CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist - Worthing Community (attracts RRP)
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Worthing, West Sussex | United Kingdom
Job description
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Child and Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrist to join and lead our CAMHS community mental health team at The Children's Centre, Worthing Hospital, West Sussex. The post holder will also take a lead in developing the service, which attracts a responsibility payment (as detailed below)
This job attracts a
Recruitment and Retention payment of £25,000, in addition to
(up to) £8000 relocation allowance. The RRP payment is paid in the following instalments:
- £5000 payment paid on appointment
- £5000 retention payment paid at 12 month anniversary of employment
- £6500 retention payment paid at 30 month anniversary of employment
- £8500 retention payment paid at 48 month anniversary of employment
The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees. If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment and Retention Payment and/or the Relocation Allowance, then please do not hesitate to contact our Medical Staffing Team -
[email protected] To find out more about what we offer please take a look at our careers portal:
Main duties of the job This posts also attracts a
responsibility payment of £5000 . As part of our continuous development of CAMHS psychiatry provision in Worthing the successful post holder will also have an opportunity to lead on redesigning and developing the service.
The development lead part of the role will be for 2 years from appointment and will attract a £5000 responsibility payment per year. In addition to the above this post also attracts a £5000 Golden Hello Payment and the opportunity to claim up to £8000 in relocation expenses!
The post holder will provide medical leadership for a highly specialist multi-disciplinary team. The team provide care in the community for children and young people with moderate to severe mental health problems and neurodevelopmental disorders. The team consists of Clinical Psychologists, Community Nurse's, a Systemic Therapist, Art Therapist and a Psychotherapist.
Working for our organisation If you haven't thought about living in West Sussex before then you should consider the following:
- Journey from the coast to the countryside in minutes
- Enjoy a lifestyle where there are renowned cycle routes and picturesque walks, including the famous South Downs Way in the South Downs National Park!
- Embrace taking time to discover all the miles of scenic coastline
- Easy access to airports - Gatwick and Heathrow are both within 90 minutes of the county, providing links to Europe and beyond
- City life is never far away as Brighton and Hove or London are within easy reach via local and national bus routes and national mainline stations
At Sussex Partnership we are also committed to providing opportunities for flexible working. If you don't want to work 10 PA's or would like to work differently get in touch with us to discuss this in more detail.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities This role can also support any interest in research, development, medical education or special interests that you may have. We strongly believe in creating roles that provide a service but also give you the opportunity to develop your own areas of special interest.
Currently the West Sussex Consultant group have a variety of special interests including PTSD, Depression, EWB, Eating Disorders, Liaison Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Learning Disability.
Please see the Job Description for the full list of duties and responsibilities.
Please note the Job Description is still with the Royal College for approval. If there are any small changes we will ensure all applicants receive the final version before interview.
There is only so much we can say to you in an advert, so would love to speak to you about this role in more detail. Please contact us for more details.
Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria - Basic Medical Training
- Full GMC/UK Registration
- MRC Psych or equivalent
- Entry on Specialist Register for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, or equivalent (or close to achieving this)
Experience Essential criteria - Experience working in a Community CAMHS Service
- Experience & training in management of severely mentally ill
- Thorough knowledge of legislation relating to Mental Health and of the Children's Act
- Good understanding and knowledge of the organic aspects of psychiatry
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children's social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
Employer certification / accreditation badges 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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£93.67k - £126.28k per annum
