policy requirements
• Recruitment premia £25,000 *subject to policy requirement
• NHS Pension: employers contribution 23.7% from day one
• Subsidised nursery places
• Car Scheme: tax saving up to £6,000
• Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership
• Generous annual leave

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description that clearly states all the requirements needed to carry out this role.

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