Specialty Doctor Samphire Ward

Job overview

• This role will be supported by a £12,000 relocation allowance
• ‘Holiday of a lifetime scheme’: Consultants and SAS 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 inviting applications for the Specialty Doctor role which has become available in our Adult Inpatient Ward in Chatterton House..

This is a 1.0 WTE Specialty Doctor post working on Samphire Ward, Chatterton House, Kings Lynn.

Samphire ward is a mixed sex, sixteen bed Adult Acute ward. There are eight male beds and eight female beds, but in the case of there being more female/male beds needed we can swing these rooms to make more bedrooms for the required gender.

The acute inpatient service is supported overall by a Consultant Psychiatrist post and a specialty doctor post. The service also has regular foundation year doctors, core trainees and senior trainees on placement. It also supports medical students. The whole inpatient service is also supported by a Lead Nurse.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will undertake clinical management of patients seen within Samphire Ward, at the level as is appropriate for a Specialty Doctor. This would include diagnostic assessment where required, development of management plans and treatment regimes.

They will also provide medical expertise within the multidisciplinary team, including Junior Doctors, medical students, CPNs, Psychologists and Social Workers in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of referred patients; take part in team meetings, supervision, and the development of the team.

The post holder will provide support and advice to their non--medical colleagues working in the inpatient team (and outside of the unit), when appropriate.

The duties also include liaison with professional colleagues in primary care, secondary care and other psychiatric teams.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please see attached full Job Description and Person Specification.

Medical Director - Dr Zeyn Green-Thompson [email protected]