Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Dorchester, Dorset | United Kingdom
Job description
A Vacancy at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust.
This post is for a Consultant Psychiatrist to cover our Mental Health Complex Care Service for the West of the County of Dorset. This post is flexible to the needs of the service and is supported by a Nurse Practitioner Approved Clinician as well as the wider Complex Care Service Senior Team and medics based in the East of the County. At times, supervision of trainee doctors may be required. Recruitment and Retention: A payment of £20,000 to be paid as two lump sums. The first £10,000 will be paid on appointment in the role and the remaining £10,000 will be made on the anniversary of the start date. Both payments will be subject to deductions at source. Alongside this, we offer fantastic career development and enhancements.We can provide a generous relocation package of up to £10,000 if you are interested in moving to our beautiful county We would love to hear from you to discuss how together we might design this role around you and your specialist interests.Work-life balance is important to all of us, when we support staff to achieve this there are benefits for you, our patients, and the Trust. We are committed to enabling flexible working and would welcome discussions around this. This may include but is not limited to; compressed hours over four days, job sharing, part time working and home working. The post holder will provide medical input into the in-patient rehabilitation unit and Community Rehab Team (CRT), both based in Dorchester and the Assertive Outreach Team based at Westhaven Hospital in Weymouth. This post is flexible to the needs of the service and is supported by a Nurse Practitioner Approved Clinician as well as the wider Complex Care Service Senior Team and medics based in the East of the County. At times, supervision of trainee doctors maybe required. The Pan Dorset Mental Health Complex Care Service serves the whole of the county of Dorset and comprises of two inpatient rehab units one in the east of the county, Nightingale House, in Bournemouth and Glendinning in Dorchester in the west of the county; and a Community Rehabilitation Team (CRT), which is split into two hubs; East and West, along with two Assertive Outreach Teams, again one East, one West. The service provides specialist assessment, treatment interventions and support to enable the recovery of people whose complex needs cannot be met by general adult mental health services. The post holder will work with the teams that provide community and inpatient based services to patients registered with general practitioners within the West of Dorset. (Dorset locality) At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people. We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots ofJob tags
Salary
£20k per annum
