Consultant Psychiatrist for Adult Mental Health

Job overview

Job Title: General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist (Harbour Ward Berrywood Hospital) Service: Inpatient mental health

Hours: Full Time 10 PAs per week / part time and flexible hours negotiable

Main duties of the job

About the role:

NHFT are currently looking to appoint a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to our inpatient service.

About you:

The post holder will need to share the values of NHFT, demonstrating a commitment to clinical excellence, shared leadership & collaborative working which aims to deliver improvement and innovation. Being able to work independently as well as part of an MDT is essential and it is important that the successful candidate is able to foster positive working relationship across services and motivate their peers.

You need to be MRCPsych or equivalent with full registration, licensed and specialist registered or eligible within six months of obtaining your CCT on the date of the Advisory Appointment Committee.  The ability to travel to all locations within the Trust is essential.

In return we can offer:

• Opportunities to pursue areas of specialist interest e.g. ECT, gender dysmorphia, prison psychiatry, ketamine infusion etc.
• Flexible hours/ job share opportunities
• Access to a dedicated research and innovation team
• Mentorship and Undergraduate education opportunities

There are many opportunities to be involved in clinical research and you will have access to the Trust research fellows to help develop research ideas.  The Trust already has a portfolio of research studies in Old Age Dementia and Physical Health.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.