Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
29 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Transport
Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
- Attributes
Effective team working
- Attributes
Leadership qualities
- Attributes
Flexibility
- Attributes
Driving Licence/able to travel independently
- Attributes
Research
- Qualifications
Entry on the GMC register with Licence to practise
- Qualifications
Approved clinician status
- Qualifications
Section 12(2) Approval under the Mental Health Act
- Qualifications
Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCST
- Qualifications
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- Qualifications
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- Qualifications
MRCPsych
- Qualifications
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Clinical Governance
A clear understanding of Clinical Governance
- Clinical Governance
Demonstrate a commitment to open review of practice
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Participated in continuous professional development
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Participated in research or service evaluation
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
3 years or equivalent medical experience
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Evidence of knowledge of diagnosis, treatment + management of complex mental illess
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Making decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Additional clinical qualifications
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
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 to receive 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
We are delighted to offer the opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team for Great Yarmouth and Waveney.
We are looking for someone who will play a key role in the multi-disciplinary team, supporting the management of people with complex needs, through the provision of clinical leadership and advice and support.
The people in our care, families and carers are at the centre of all aspects of all we do.
Main duties of the job
The post is for a Consultant Psychiatrist. CRHT provides assessment and treatment to adults aged between 18-75 years suffering from severe mental disorders. The service offers comprehensive assessment (including risk assessment) and a thorough review of treatments, starting new treatments or modifying existing treatments, and brief interventions. Working closely with patients, families, significant others, and services involved in the provision of care. The approach is collaborative and structured towards assisting patients in recovering from illnesses. The inpatient units work very closely with the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team, Community Mental Health Teams, Housing, Social Services, and Police to ensure adequate throughput of patients.
The Crisis and Home Treatment Team is based at Northgate Hospital.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**For more information about this role, please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification**
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.
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This advert is for Consultant Psychiatrist CRHT *Generous Recruitment Package* with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Great Yarmouth, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum. The contract type is Permanent: full and part time hours considered. The application deadline is 28 Sep 2026.
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