Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry - Redwood 2 + Golden Hello

Go back Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry - Redwood 2 + Golden Hello The closing date is 05 July 2025

This post is pending Royal College Approval.
This is a full time (10 PA) replacement Consultant post working on a 16 bed, female, acute inpatient ward (Redwood 2), based at Highbury Hospital. This is a permanent post.
A Golden Hello of 20% of the minimum point of the National Consultant (2003) contract will be paid for this post.
The Trust delivers training as part of the North School of Psychiatry, East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery. The Head of School for Health Education East Midlands is Dr Debasis Das. The Trust's Director of Medical Education is Dr Kehinde Junaid, responsible for the delivery of education to doctors at all levels.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Main duties of the job In-patient work on Redwood 2 will be for 10 PA's (7.5 DCC and 2.5 SPA). The in-patient wards based at Highbury hospital, admit patients from all over the county of Nottinghamshire. Each ward has 16 beds. The post holder will manage 16 beds on Redwood 2 (female acute mental health ward). The ward has the option to flex up to a maximum of 20 beds though this will only be in rare occasions. If this did happen, the post holder will have 2 more beds to manage within their job role. The ward cover will be from consultant and multi-professional approved clinician colleagues from the service.
There will be junior doctors attached to the wards and will include two of either GP trainees, CT trainees or F2 trainees, and one Foundation 1 Doctor (F1). In addition, there will be the possibility of having a Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry (ST) trainee. There is also a robust junior doctor day duty system to cover wards when ward doctors not around due to various reasons.
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Job responsibilities To manage, appraise and give clinical supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trusts personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework
To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant
To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients
To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly to the Information Department
To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service
To participate in annual appraisal for consultants
To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme
To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct
To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation
To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management
To comply with the Trusts agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the Medical Director and other managers in preparing plans for services.
To provide high quality evidence-based senior medical care to patients in the acute care and locked rehabilitation settings.
To work closely with multidisciplinary teams to help deliver person-centred care to patients.
To foster close collaborative therapeutic relationships with patients and carers to deliver person-centred care.
Person Specification Qualifications MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
Additional clinical qualifications.
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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